Amsterdam Film Festival

About

The Amsterdam Film Festival celebrates films that capture both the artistry and progressive nature of world cinema today.  Created to recognize and award films that have potential to move audiences and change perceptions, the Amsterdam Film Festival is devoted to filmmakers whose quest is self-expression and communication. The festival accepts submissions of all types and encourages individuality and experimentation. Films are not screened publicly.  Once the Judges have concluded the judging process, winners will be announced publicly via the Internet and through our annual international press release.

Program

Submission Categories:

• Narrative Feature,
• Narrative Short,
• Documentary Feature,
• Documentary Short,
• Animation,
• Experimental Film,
• Music Video
• Student Feature, 
• Student Short,
• First time directors,
• Web-videos,
• Screenplay contests,
• TV pilots,
• Screenplay Contest: Feature,
• Screenplay Contest: Short,
• Screenplay Contest: Television Scripts,
• Screenplay Contest: Stage Plays,
• Screenplay Contest: First-Time Screenwriter.

Awards

• Cinematic Vision Award, 
• Van Gogh Award, 
• Prodigy Auteur Prize, 
• Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Dramatic, 
• Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary, 
• Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Short, 
• Dramatic Directing Award, 
• Documentary Directing Award, 
• World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary, 
• World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic,
• Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary, 
• Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic, 
• World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary, 
• World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic, 
• World Cinema Cinematography Award: Short, 
• Documentary Film Editing, 
• Dramatic Film Editing, 
• World Cinema Documentary Editing Award, 
• World Cinema Screenwriting Award, 
• Special Jury Prize for Originality, 
• Special Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary, 
• Special Jury Prize for Acting, World Cinema, 
• Special Jury Prize, Dutch Documentary, 
• Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence, 
• Special Jury Prize for Acting, 
• Jury Prize: Dutch Short Filmmaking, 
• Jury Prize: International Short Filmmaking, 
• World Cinema: Music Video, 
• World Cinema: Student, 
• World Cinema: First Time Director, 
• World Cinema: Music Video, 
• World Cinema: Experimental Film Award.

Rules

Restirctions

• Films over 50 minutes are considered Features;
• Films should have been completed no earlier than three years prior to the submission date.

Documents and Other Requisite Items

• Fill out entry form;
• Pay entry fees;
• Send DVD with submitted film by mail or send work via Internet (Vimeo, Youtube link), filmfreeway.

Selection Media Type

• DVD
• Internet 
• VHS
• CD-ROM

Audio language:

original

Subtitles language:

english

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Festival Director:
Gina McClain