Queen Palm International Film Festival is a quarterly film, music, and screenwriting competition with live Screening Events in Palm Springs, California. Our Live events include Single Day Screening Events mid year, and a Live 3 Day Annual Screening Event & Awards Ceremony held in February 2022. QPIFF has screened multiple titles that have gone on to earn Oscar, Emmy & BAFTA nominations.
QPIFF honors films from around the world with a vast array of awards in different categories and genres. Our festival's goal is to provide a platform of support for both established and up-and-coming filmmakers.
Each quarter, Filmmakers can submit their projects to have them judged by award winning industry professionals against a high standard of merit and compete with other filmmakers across the globe. Every submission can add numerous additional judging categories but MUST submit to a MAIN CATEGORY to be considered for additional consideration. Please include the names being credited in your cover letter & credits.
All quarterly winners receive a stunning digital certificate & laurels. We award Gold, Silver, & Bronze in each category, as well as Honorable Mentions. All of our Royal Gem & Gold winners are automatically nominated as Annual Nominees and entered into our Annual Live Screening & Awards Show Event held in beautiful Palm Springs, California, where they will compete for a chance to win a prestigious Queen Supreme trophy and other amazing prizes.
Our jury will select a collection of top Winning films from our quarterly editions to have the opportunity to screen in front of a live audience at one of our future Screening Events.
We are an Official IMDb qualifying festival. This means that all winners may add the awards to their IMDb titles.
Each Quarterly Edition all entries are privately reviewed in their respective categories by our Queen's Court Jury. Each submission is scored on various elements of the individual and the whole construction/execution of their work. Once fully reviewed by our jury, an overall score is calculated and it is placed in one of 3 categories:
No Crown/Not selected - Submissions that did not garner enough points to qualify as a selection of our festival.
Official Coronet Selections - This is our first tier which represents showing some recognition to the submissions who had particular elements that show potential in their elements of their work. These are submissions who's work garnered enough points to receive our Official Coronet Selection Laurel Stamp, but did not receive enough points to continue in the competition or be considered for nominations or wins. Listed on website.
Official Crown Selection - This is our 2nd tier which represents a specific level of execution, delivery and skill that is our festival's qualifying standard. These are submissions who garnered enough points to receive our Official Crown Selection Laurel Stamp and qualify for a chance to be nominated or win in their category. Listed on website.
Nominees in all Categories - All nominees had to receive a specific amount of points in the nomination category to garner a nod from the jury. All nominees will receive an Official Nomination Laurel Stamp.
Honorable Mention Winner - Each main category & additional consideration category will have one selected project or possible ties for this honor. Winner receives an Official Honorable Mention Laurel Stamp & Beautiful Digital Certificate and are listed on our website. This category is also eligible to be invited by the jury to screen in front of a live audience at one of our single day events throughout the year. If invited you can choose to screen publicly with us or not.
Bronze Winner - Each main category & additional consideration category will have one selected project or possible ties for this honor. Winner receives an Official Bronze Winner Laurel Stamp & Beautiful Digital Certificate and are listed on our website. This category is also eligible to be invited by the jury to screen in front of a live audience at one of our single day events throughout the year. If invited you can choose if you would like to screen publicly with us or not.
Silver Winner - Each main category & additional consideration category will have one selected project or possible ties for this honor. Winner receives an Official Silver Winner Laurel Stamp & Beautiful Digital Certificate and are listed on our website. This category is also eligible to be invited by the jury to screen in front of a live audience at one of our single day events throughout the year. If invited you can choose if you would like to screen publicly with us or not.
Gold Winner/Annual Nominee -Each main category & additional consideration category will have one selected project or possible ties for this honor. Winner receives an Official Gold Winner Laurel Stamp & Beautiful Digital Certificate and are listed on our website. ALL GOLD WINNERS automatically become Annual Queen Supreme Nominees who advance to our live Annual Awards Show to compete for Trophies and Prize Packages. This category is also eligible to be invited by the jury to screen in front of a live audience at one of our single day events throughout the year or screen at our Annual 3 day Fest & Award Show each September.
Royal Gem Diamond Jury Prize Winner - Each main category & additional consideration category will have one selected project or possible ties for this honor. Winner receives an Official Royal Gem Laurel Stamp & Beautiful Digital Certificate and are listed on our website. ALL ROYAL GEM DIAMOND WINNERS automatically become Annual Queen Supreme Nominees who advance to our live Annual Awards Show to compete for Trophies and Prize Packages. This category is also eligible to be invited by the jury to screen in front of a live audience at one of our single day events throughout the year or screen at our Annual 3 day Fest & Award Show in September.
All quarterly winners will receive a stunning two-sided certificate (in PNG/JPG), ready for print, as well as beautiful winner laurels. We award Gold, Silver, & Bronze in each category, as well as Honorable Mentions. We also award the best films of the festival with our "Royal Gem Diamond Award" Certificate.
All Gold Award Winners in each category are automatically entered into our LIVE ANNUAL AWARDS EVENT in Palm Springs where they will compete against all Gold quarterly winners in their respective category for a chance to win a Queen Supreme Best of Fest Trophy and other amazing prizes.
QPIFF offers a wide range of categories & awards.
*The 3 Gold Winners of our Screenplay Competition (Best Feature Script, Best Short Script, & Best TV Script) will receive an InkTip Script Listing to promote themselves and their scripts to InkTip’s global network of producers, managers, and agents. Every InkTip producer has been vetted via resume and references and demonstrated the ability to get movies made. Companies who are InkTip members include ABC, Anonymous Content, APA, CBS Films, HBO Films, ICM, Paradigm, Paramount Pictures, Hallmark Channel, FX, Universal, WME, Echo Lake, Zero Gravity, Bad Robot, and 20th Century Fox.
*Our "Royal Gem" Screenwriter Winner will also receive a digital download of Final Draft 11, the brand new edition of Final Draft.
*Our "Royal Gem" Film winners will receive a 3 Month iPitch.tv Membership, a next-generation platform for creators of original pitches for TV, Film & Digital Media to connect directly with Hollywood Producers and Studio Executives.
--- OFFICIAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS (quarterly) ---
Best Feature Script
Best Short Script
Best TV Script
Best Trailer
Best Music Video
Best Microfilm (Under 5 minutes)
Best Feature Film - Drama
Best Feature Film - Comedy
Best Feature Film - Action/Horror/Mystery/Thriller
Best Feature Film - Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Best Feature Film - Animation/Experimental
Best Feature Film - Family/Faith Based
Best Feature Film - Sports/Inspirational
Best Feature Film - Documentary
Best Feature Film - Foreign
Best Feature Film - First Time Filmmaker
Best Feature Film - Love is Love (LGBT)
(0-45 minutes)
Best Short Film - Drama
Best Short Film - War/Military Drama
Best Short Film - Comedy
Best Short Film - Mystery/Thriller
Best Short Film - Action
Best Short Film - Horror
Best Short Film - Animation
Best Short Film - Social Awareness
Best Short Film - Silent/Experimental
Best Short Film - Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Best Short Film - Love is Love (LGBT)
Best Short Film - Family/Faith Based
Best Short Film - Sports/Inspirational
Best Short Film - First Time Filmmaker
Best Short Film - Dance/Fashion
Best Short Film - Foreign
Best Short Film - Student
Best Short Film - Young Filmmaker (Age 17 and Under)
Best Commercial/PSA
(0-45 minutes)
Best Short Film - Documentary
(Under 65 minutes)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Best Original Song
Best Original Score/Composition
Best Poster
--- ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION CATEGORIES & AWARDS (bi-monthly) ---
Best Director
Best Writer
Best Producer
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Young Actor (5-17)
Best Young Actress (5-17)
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Colorist
Best Music
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Sound Design
Best Visual Effects
*Official Selections
-Queen Palm offers two types of Official Selections as detailed below.
*Crown Selections
-Comprised of all projects that receive top scores from our jury. These selections will receive our Royal Queen Palm Crown laurel and are eligible for nominations & awards. These projects will also be listed on our website and social media.
*Coronet Selections
-Comprised of all projects that have excellent technical and creative elements, but do not garner enough jury points for nomination eligibility or award eligibility. These selections will receive a smaller Coronet Crown Laurel and will be listed on our website and social media.
