YELLOW FEVER PRODUCTIONS
The SIFA runs as a sister-fest to the hugely successful & prestigious Yellow Fever Indie Film Festival which is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 2009. The Sandbar is run as a 'Juror's Only' festival, which means the only audience for the award stages of the competition will be the selected SIFA judges. After our winning films have been announced, SIFA may hold a day of screening in select cities for the public to enjoy, although all film makers will be made aware of this before the event begins.
The SIFA accepts online submissions of ONLY short films from all genres!
With all submissions in by closing deadline, each film will be put through the rigorous process of judgement from each of the experienced juror's which include an international panel of award winning writers, directors, producers and actors. The panel must select 25 films from the first stage of judging that will then become the Official Selection of the Sandbar International Film Awards of that year. Each official selection gains a SIFA Official Selection laurel.
The SIFA gives away up to 9 awards from the following categories:
BEST SHORT FILM (Three places - Gold, Silver & Bronze)
BEST PERFORMANCE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST LGBT FILM (If over 3 genre submissions)
BEST ANIMATION (If over 3 genre submissions)
MOST INSPIRATIONAL FILM
The Sandbar International Film Awards run a serious and committed set-up, judging each project submitted fairly and on many values. These include technically, performance wise, entertainment, charm and much, much, more...
Good luck!! SIFA Team
A 'JURORS ONLY' SHORT FILM COMPETITION, CREATED BY FILMMAKERS FOR YOU!
2022 OFFICIAL SELECTION
Congratulations to all our winners of the Sandbar International Film Festival... We had a great time watching all submissions and a hard time judging some amazing work. To the right is a full list of the winning films along with the runner-up titles. Please REMEMBER, the SIFA is an online based, judges only festival so you do not need to attend anything to support your film - saving you some cost also. Once again, congratulaions and thank you for supporting the SIFA and the independent film industry!
SIFA TEAM
5th SIFA 2021 WINNERS
BEST SHORT FILM GOLD - THE TIME OF OTHERS
BEST SHORT FILM SILVER - GOODBYE OLYMPICS
BEST SHORT FILM BRONZE - ANNA
BEST PERFORMANCE - SOHEIL KRAMYAR (MADATORY)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - THE TIME OF OTHERS
BEST ANIMATION - THE BOY & THE MOUNTAIN
BEST DOCUMENTARY - HEART OF CAMDEN
BEST LGBT FILM - NEW FLESH FOT THE OLD CEREMONY
MOST INSPIRATIONAL FILM - BEHIND MURMURING
HONORABLE MENTIONS: FLASH_THUNDER 93, PAST CONTINUOUS, BLEEDING OUT, BODIES, DEDICATED TO TERHAN, TODAY IS FRIDAY, COCOON, PASS, and THE HEAVY SHADOW OF THE CROW
4th SIFA 2020 WINNERS
BEST SHORT FILM GOLD - HERMA
BEST SHORT FILM SILVER - RED
BEST SHORT FILM BRONZE - PIRABOK
BEST PERFORMANCE - SOHAN PAGUE (NOT THAT KIND OF GUY)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - HERMA
BEST ANIMATION - MY TAGALONG
BEST DOCUMENTARY - THE MOUNTAIN KEG
BEST LGBT FILM - NOT THAT KIND OF GUY
MOST INSPIRATIONAL FILM - CHOKER
3rd SIFA 2017 WINNERS
BEST SHORT FILM - EXPRESS DELIVERY
BEST PERFORMANCE - DAYA ANANIAS (REDEMPTION)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FILS
BEST SCREENPLAY - DECOROSA
BEST ACTION SCENES - EXPRESS DELIVERY
BEST DIRECTOR - HIDDEN EXTRAS
BEST LGTB FILM - A TALE WITH JESUS AND CHRIS
2nd SIFA 2016 WINNERS
BEST SHORT FILM - GORILLA
BEST PERFORMANCE - FLEUR MONHAROUL (DONT COME BACK FROM PARADISE)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DONT COME BACK FROM PARADISE
BEST SCREENPLAY - SPLIT COSTS
BEST ACTION SCENES - FORCE & HONNEUR
BEST ANIMATION - AGRINOUI
BEST DIRECTOR - MAKSIM NOGINOV for THE CYCLE
BEST LGTB FILM - DAWN
BEST DOCUMENTARY - AFTER AUSCHWITZ
1st SIFA 2016 WINNERS
BEST SHORT FILM - CHATEAU SAUVIGNON: TERROIR
BEST PERFORMANCE - MARK HAMPTON (TOWN VS GOWN)
BEST SFX - CHATEAU SAUVIGNON: TERROIR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - CHATEAU SAUVIGNON: TERROIR
BEST SCREENPLAY - JEWISH BLIND DATE
BEST ACTION SCENES - KUNG FU REDEMPTION
BEST ANIMATION - NOCTURNAL BUTTERFLY
BEST LGTB FILM - TRUE COLOURS
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2022 WINNERS
BEST FILM GOLD - THE ROCK IN THE SEA
BEST FILM SILVER - NIGHT OF THE DANIELS
BEST FILM BRONZE - THE WAKE
*Honorable Mentions: Sensibility; The War Ends At 11
BEST ANIMATION - FLOTSAM & JETSAM
*Honorable Mention: Yellowstone 88
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE ROCK IN THE SEA
BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM: BEFORE MARRIAGE
BEST PERFORMANCE: JONATHAN FRENCH
(The Rock In The Sea)
*Honorable Mention: Emily Kilkenny Roddy (Bruise)
Congratulations!!
The Wake
