Golden Lion international film festival not only aims at giving out trophies and certificates but recognizing talents and supporting the career of artists working in the film industry as writers, directors, producers, actors, cinematographers, editors, composers etc. As we are in the process of expanding our footprints, the festival would be truly a international platform for all filmmakers beyond language barriers across the globe. we truly care about the language of cinema, independent film making, filmmakers, arts and all the artists involved in each film project.
Golden Lion International Film Festival is a IMDb Awards Qualifier Festival.monthly and Annual Awards with live screening film, music, screenwriting competition & Awards Show Event in City of Joy Kolkata, India.The monthly live screenings take place at the end of each month. showcases an outstanding presentation of independent filmmaking, while also building a strong sense of community around the art of visual storytelling.
GOLDEN LION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL honors films from around the world with prestigious GOLDEN LION awards in different categories and genres. Our mission is to discover diverse new voices & to promote artists’ work through numerous platforms.
In each edition, Filmmakers can submit their projects to have them judged by award winning industry professionals against a high standard of merit and compete with other filmmakers across the globe. Every submission can add numerous additional judging categories, but MUST submit to a MAIN CATEGORY to be considered for additional consideration. Please include the names being credited in your cover letter.
All monthly winners of the year will be automatically nominated for the prestigious GOLDEN LION AWARDS (the best of the best) and they will be invited to attend our Annual Live Screening in presence of juries, critics, film scholars and eminent movie personalities from across the globe. Films entered in multiple categories may win multiple awards!
The officially selected project in each month receives a GLIFF laurel and certificate.
Each month, most representatives of monthly award winners are screened in Kolkata . Besides the BEST OF THE CATEGORY AWARDS, there are also OUTSTANDING CINEMATIC AWARDS, CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS, AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS and HONOURABLE MENTION AWARDS, which are given, in all categories.
Each year we select the Best of the Best (From the pool of all award winners from all Seasons) and the FINAL WINNERS receive the prestigious GOLDEN LION AWARDS and are screened in the theatre in Kolkata in front of a live audience.
All Winners will have a chance to meet with the audience and participate in the Q&A session after the screening.