Independent cinema yields some of the most exciting and highly anticipated films in the world. MIFF Awards selects Feature, Documentaries and Shorts Films nominated by Cultural Non-profit Association Leonardo Da Vinci Film Society. Originality, creative expression and cinematic language are considered in their acknowledgement as art films in their respective languages and styles. In addition Italian TV films and TV network programs are nominated and awarded together, similar to American Golden Globes*.
* visit the following link to know each section's specific award category.
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MOTION PICTURES OR CINEMA SECTION
Feature Fiction Films
International
Wide selection of styles and genres representing the vision, creativity and trends of new cinema. Open to filmmakers from all over the world.
Feature Documentary Films
International
Films on various themes designed to share knowledge on a certain topic or specific event through cinematic dynamics and language. Always charged with a deep far-sighted message, they skilfully present the world’s many cultures on the screen.
Short Films (up to 15min.) - International
Short Films (from 15min. up to 30min.) - International
Short Films (up to 30min.) - Italian
An eclectic array of films divided in three categories: 1) with a maximum length of 15 minutes max. 2) with a length embraced between 15 minutes up to 30 minutes max. 3) only Italian productions with a length of 30 minutes max.
Brief in duration, but far-reaching in their implications, Short films often bypass the aesthetic and commercial constraints imposed on feature-length films. Open to filmmakers from all over the world, Short category can offer us a new point of view and introduce to the audience the new generation of talented filmmakers.
TELEVISION SECTION (ITALIAN NETWORKS)
Fiction Features Films - TV Series - TV Shows
National
A section devoted to the small screen with a wide award categories spanning from Fiction films, to TV Series, and various format of TV Shows Made in Italy.
FASHION SECTION
MIFF STYLE - TAKE 1 (young/up-coming fashion designers)
International
MIFF Awards highlights the glamour and history of its host city of Milan, well-known as the capital of fashion, by featuring a runway show during Leonardo’s Horse Award Ceremony and Gala. As a movie event set against the backdrop of the style capital, MIFF Awards opens a fashion contest with a "Cinematographic DNA" merging fashion with the film world. MIFF Style - Take 1 offers to the candidates the opportunity to present their collection during MIFF Awards Ceremony and being photographed with Leonardo's Horse Winners.
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Applications to submit your film to MIFF Awards are available on-line at the following links:
CINEMA: FEATURE/DOCUMENTARY/SHORT FILMS
ITALIAN TELEVISION NETWORKS
SECTION DEDICATED TO THE MERGING OF FASHION AND CINEMA
