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Welcome to VAiFF the 7th Annual Various Artists independent Film Festival!
We’re the festival with the yearlong FALL, WINTER, SPRING, and SUMMER submission season that culminates at our festival competition screening and awards presentations at our LIVE FINALE in Chicago, Il, and virtually for our submitters from around the world.
We are BOTH a TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL if you’re looking to submit your film for screenings as an “Official Selection” and laurel recognition.
We’re also a FESTIVAL COMPETITION if you’re looking to submit your film for a chance to screen your film, in theaters or virtually, win our prizes, crystal awards, one-year mentorship, and the opportunity to win a SHORT FILM PRODUCTION GRANT. Genre categories for both our Traditional Festival and Festival Competition are as follows: Animation Black Voices Children / Family Comedy Documentary Drama Experimental Faith-Based Fan Film Female Strong Foreign (subtitled) Horror/Thriller Music Video TV/Web series *VAiFF DOES NOT enforce a 2-year project stipulation rule. Any project, as long as it’s completed, can submit, regardless of the date of completion.* *All entries are restricted to 60 minutes and under. VAiFF screens all submissions in their entirety.* *VAiFF DOES NOT require any premiere status or any specific year of completion.* Throughout our seven-year history, our judges’ panel has included several Academy and Emmy award-winning or nominated artists as well as working industry professionals and has included: VAiFF is a year-long celebration of independent filmmaking. We are all Various Artists and we will stand together as one voice, sharing our passion, one screening at a time.
THE GRAND PRIZE!
SELECT GRAND PRIZE WINNERS will ALSO be awarded a low budget film grant, to produce a short film that must premiere at the following year’s Various Artists independent Film Festival ceremony!
But that’s not all. The selected winner will receive one on one educational and mentorship opportunities with step by step production instruction along the way. From development, through production and all the way to completion and delivery, there is no reason to fear the next step of your career, we are a community of artists and you will not be alone.
You will receive instruction from working industry professionals that will meet you at your skill level and take you further than you thought you could ever go.
The selected GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be announced LIVE at the conclusion of each yearly festival and competition screenings.
You are encouraged to complete all of the requested fields during your submission process. If there are any setbacks in your application, VAiFF will notify you by email. ALL projects must be submitted via FilmFreeway as a secure digital downloadable link. By submitting your project on FilmFreeway, you accept that this document has been read and understood. You can email programming@variousartists.tv with any festival or programming questions.