TRIFI Film Festival's goals are to:
- To promote and encourage future artists and artisans in the arts, media, and technology of film making.
- To further public awareness and appreciation of motion pictures as an art form, and
- To support the education of the general public in these areas by hosting annual film exhibitions, lectures, seminars, workshops, and other activities.
TRIFI's motto is “To spotlight independent films with limited budgets using unlimited imagination!”
Films may also be selected to screen with no extra fee at Radcon SF&F Convention in Pasco WA February 14-16, 2020 - ConZealand Film Festival in Wellington, New Zealand July 29 - August 2, 2020. https://conzealand.nz/
TRIFI (TCIF3) is a Washington state non-profit organization. A Registered 501c3 Tax-Exempt Organization
-Best SF&F Feature Film Award - To be the best of the "Best Independent SciFi&Fantasy Film" award your production must be this genre and must be longer than 60 minutes. Entries can be animated, live action film, or a mix of both.
-Best SF&F Film Short - To be the best of the "Best Independent SciFi & Fantasy Film" award your production must be this genre and must be shorter than 30 minutes. Entries can be animated, live action film, or a mix of both.
-Best Horror Feature Film Award - To be the best of the "Best Independent Film" award your production must be this genre and must be longer than 60 minutes. Entries can be animated, live action film, or a mix of both.
-Best Horror Film Short - To be the best of the best "Best Horror Independent Film" award your production must be of this genre and must be shorter than 30 minutes. Entries can be animated, live action film, or a mix of both.
-Best Animation Film Short - To be the best of the "Best Animation Independent Film" award your production must be shorter than 30 minutes and entries must include animation and may also include live action.
-Best Comedy Film Short - To be the best of the "Best Comedy Independent Film" award your production must be shorter than 30 minutes and entries must include animation and may also include live action.
-Best Documentary Film Short - To be the best of the "Best Documentary Independent Film" award your production must be shorter than 30 minutes and entries must include animation and may also include live action.
-Best Drama Film Short - To be the best of the "Best Drama (Thriller & Suspense) Film" award your production must be this genre and must be shorter than 30 minutes. Entries can be animated, live action film, or a mix of both.
-Best Fan Film Award - To be the best of the "Best Fan Film" award your production must be shorter than 30 minutes. Entries can be animated, live action film, or a mix of both.
-Best Music Video Short - To be the best of the "Best Music Video" award your production must be shorter than 10 minutes. Entries can be animated, live action film, or a mix of both.