AWARDS
AWARDS
Film is art, not a competition, but Amazing Fantasy Fest’s mission is to recognize the work of talented genre filmmakers ignored or shunned by the mainstream. We intend to present the following awards in an assortment of plaques, certificates, and digital files, TBD.
Film is art, not a competition, but Amazing Fantasy Fest’s mission is to recognize the work of talented genre filmmakers ignored or shunned by the mainstream. We intend to present the following awards in an assortment of plaques, certificates, and digital files, TBD.
Best of the Fest
Best of the Fest
Best Horror Feature
Best Horror Feature
Best Science Fiction Feature
Best Fantasy Feature
Best Action Feature
Best International Feature
Best Western New York Feature
Best Western New York Feature
Off Beat Cinema Award
Off Beat Cinema Award
Best Feature Director
Best Feature Director
Best Western New York Feature Director
Best Western New York Feature Director
Best Feature Screenwriter
Best Feature Screenwriter
Best Western New York Feature Screenwriter
Best Western New York Feature Screenwriter
Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay
Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay
Best Unproduced Short Screenplay
Best Unproduced Short Screenplay
Best Male Performance, Feature
Best Male Performance, Feature
Best Female Performance, Feature
Best Female Performance, Feature
Best Western New York Performance
Best Western New York Performance
Best Score, Feature
Best Score, Feature
Best Micro Short
Best Micro Short
Best International Micro Short
Best International Micro Short
Best Western New York Short
Best Western New York Short
Best Short
Best Short
Best International Short
Best International Short
Best Western New York Micro Short
Best Western New York Micro Short
Best Western New York Short Director
Best Western New York Short Director
Best Medium Length Film (National, International, WNY)
Best Medium Length Film (National, International, WNY)
Best Animated Film
Best Animated Film
Best Stop Motion Animated Film
Best Stop Motion Animated Film
Best Western New York Student Film (ID required)
Best Western New York Student Film (ID required)
Best Special Makeup Effects
Best Special Makeup Effects
Best Special Visual Effects
Best Special Visual Effects
Amazing Fantasy Fest reserves the right to combine, alter or eliminate award categories at the Festival Director’s discretion. International award winners will receive digital certificates unless they attend AFF in person. We will mail physical awards to filmmakers unable to attend at the filmmaker’s expense.