International Independent Film Awards

The International Independent Film Awards is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the many talented independent filmmakers and artist from around the world who share their visions in a powerful, creative and entertaining way.

The IIFA is looking forward to kicking off this Spring session by awarding many of the gifted, filmmakers, screenwriters and artists of our generation. The Independent film community is without a doubt the backbone of the industry. This is why it is so important for there to be opportunities for these independent geniuses to be recognized. The International Independent Film Awards provides a tremendous amount of opportunities for filmmakers, screenwriters, actors, editors, composers, etc.... to receive the accolades they deserve within our numerous judging categories and awards levels.

There's a total of 41 categories (15 primary and 26 creative) and 7 award levels.

Best Of Show Winner:
Will receive and Official IIFA Trophy and a guaranteed spot in our 2023 Summer Los Angeles screening schedule.

Diamond Winning Films and Videos:
Will receive award certificates and will be guaranteed a spot in our Summer Los Angeles screening schedule.

All other Winners (Diamond creative categories and all Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mentions): Will receive digital award certificates and laurels, will be listed on the respective winners page on our site.

Best Of Show
Diamond Award Level
Platinum Award Level
Gold Award Level
Silver Award Level
Bronze Award Level
Honorable Mention

Each Category of submission will be judged and have the opportunity to be awarded with one of our 7 award levels. Projects showing exceptional creativity and talent in their respective categories will be honored.

Best Of Show Winner: Will receive and Official IIFA Trophy and a guaranteed spot in our 2023 Summer Los Angeles screening schedule.

Diamond Winning Films and Videos: Will receive award certificates and will be guaranteed a spot in our Summer Los Angeles screening schedule.

*You may have multiple entries and submit to multiple categories.
*Each entry and submission category must have its on submission fee.
*If Mailing a DVD: please label your disc with: Title, Director, Submission Categories, Runtime and email address. Also include
a check or money order made payable to: International Independent Film Awards.
*No press kits are required for the initial submission process.
*Make sure all packages are postmarked by by the appropriate deadline.
*We accept NTSC and PAL DVD formats
*Please include a self-addressed stamped postcard with each entry if you want confirmation of receipt. We do not confirm receipt by telephone or email.
*Submission in other than English must have subtitles
*Works in progress are accepted
*Films, videos and scripts can be from any year
*Entry Fees are in $USD
*Entry fees are non-refundable.
*Entries will not be returned.

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J.R. Rodriguez

I've been very fortunate to have been chosen and the festival is wonderful!!!

July 2022

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jeremy ferguson

Good festival will enter again

July 2022

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Kevin Schewe

It was such a wonderful honor for "Bad Love Tigers" Screenplay to win the Platinum Award for Feature Scripts at IIFA! The staff and team at IIFA were excellent with communicating the progress along the way and the award!! Keep up the great work!!!

July 2022

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Antonia Tong

"American Illusionist" is my first complete scenario based on the true story of American illusionists Johnny and Pam Thompson. After 3 years of writing and rewriting, this is the first contest and also the first award I received! I really appreciate it! I highly recommend this contest to screenwriters. The judges spent a lot of time and put in place their efforts to read all the good work. Thank you so much for honoring my script with the Gold award!

July 2022

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Michael Miller

9 Point Productions is happy and grateful for the IIFA selecting our screenplay, Portales for inclusion in their festival.

June 2022

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Dates & Deadlines

September 28, 2022
Opening Date
October 14, 2022
Earlybird Deadline
November 4, 2022
Regular Deadline
November 25, 2022
Extended Deadline
December 16, 2022
Final Deadline
December 26, 2022
Notification Date
January 7 – 8, 2023
Event Date

Categories & Fees

Costume Design
(Costume Design - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Casting
(Casting - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Voice-Over
(Voice-Over - creative category) *Please Indicate talent to be judged
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Narration
(Narration - creative category) *Please Indicate talent to be judged
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Make-up
(Make-up - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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Special Effects Make-up
(SFX Make-up - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Screenplay
(Screenplay - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Concept
(Concept - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Stunts
(Stunts - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Digital Effects
(Digital Effects - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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Choreography
(Choreography - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Soundtrack
(Soundtrack - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Title and Credit Design
(Title and Credit Design - creative category)
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- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
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- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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Original Song
(Original Song - creative category) *Please indicate song to be judged
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- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
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- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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Animated Visuals
(Animated Visuals - creative category)
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- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
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- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Animated Characters
(Animated Characters - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Narrative Feature
Between 45 and 180 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Narrative Short
Between 1 and 45 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Documentary Feature
Between 45 and 180 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
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Documentary Short
Between 1 and 45 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
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- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
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- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Experimental Film
Between 1 and 90 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
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- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Animation
Between 1 and 120 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Student Film
Between 1 and 120 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Music Video
Between 1 and 30 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Commercials
Between :30 seconds and 10 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Television Pilots
Between 1 and 75 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Webisode
Between 1 and 60 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Cell Phone Made Films
Between 1 and 120 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Trailers
Between :30 seconds and 10 minutes (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Feature Scripts
Between 45 and 180 pages (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Shorts Scripts
Between 1 and 45 pages (All Genres and Topics Accepted)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $36
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $45
- Gold Members: $40.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Directing
(Direction - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
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- Standard: $35
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- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Cinematography
(Cinematography - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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Editing
(Editing - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
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- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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Original Score
(Original Score - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Actor In A Leading Role
(Leading Actor - creative category) *Please Indicate which role is to be Judged
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
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Actress In A Leading Role
(Leading Actress - creative category) *Please Indicate which role is to be Judged
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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Actor In A Supporting Role
(Supporting Actor - creative category) *Please Indicate which role is to be Judged
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
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Actress In A Supporting Role
(Supporting Actress - creative category) *Please Indicate which role is to be Judged
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
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- Extended Deadline
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- Final Deadline
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Production Design
(Production Design - creative category)
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- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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Sound Design/Editing
(Sound Design - creative category)
- Earlybird Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31.50
- Extended Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $31.50
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