Irreverent Film Festival

About

What Is the Irreverent Film Festival?

Have you made something bold? Awkward? Hysterical? Emotionally scarring in the best possible way? Perfect. You exactly what we’re looking for!

This is the film festival for creators who color outside the lines. We celebrate the absurd, the offbeat, the unhinged, and the unexpectedly brilliant. We enjoy the unapologetic, cinematic chaos, and filmmakers who bend the rules. So if your film makes people laugh, think, gasp, squirm—or call their therapist—send it in.

This is the festival where we celebrate freedom of expression and celebrate that comedy, advocacy, drama, and entertainment have a space to speak freely, take chances, and dare to laugh.

We accept short films, narrative features, comedy, satire, documentaries/mockumentaries, and more, and pretty much anything else you dreamed up and regretted slightly less after editing. Just fit it into a genre. If you don’t know where to put it use narrative for long form and short for short form.

Awards

Winner laurels, livestream screening, prizes, and… mostly, bragging rights forever!

Rules

The Irreverent Movie Awards Film Festival is open to all filmmakers worldwide, age 18 or older. Entrants under 18 must obtain and provide verifiable parental or legal guardian consent.

Films must be the original work of the Entrant or submitted with full legal authorization from all rights holders.

Film submissions in 2025 must be limited to films released to the public for the first time through streaming, physical distribution or other means at some point during the 2024 and 2025 calendar year.

We receive only digital versions (no prints) but agree that any prints received will be covered by insurance;

Submissions must include a working screening copy, basic information (title, runtime, synopsis, contact details), and any required documentation.

Non-English language films must include English subtitles.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement