Filmmakers United International Film Festival (FUIFF) - FUIFF AWARDS 2024 - IMDB Qualified Festival -

The main goal of our festival is to raise awareness for a positive change internationally, nationally, in climate change, cultures and societies, specific groups, socially, politically etc…eg, subjects involving climate change, human- and animal rights, social and cultural issues.

The Mission of FUIFF is to create a platform that every independent filmmaker needs in order to showcase and get recognition for their films. They will be able to express their material freely and do not have to follow the same demands as with commercial films.

The objective of the Film Festival is to support independent filmmakers through reviewing, judging, marketing, distribution networking and trying to overcome any other obstacles which potentially hinder the artist’s ability to create. Entries are judged against a high standard of merit and are scored accordingly.

To give continuity to the selection process and steady feedback to the filmmakers, we are running a monthly edition. Instead of waiting for months before getting an answer from the festival, filmmakers are immediately contacted if selected. Their works are privately reviewed every month and evaluated by a team of experts in the industry.

We treat every entry as a uniqueness on its own, in that sense there is no competition against other film makers. To us the impact of your film or documentary is most important. FUIFF aims to create a strong network between filmmakers, producers and distributors on a global scale.

We cannot wait to see what you have created.

Awards & Prizes

2024 ANNUAL AWARDS:
FUIFF Golden Elephant will be awarded to one of the topper.
All Winners attending in person will receive FUIFF award certificates.
(Participant must tell us in advance about their attendance)
Online winners will receive FUIFF award certificates and Laurel free of cost by email on request.

Rules & Terms

FUIFF entry fees are non-refundable.

No nudity - no unnecessary profanity - must be suitable for children over 12 years old.

We only accept meaningful content in form of:

- Short and feature films, narrative (fiction), documentary (non-fiction), experimental, or animation.

- Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.

- Please provide all information about previous festivals with name award title.

Film copies:

-The .mp4 file of the film in HD
- 1920x1080 px; Bitrate: min 10000 kb/sec max 25000 kb/sec) for live and online screening.

Subtitles:
All non English dialogue must burn in video.

Download:
Please make sure your submitted film and Trailer is available for download after official selection.

Press kit:
Press kit in word format with synopsis, full credits, high def (300 dpi) film stills director's bio with a headshot.

Permission for Image/Video/Audio Submission:
Along with sending your project with no watermark, it’s a condition of participation that all participants agree that any photograph, recording, or broadcast of their participation in the Festival will be the property of the Festival to use, rebroadcast, publish, distribute or reproduce in future promotional materials. This means that fragments of your project may be used for promotional purposes. Furthermore, all participants agree that this right is extended to televisions and media partners that will cover the Festival and consent to the recording for free.

Screening
We conduct live and online screenings of officially selected films. There is no guarantee that every film officially selected will have the opportunity to be screened to a live audience. If we decide to screen, we will let you know one month in advance.
In addition to this, some carefully selected projects will receive invitations to screen their films in the healthcare sector, government agencies, schools, colleges, educational centers and for educational purposes.

Marketing
All officially selected projects will receive shoutouts on our social media, once you are officially selected you can tag yourself on IMDB.

Film Market
We love good projects and will hand-pick the best ones. The selections will then receive an offer from us for distribution the film on the Film Market. Because your entry was with us, you will not be charged with a fee for this, but a commission will be deducted from the after-sales should your film be successful.

Interview
We interview award-winning filmmakers in the final stages to promote their film projects.

Distribution Deal
We work with partner distributors if your film matches our and their distribution requirements. Therefore, we will try to get you the best distribution deal.

If you have any questions please visit our site FAQ page!
www.fuiff.org/faq
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  • Tyler Duffy

    Nothing but positive experiences interacting with the team on this festival. Received and invitation to attend the event in person as my project had been selected and awarded "Best Feature Film on Animals," which was a very nice and appreciated gesture.

    February 2023
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  • Dale Foster

    The cast and crew of "Finding Revelation, Alabama" were thrilled to be selected for FUIFF. So glad to see the Interfaith programming. Not many festivals offer this category. Good communication from the festival organizers who did a nice job of promoting the event.

    February 2023
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  • Shihyun Wang

    Our film "Nostradamus, pandemic and our future" won honorable mention in "Interfaith" category. We are very honor to be awarded and wish to thank the festival for having such open mind to have such a category. And thank you for selecting our film. Hope to submit again next year and hope to attend the even live next year

    February 2023
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  • Andrzej Dudziński

    I like the festival. I highly recommend it to everyone. One of the best film festivals.

    February 2023
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  • Pat Mitchell

    They asked me for my film and didn't program it. I had no communication from them about anything until the last minute. Will not submit again.

    February 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Pat Mitchell, First of all, congratulations on receiving a special honorable mention! We are not sure why you are dissatisfied, please check the screening rules, not all selected films will have the opportunity to have a live audience screening, in fact it is not possible, we have requested to download your film for our online audience screening, all went well. Whether you leave a negative or positive review, the FUIFF team and audience love your work and we wish you all the best for the future. Peace