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Lisbon Film Awards

Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

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Short

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Lisbon Film Awards

Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

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Culturgest 77 Rua Arco do Cego Lisboa, Lisboa 1000-300, , Portugal Show me on the map

About the festival

The Lisbon Film Awards is a brand new monthly film festival with an annual event held in the heart of Lisbon.

Our mission is to showcase indie filmmakers all over the world. The competition is open to every production regardless of budget and experience and you do not need to wait to know if your entry is a winner- we publish the results every month.

The festival has the following structure:

1. The selection of films: we see all the submitted films and select the best films of the month. These films receive the status 'Official Selection' of the monthly edition.

2. The jury selects the winners of the month and we announce it on both our website and social media pages.

3. Monthly winners are invited to attend the annual ceremony. Apart from watching your film on a big screen, we host a Q&A session with the selected filmmakers, followed by interviews and networking sessions.

As filmmakers ourselves, we know the challenges of putting your work out there and make a career out of it. We want to help you get there.

Judges score the quality and creativity of entries on a performance scale, and winning entries are recognized and awarded monthly with a certificate, official selection or winner laurel.

All winners of each category are promoted through our social media and website with a dedicated page with synopsis, film stills and trailer. For this purpose, we recommend that projects must be fully entered on FilmFreeway, including film stills, production pictures, downloadable poster, etc.

Not every monthly winner of all categories gets to the annual event. Narrative short films are the priority of the LFA, and the 10 winners of those categories have a secure screening at the end of the year. Therefore, the jury will carefully select the best music videos and student films to be invited for the event.

All the selected filmmakers at the festival are competing for the Annual LFA trophy which will be awarded at the end of the screenings (this trophy can be ordered if you do not attend the festival).

Awards are given to the categories below:

Main categories:
Best Short Film
Best Short-Documentary
Best Experimental Film
Best Student Film
Best Music Video

Individual awards:
Best Director
Best Cinematographer
Best Editor
Best Sound Designer
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Best Student Director
Best Production Designer
Best Original Score
Best Acting Performance
Best Trailer
Best Photography
Best Poster

About

The Lisbon Film Awards is a brand new monthly film festival with an annual event held in the heart of Lisbon.

Our mission is to showcase indie filmmakers all over the world. The competition is open to every production regardless of budget and experience and you do not need to wait to know if your entry is a winner- we publish the results every month.

The festival has the following structure:

1. The selection of films: we see all the submitted films and select the best films of the month. These films receive the status 'Official Selection' of the monthly edition.

2. The jury selects the winners of the month and we announce it on both our website and social media pages.

3. Monthly winners are invited to attend the annual ceremony. Apart from watching your film on a big screen, we host a Q&A session with the selected filmmakers, followed by interviews and networking sessions.

As filmmakers ourselves, we know the challenges of putting your work out there and make a career out of it. We want to help you get there.

Judges score the quality and creativity of entries on a performance scale, and winning entries are recognized and awarded monthly with a certificate, official selection or winner laurel.

All winners of each category are promoted through our social media and website with a dedicated page with synopsis, film stills and trailer. For this purpose, we recommend that projects must be fully entered on FilmFreeway, including film stills, production pictures, downloadable poster, etc.

Not every monthly winner of all categories gets to the annual event. Narrative short films are the priority of the LFA, and the 10 winners of those categories have a secure screening at the end of the year. Therefore, the jury will carefully select the best music videos and student films to be invited for the event.

All the selected filmmakers at the festival are competing for the Annual LFA trophy which will be awarded at the end of the screenings (this trophy can be ordered if you do not attend the festival).

Awards are given to the categories below:

Main categories:
Best Short Film
Best Short-Documentary
Best Experimental Film
Best Student Film
Best Music Video

Individual awards:
Best Director
Best Cinematographer
Best Editor
Best Sound Designer
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Best Student Director
Best Production Designer
Best Original Score
Best Acting Performance
Best Trailer
Best Photography
Best Poster

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Please check the following conditions before submitting your work:

1.All the films must include English subtitles (unless the spoken language is English or Portuguese).

2.For student fees, it is mandatory the student status evidence (e.g copy of student card included in the project).

3. The LFA can use the trailer/teaser/film poster/stills or BTS for promotional purposes.

4. Entry fees are non-refundable unless they are covered by the submission protection option, according to the FilmFreeway terms.

5. The submitter owns all the rights to the film.

6. The submitter cannot withdraw the film from the annual event after winning a monthly award.

7. Filmmakers can only submit a project to individual categories ONLY if they also submit it in any of the main categories.

The LFA does not accept the following:

1. Extremist or propaganda content from religious or political organizations.

2. Films which are made before 2017.

3. Films with a low production standard, such as bad sound or video resolution.

Please send any related press materials, including electronic press kit, and photos to info@lisbonfilmawards.com.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Narrative Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €20
Late (31st January, 2021) €20
Description

Main category. Eligible projects include narrative short films from anywhere in the world (run time<30 minutes); Please read the rules and regulations carefully before submitting.

Short Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €20
Late (31st January, 2021) €20
Description

Main category. Eligible projects include short documentaries from anywhere in the world (run time<30 minutes); Please read the rules and regulations carefully before submitting.

Experimental Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €20
Late (31st January, 2021) €20
Description

Main category. Eligible projects include short experimental films from anywhere in the world (run time<30 minutes); Please read the rules and regulations carefully before submitting.

Student Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €20
Late (31st January, 2021) €20
Description

Main category. Eligible projects include ONLY narrative Student short films from anywhere in the world (run time<30 minutes); Student music videos need to apply to the respective category. Please read the rules and regulations carefully before submitting and make sure you have a proof of your student status on your profile.

Music Video
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €20
Late (31st January, 2021) €20
Description

Main category. Eligible projects include music videos from anywhere in the world (run time<7 minutes); Please read the rules and regulations carefully before submitting.

Best Director
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best Cinematographer
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best Producer
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best Editor
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best Production Designer
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best Sound Designer
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best Original Score
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best First-time Filmmaker
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best Student Director
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best Acting Performance
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit to any other main category.

Best Trailer
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €15
Late (31st January, 2021) €15
Description

Individual Category: You can submit to this category only if you also submit the film to any other main category. If you wish to submit ONLY the trailer, please create an independent project for it, without the actual film on it.

Best Photography
Entry fees
Early Bird (19th October, 2020) €10
Late (31st January, 2021) €10
Description

Independent Category You can submit here series or single pictures of any genre and style. By submitting, you consent the LFA to print and expose the monthly winners at the annual event.

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