Global Independent Film Awards

Global Independent Film Awards is a film festival and film awards competition dedicated to recognising filmmakers and actors for high quality work. Some of the films selected at the Global Independent Film Awards have later gone on to win many prestigious film awards including the Academy Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards .

Awards

The jury presents the following awards:^[1]

Best Picture Awards

• Best Music Video
• Best Documentary Picture
• Best Picture - Narrative Short
• Best Picture - Narrative Featurette
• Outstanding Achievement Award for Animation Film
• Outstanding Achievement Award for Comedy Film
• Outstanding Achievement Award for Horror Film
• Outstanding Achievement Award for Sci-Fi Film
• Outstanding Achievement Award for Drama Film

Technical and Artistic Awards

• Best Director
• Best Cinematography
• Best Screenplay
• Best Editing
• Best Costumes
• Best Production Design
• Best Sound
• Best Visual Effects
• Best Original Score
• Best Action Sequence

Acting Awards

• Best Lead Actor
• Best Lead Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Actor Under 18
• Best Ensemble Cast

Speciality Awards

• Avant-Garde Filmmaker Award
• (Dis)Ability Film Award
• Diversity and Inclusion Award
• Emerging Filmmaker Award
• Best Environmental Film Award
• Best Humanitarian Film Award
• Independent Spirit Award
• Best Under 18 Filmmaker Award

Script Awards

• Best Short Script
• Best Feature Script

Notes

Dam 999, an official selection and winner at the Global Independent Film Awards, was selected for Golden Rooster Awards 2012 and nominated for Best Picture and selected for Best Original score the for 84th Academy Awards.^[2][3]

External links

• GIFA facebook page
• Official Website

References

1. "Announcements". Global Independent Film Awards.
2. "After Oscars, DAM999 gets nominated in Golden Rooster Awards". Glamsham Entertainment Magazine.
3. "DAM999 Sweeps 18 Awards at Global Independent Film Awards". All lights film magazine.