The SIFA runs as a sister-fest to the hugely successful & prestigious Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival which is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 2009. The Sandbar is run as a 'Juror's Only' festival, which means the only audience for the award stages of the competition will be the selected SIFA judges. After our winning films have been announced, SIFA may hold a day of screening in se
lect cities for the public to enjoy, although all film makers will be made aware of this before the event begins. The SIFA accepts online submissions of ONLY short films from all genres! With all submissions in by closing deadline, each film will be put through the rigorous process of judgement from each of the experienced juror's which include an international panel of award winning writers, directors, producers and actors. The panel must select 30 films from the first stage of judging that will then become the
Official Selection of the Sandbar International Film Awards of that year. Each official selection gains a SIFA O.S. Depending on submissions, the SIFA will be giving away up to 15 physical awards from many categories. The Sandbar International Film Awards run a serious and committed set-up, judging each project submitted fairly and on many values. These include technically, performance wise, entertainment, charm and much, much, more...
SIFA JUDGES -
This is a link to our website page on all judges: http://theyfiff.wix.com/sifa #!judges/c10fk
Good luck!! SIFA Team
Awards & Prizes
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST PERFORMANCE
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
BEST SFX
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST ORIGINAL TWIST
BEST ACTION SCENE
BEST SCORE
BEST ANIMATION
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Rules & Terms
Short films ONLY up to the 40 minute mark please! All genres accepted!! Feature lengths can be submitted to our other festival - Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival - available via FilmFreeway.com
