Awards
The CICFF Announces The Poetry Foundation $10,000 Prize in 2008!
Excellence in the arts of poetry and film will be honored through the presentation of a cash prize for the best film based on a poem or directly inspired by a poet or poem. The Poetry Foundation Prize will be awarded to a filmmaker whose use of verse in film opens new artistic vistas and inspires children to a lifelong engagement with and appreciation for poetry. This unique competition was created to encourage filmmakers around the world to incorporate poetry into their productions. Both animated and live action films will be eligible to compete for the Poetry Foundation prize and a special jury will be convened during the summer of 2008 to determine the award winner. The prize will be awarded to the film that truly captures, reflects and expresses the spirit of poetry in film for young audiences.
To learn more about the Poetry Foundation please visit their website at www.poetryfoundation.org .
CICFF Awards & Prizes
(1st, 2nd, and Certificate of Excellence)
Awards are announced at the CICFF’s Closing Night Award Ceremony.
While all categories may be awarded a 1st, 2nd and Certificate of Excellence, if juries feel a category does not merit all awards, they will not be given.
Awards and Prizes are given in the form of plaques and certificates.
Cash prizes are given to the director of a film unless otherwise specified.
Adult Jury Awards
- Live-action Feature Films or Videos
- Animated Feature Films or Videos
- Live-action Short Films or Videos
- Animated Short Films or Videos
- Documentary Films or Videos
- Live-action Television Production
- Animated Television Production
Children's Jury Awards
- Live-action Feature Films or Videos
- Animated Feature Films or Videos
- Live-action Short Films or Videos
- Animated Short Films or Videos
- Live-action Television Production
- Animated Television Production
- Child-produced Film or Video (dir. by children aged 6-14)
Special Awards & Prizes
- Best of the Fest Prize (Selected by audience vote)
- The Poetry Foundation Prize ($10,000, Selected by special Poetry Foundation Jury Committee)
- The Kenneth F. and Harle G. Montgomery Emerging Director Prize ($2500, Selected by special Montgomery Jury Committee)
- The Kenneth F. and Harle G. Montgomery Award Child-produced Prize ($2500, Selected by special Montgomery Jury Committee).
- Liv Ullmann Peace Prize
- Rights of the Child Prize
