Cleveland International Film Festival

About Cleveland International Film Festival

A crowd-pleasing festival at historic Playhouse Square, Cleveland hands out 35 awards totalling more than $130,000 and pairs films with local nonprofits for deeper discussion. Its acceptance ratio is reasonable, so a strong film has a real chance.

Awards this festival can qualify you for

• CSA Animated · Canadian Screen Award — Best Animated Short

  Auto-linked from the festival's self-declared qualifying status. Verify against current award regulations.

• CSA Doc Short · Canadian Screen Award — Best Documentary Short Film

  Auto-linked from the festival's self-declared qualifying status. Verify against current award regulations.

• CSA Feature Doc · Canadian Screen Award — Best Feature Length Documentary

  Auto-linked from the festival's self-declared qualifying status. Verify against current award regulations.

• CSA Short · Canadian Screen Award — Best Live Action Short Drama

  Auto-linked from the festival's self-declared qualifying status. Verify against current award regulations.

• Oscar Animated Short · Animated Short Film

  Win Best Animated Short Film to qualify for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

• Oscar Documentary Short · Documentary Short Subject

  Win Best Documentary Short Film to qualify for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject.

• Oscar Live Action Short · Live Action Short Film

  Win Best Live Action Short Film to qualify for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

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