PIFF 2024 AWARDS COMING SOON
HONOREES
Filmmaker on the Edge
Excellence in Acting
Next Wave Award
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Every year, PIFF audiences are encouraged to vote for their favorite feature films at the festival. Paper ballots are distributed at the theaters with a rating system of 1-4 (with 4 being the best) and collected after the screenings. We then tally the votes and present our Audience Awards at the conclusion of the festival. Watch a film and then cast your vote!
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
JOHN SCHLESINGER AWARDS
Sponsored by Michael Childers
Each year, PIFF recognizes two first-time feature film directors whose work commemorates the legacy of one of our finest American directors. John Schlesinger (1926-2003) gave us such exemplary works as Midnight Cowboy, Marathon Man, The Day of the Locust, and Sunday Bloody Sunday. When asked to give advice to first-time directors, Schlesinger responded, “Never take ‘no’ for an answer. It’s a long business getting something off the ground and it takes great determination.” This award includes a $1000 cash prize generously provided by Michael Childers.
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Award for Best Director of a Narrative Film
Award for Best Director of a Documentary Film
JURIED SHORTS AWARDS
The Provincetown International Film Festival is very proud to be an Academy-qualifying film festival in 3 short film categories: Narrative, Documentary, and Queer Short. Films awarded by our jury in those categories may qualify to enter the Academy Awards® race for the concurrent season.
The Provincetown International Film Festival offers 5 juried shorts awards: Best Narrative Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film, Best Animated Short Film, Best Queer Short Film, and Best New England Short Film.