Submissions are open to All Films including: Feature Length (more than 50 minutes) Fiction Film and Documentaries. Short Films (under 50 minutes), music videos, International films, student films, surf films, and animation films from around the world.

We are in special need of comedy shorts, horror/fright night shorts, and surfing films. All films are screened in English or with English subtitles. All Spanish Language films submitted should have English subtitles by screening date.

Submission DVDs will not be returned. Final Production on films must be completed after

January 1, 2012 to qualify. Earlier productions will not be considered.

WE ARE ALSO ALWAYS LOOKING FOR Great Surfing Films, Comedy Films, and Horror Films.

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AWARDS

RIFF prides itself on treating our filmmakers like royalty when they arrive in Puerto Rico. We feel that rewarding filmmakers with cash awards and prizes is of great importance. In 2013, we will be offering thousands of dollars in cash awards and prizes.

Categories for Awards

Best of the Festival - All Categories

Best Feature Film

Best Documentary Film

Best Short Film

Best Animation

Best Student Film

Best Music Video

Best Comedy Film

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Foreign Film*

(*Non US/Puerto Rico)

Best Spanish Language Film

Directors Choice Awards in All Categories

Audience Choice (A.C.)

Best Feature (A.C.)

Best Documentary (A.C.)

Best Short Film (A.C.)

PUERTO RICO (P.R.)

(To qualify film must have filmmaker or subject material related to Puerto Rico)

Best Feature Film (P.R.)

Best Documentary Film (P.R.)

Best Short Film (P.R.)

Best Animation (P.R.)

Best Student Film (P.R.)