SUBMISSIONS

AWARDS & PRIZES

– IMDb accreditation for selected and winners.
– Printable Digital Certificate for the Winners.
– Official Laurel for selected and winners.
– Featured movie, trailer or script extract on our channels (only if you want).
– Discounted Film Review and Interview for selected movies and winning artists.

Special Mentions for Honorable Movies.
Special Awards.

– MAIN CATEGORIES –

Best World Short Film
Best World Feature Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Drama Feature
Best Horror Feature
Best Sci-Fi Feature
Best Thriller Feature
Best Script (Feature Film)
Best Script (Short Film)
Best Script (TV Pilot)
Best Amateur Short
Best Animation Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Dance Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Drama Short
Best Experimental Short
Best First-Time Filmmaker Movie
Best Horror Short
Best Micro Short
Best Music Video
Best Nature
Best Romance/Romantic Short
Best Sci-Fi Short
Best Smartphone Short
Best Student Short
Best Thriller Short
Best Trailer
Best TV Pilot

– ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES –
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Best Acting Ensemble
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Poster
Best Sound Design
Best Screenplay

​Special Mentions for Honorable Movies.
Special Awards.

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​RULES & TERMS (automatically accepted with the submissions)

With your submission you automatically accept our Rules and Terms.

1. Only work created after 2019 is acceptable.
2. You agree to use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film poster/stills) for promotional purpose.
3. Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.
4. Entry fees are non-refundable.
5. By submitting to the festival you confirm that you own the rights to the work submitted.
6. No short films longer than 40 minutes.
7. No Premiere status is required.
8. We do not accept extremist or propaganda content from religious or political organizations.
9. We don’t upload your film on our channels without your approval.
10. Films in languages other than English only be accepted with English subtitles.
11. You can add an “Additional Category” only after having choose a “Main Category” (like Best Short – Best Short Documentary – Best Student Short) first.
12. You agree that we can use your email address for newsletter or promotional purpose. The information about the entries can be disclosed to present and future film festivals under the same organization company of the “World Indie Film Awards”. We will NEVER sell your information to 3rd parts.
14. The submissions are not refundable.
15. World Indie Film Awards DOES NOT PAY SCREENING FEES.
16. If your film is selected by our festival, you automatically agree that we may use images from your project for marketing purposes for our festival. If you do not agreed, and do not consent to give us promotional rights to your material, please let us know via email; and then we will withdraw your film from the promotion of our festival. If we do not receive any notification from you within 48 hours after your film is selected, we will assume that you agree this policy.
17. At our discretion, we may choose to transfer a film to the correct category, but only if the appropriate level of submission fee has been paid.

With your submission you also accept all the Rules & Terms of FilmFreeway.

Judging and Selection Process

All submissions will be viewed in their entirety. Submissions will be judged and scored based on criteria including: quality of screenplay, acting, production quality, originality, technical proficiency, cinematography, sound design, editing and set design. We support indie filmmaking and will award additional points to shorts produced on a micro budget and/or minimal crew.

Notification

The directors of submitted films that are accepted will be notified via e-mail.

Fee Waivers

We work hard to keep our submission fees as low as possible – consequently we cannot provide fee waivers.

Disclaimer

1. WIFA has three associate events: Robinson Film Awards, Giove International Film Festival and Courtyard Independent Film Festival. Every Festival has their own judges, different focus, locations and moods, only the organization planners are the same. Any resemblance to other events is purely coincidental. We do not represent or can be represented by any other organization.
2. We do not disclose any kind of information with third parties.
3. Finally, please be aware that we do not ask for or accept any kind of donations. We accept submissions exclusively from FilmFreeway.

WITH YOUR SUBMISSION, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF SUCH TERMS, CONDITIONS, RULES, POLICIES OR PROCEDURES, DO NOT SUBMIT.