CIFF - Cleveland International Film Festival

49th Edition

CIFF - Cleveland International Film Festival

when:March 26th - April 5th, 2025
address:2510 Market Ave
Cleveland OH 44113-3434
USA
tel:+1 216 623 3456
email:submissions@clevelandfilm.org
website:www.clevelandfilm.org
deadline:January 3rd, 2025
entry form:Submission at Filmfreeway.com

CIFF is one of the few Academy Award® qualifying festivals in the world for all three categories of short films – live action, animated, and documentary. CIFF is also one of the only festivals that continues to provide written feedback from our screening team. This past year, CIFF gave cash awards totaling over $125,000 to the winning filmmakers of 30 different competitions. Last editions featured an average of 450 films originating from about 70 countries and an attendance of over 100,000 film-lovers - making CIFF Ohio's premier film event and one of the largest and longest running regional film festivals in the US.

2024
2023
  • Amanda by Carolina Cavalli: New Direction Competition

  • Ordinary Failures by Cristina Grosan: Eastern European Competition

2022
2021
  • Bad Tales by Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo: International Narrative Competition

  • Here we are by Nir Bergman: International Narrative Competition

  • Human Factors by Ronny Trocker: International Narrative Competition

  • Sanremo by Miroslav Mandic: Central and Eastern European Competition

  • Thou Shalt Not Hate by Mauro Mancini: International Narrative Competition

2020
  • In the Trap by Alessio Liguori: International Narrative Competition

2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
  • Border by Alessio Cremonini: Women of the World

  • The Human Factor by Bruno Oliviero: United Airlines World Tour

  • Matilde by Vito Palmieri: Family Shorts Program

  • Salvo by Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia: United Airlines World Tour

2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
  • Black Sea by Federico Bondi: World Cinema

  • Clacson by Takehito Kuroha: Short

  • Il divo by Paolo Sorrentino: World Cinema

  • Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone: World Cinema

  • Machan by Uberto Pasolini: World Cinema

  • Quiet chaos by Antonello Grimaldi: World Cinema

2008
2007
  • Salty Air by Alessandro Angelini: Continental Airlines World Tour

  • Ten Canoes by Rolf de Heer: Director's Spotlight: Rolf de Heer

  • The tracker by Rolf de Heer: Director's Spotlight: Rolf de Heer

2006
  • Garua by Gustavo Corrado: World Cinema

2005