Digital Griffix Awards (2022)

Festival start: 19 December 2021      Festival end: 28 February 2021

Digital Griffix film awards changed a bit over the years and is now an IMDB listed international online awards competition taking place each three months.

Each three months our jury determines the best films in each category. Note that we do NOT screen films online or onsite. The films are screened privately by the jury. Our goal is to help filmmakers take the next step in their career. Our jury is composed of award winning filmmakers who perfectly understand the hard work put in independent filmmaking !

Prizes will be sent each three months and will be certificates. Trophies will be offered to the best films of the year. As a VFX company, we are offering a free VFX 3D modeling package to all award winning filmmakers, which includes a 3D character (creature) or 3D model ready for production that you can choose from our 3D store. All submitters will receive a score card.

At the end of the year 2022, other prizes and trophies will be offered to the three winners of the year which include -

1-InkTip: Where producers go for scripts and writers.

Winners of the Digital Griffix Awards for best film of the year in one of the three main categories will receive an InkTip Script Listing to promote themselves and their scripts to InkTip’s entire network of producers, managers, and agents.

Companies who are InkTip members include: ABC, Anonymous Content, APA, CBS Films, HBO Films, ICM, Paradigm, Paramount Pictures, Hallmark Channel, FX, Universal, WME, Echo Lake, Zero Gravity, Bad Robot, 20th Century Fox, and many more.

Producers have made more than 375 films from scripts and writers found through InkTip.

2-Winners of the Digital Griffix Awards for best film of the year in one of the three main categories receive a IPITCH.TV package.
iPITCH.TV offers a next generation platform for creators of original pitches for TV, Film & Digital Media to connect directly with Hollywood Producers and Studio Executives and gives creators industry pro advice on how to pitch a television show or feature film. Pitch your idea for a Movie, Screenplay, Television Show, Short Film, New Media Project and more.

Our partnership with Shami Media Group http://www.shamimediagroup.com can help you with the distribution of your film. All selections are eligible for distribution consideration with our partner.
​Technical Requirements to submit to them:
Video -Film Master: •File specifications: Apple Pro Res 422 (HQ) in .MOV container. -Film Trailer: •File specifications: Apple Pro Res (HQ) in .MOV container.
Note* no artifacts, glitches, compression gradients, color shifting or other imperfections.
Audio -Film Audio: •PCM 48.000 kHz 16-bit Audio.
-Trailer Audio: •PCM 48.000 kHz 16-bit Audio.
*Must be in stereo if originally mixed in stereo.
Photos •High resolutions images and stills for press, marketing & special promotion.
*If available. Closed Captions (CC) • SCC format • English text in EIA 608 format in a Scenarist SCC formatted file, using the .scc file extension • Must be 29.97 FPS regardless of frame rate of the movie file. • Captioning workflows utilizing 23.976 FPS timecodes are acceptable, but the timecodes will be regarded as 29.97fps. • SCC files should preserve the timecode mode (drop frame or non-drop frame) used in your captioning process, not necessarily the mode represented in the Video Master. • All closed captions should be in english.
*FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ONLY​ | Subtitles in english should be delivered separately (not burned in) in valid .SRT format with correct timing and no misspellings.
Other Considerations
All films must contain at least one frame of black at the beginning and end, but no longer than 1 second. No watermarks, bugs, DVD logos, promotional intros, release dates, websites, color bars, slates, countdowns, advertisements or MPAA ratings. For trailers, files are preferably to be 60 Second long.

By submitting to the festival you confirm that you own the rights of the film, including the music rights.

The categories to be considered in are :

Best of show
Best Narrative Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Drama
Best LGBT Filmmaker
Best Sci-Fi
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Dark Comedy
Best Mystery Film
Best LGBT Film
Best Western
​Best Animation Feature
Best Thriller
Best Crime Film
Best Animation Short
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short
Best Indie Film
Best Micro Film (up 3 minutes)
Best Music Video
Best Web Series
Best Experimental Film
Best young filmmaker under 18
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Original Score
Best Editing
Best Visual Effects
Best Cinematography
Best First Time Director
Best Student Film
Best ad
Best Screenplay - Short
Best Screenplay - Feature
Best COVID film
Best Film made with a Mobile
Best Woman Filmmaker
Best First Time Screenplay for Short Film
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Design
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Production Design
Best Visual Effects
Best Costume Design
Best Producer
Best First Time Producer
Best Debut Performance

Best fiction film of the year
Best documentary film of the year
Best animated film of the year