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Rhode Island International Film Festival

Providence, United States 6 days

About Rhode Island International Film Festival

The Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), produced by Flickers, is an Academy Award-qualifying festival held annually in Providence, Rhode Island. It draws submissions from more than 100 countries and celebrates diverse global storytelling through live-action shorts, documentary shorts, animated shorts, feature films, and screenplays.

Festival details

Location Providence, United States
Scope International
Focus Documentary Shorts · Live-Action Shorts · Animated Shorts · Feature Films · Screenplays
Duration 6 days
Official website film-festival.org
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Awards

RIIFF Grand Prize
Top festival prize; Academy Award nomination eligible.
Vortex Awards
Sci-fi, fantasy and horror films.

Special programs

Screenplay Competition
For unproduced screenplays.
Rhode Island Film Forum
Industry forum and panel program.
ScriptBiz Workshop
Screenwriters business workshop.
Youth Film Jury
Jury program for young audiences.
KidsEye Summer Filmmaking Camp
Summer camp for children.

For filmmakers

Submission link filmfreeway.com/RIFilmFest

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