St. Louis International Film Festival

33rd Edition

St. Louis International Film Festival

when:November 7th - 17th, 2024
address:PO Box 29477
11662 Gravois Rd
St. Louis, MO 63126
USA
tel:+1314-644-1100
email:sliff_submissions@cinemastlouis.org
website:www.cinemastlouis.org
deadline:July 7th, 2024
entry form: Submission at FilmFreeway.com

SLIFF is a regional, internationally themed film event dedicated to exploring cross-cultural understanding through the art of the cinema. Its mission is to enhance cultural diversity by bringing American independent productions, horizon-expanding international films and high-quality studio films to audiences before their commercial release. The Festival is especially concerned with providing film-goers and cineastes the opportunity to see works that would otherwise never screen in St. Louis. USA Today named SLIFF one of the 2019 top "10 amazing film festivals worth traveling for."

Awards & Prizes:

SLIFF has over 3 dozen juried and audience choice awards. Juried awards include the New Filmmakers Forum Emerging Director's competition ($500 cash prize), the Interfaith Award for narrative and documentary features, the Midrash Award focusing on St. Louis based filmmakers, and the new Spotlight on Inspiration Documentary Feature award ($5,000 cash prize).

Additionally, SLIFF is an Academy-sanctioned qualifying festival for both narrative and documentary short subjects. Winners of the juried award for Best Live Action Short, Best Animated Short, Best of Fest (Narrative Short), and Best Documentary Short can submit to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Oscar® consideration.

2023
  • La chimera by Alice Rohrwacher: International Spotlight

2022
2021
2020
2019
  • Mercurio by Michele Bernardi: Narrative Shorts: Animation

  • Piranhas by Claudio Giovannesi: International Spotlight

  • The Traitor by Marco Bellocchio: International Spotlight

  • Twin Flower by Laura Luchetti: Women in Film Spotlight

2018
2017
2016
  • Arianna by Carlo Lavagna: International Spotlight

  • Banat by Adriano Valerio: International Spotlight

  • The Confessions by Roberto Andò: International Spotlight

  • Don't be Bad by Claudio Caligari: International Spotlight

  • Next Time by Adriano Giannini: Shorts Competition

2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005