Join us for our 20h Season as we continue our efforts to champion independent artists. INFLUX Magazine has been celebrating the world of cinema since 1997.

The INFLUX Film Awards are a celebration of the independent filmmaker and storyteller. At its conclusion, we honor a selection of projects with a front-page story and a collection of INFLUX Film Awards!

Enter all lengths of movies and screenplays (shorts or features), all forms (documentary, narrative, web, TV, new media, etc.), all genres (comedy, horror, action, drama, family, romance, animation).

We have been a leading independent magazine in the entertainment industry since 1997. The INFLUX Film Awards are our effort to champion independent artists from around the world.

All official selections receive branded promotional laurels an inclusion in an INFLUX award featured announcement article highlighted on our homepage.

We are a magazine with a long-standing industry reputation and hope to spread the word about up-and-coming indie artists.

We keep it simple:

- The submitter must be directly involved (producer, director, screenwriter) with the project or legally authorized to represent the project submitted;
- All projects must enter at least one Main Category before entering a Sub-Category. If an entrant only enters a Sub-Category, the submission will be automatically disqualified without a refund;
- All commercial/private property including all trademark, copyrighted materials shown or recorded on the project is the responsibility of the filmmaker. Influx Magazine & Entertainment News will NOT take responsibility for any infringement of copy-written materials;
- All submissions must be submitted via digital screener (Vimeo, FilmFreeway, other screening service; or for screenplays -- PDFs, Word Docs or Final Draft files). We DO NOT accept physical submissions (DVD, Blu-Ray, printed scripts etc);
- Award categories are decided at the discretion of INFLUX Magazine & Entertainment News and may be subject to change;
- All reviews and decisions are final;
- We do not accept pornographic material.
- We do watch your movie/screenplay in its entirety and give it an honest, thoughtful review;
- We do not guarantee a positive review if your project is reviewed as part of the INFLUX Film Awards or reviewed independently;
- We do guarantee a section of the review focusing entirely on positive elements of your movie if reviewed for the INFLUX Film Awards;
- We do not do any type of public exhibition or display of your movie other than a trailer or approved promotional clips, so your movie will still qualify as a premiere in any festival you choose to submit to.

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  • Etienne BARRIER

    Thank You, Influx Film Festival Team!

    I am incredibly honored and grateful to have my film selected for the Influx Film Festival. It’s a privilege to be part of an event associated with such a respected platform for film criticism, and I deeply appreciate the opportunity to showcase my work to an international audience.

    A huge thank you to the festival organizers and the editorial team of Influx Film, whose dedication to promoting independent cinema is inspiring. I’m thrilled to be in the company of so many talented filmmakers and can’t wait to share my story with your viewers.

    Warm regards,

    Etienne

    October 2024
  • Marc Viger Denis

    It was a great feeling to be selected from this festival ... Thanks you

    October 2024
  • Trelanda Lowe

    I enjoyed your festival, the win, and I can't wait until then next festival!

    October 2024
  • Thank you so much INFLUX! It was such an honor to receive the award!

    October 2024
  • I was so thrilled to find I was a finalist for best feature length screenplay. And then I received notice that I had won. Thank you Influx for giving me validation in this new adventure I’ve started in retirement. It means so much to me.
    I am having the best time because at this age there is no stress and I have lots of material.
    Thanks you for running a great film festival and being on top of things the whole time. Very refreshing!

    July 2024