CATEGORIES

Independent cinema yields some of the most exciting and highly anticipated films in the world. MIFF Awards selects Feature, Documentaries and Shorts Films nominated by Cultural Non-profit Association Leonardo Da Vinci Film Society. Originality, creative expression and cinematic language are considered in their acknowledgement as art films in their respective languages and styles. In addition Italian TV films and TV network programs are nominated and awarded together, similar to American Golden Globes*.

* visit the following link to know each section's specific award category.

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MOTION PICTURES OR CINEMA SECTION

Feature Fiction Films
International
Wide selection of styles and genres representing the vision, creativity and trends of new cinema. Open to filmmakers from all over the world.

Feature Documentary Films
International
Films on various themes designed to share knowledge on a certain topic or specific event through cinematic dynamics and language. Always charged with a deep far-sighted message, they skilfully present the world’s many cultures on the screen.

Short Films (up to 15min.) - International
Short Films (from 15min. up to 30min.) - International
Short Films (up to 30min.) - Italian
An eclectic array of films divided in three categories: 1) with a maximum length of 15 minutes max. 2) with a length embraced between 15 minutes up to 30 minutes max. 3) only Italian productions with a length of 30 minutes max.
Brief in duration, but far-reaching in their implications, Short films often bypass the aesthetic and commercial constraints imposed on feature-length films. Open to filmmakers from all over the world, Short category can offer us a new point of view and introduce to the audience the new generation of talented filmmakers.

TELEVISION SECTION (ITALIAN NETWORKS)

Fiction Features Films - TV Series - TV Shows
National
A section devoted to the small screen with a wide award categories spanning from Fiction films, to TV Series, and various format of TV Shows Made in Italy.

FASHION SECTION

MIFF STYLE - TAKE 1 (young/up-coming fashion designers)
International
MIFF Awards highlights the glamour and history of its host city of Milan, well-known as the capital of fashion, by featuring a runway show during Leonardo’s Horse Award Ceremony and Gala. As a movie event set against the backdrop of the style capital, MIFF Awards opens a fashion contest with a "Cinematographic DNA" merging fashion with the film world. MIFF Style - Take 1 offers to the candidates the opportunity to present their collection during MIFF Awards Ceremony and being photographed with Leonardo's Horse Winners.

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Applications to submit your film to MIFF Awards are available on-line at the following links:

CINEMA: FEATURE/DOCUMENTARY/SHORT FILMS

ITALIAN TELEVISION NETWORKS

SECTION DEDICATED TO THE MERGING OF FASHION AND CINEMA

THE AWARDS

Film is by far the most dynamic and visionary art form, which most directly appeals to the senses. Leonardo Da Vinci Film Society recognizes the Art of Filmmaking as the outcome of a synergic collaboration of talented individuals active in those disciplines contributing to accomplish their vision into the movie and awards those artist-filmmakers in their respective field with the Leonardo's Horse.

Prof. Carlo Pedretti - the leading expert on Leonardo Da Vinci - congratulated the Milanese Film Society for the brilliant implementation of the prestigious Leonardo's Horse Award, the equivalent to Hollywood's Oscar statuette. Master of images in motion, Leonardo recognizes in a horse the most dynamic figure of excellence and proceeds in making the Horse symbol of his host city, Milan. The city of Milan could hardly find a better and more appropriate award to glorify the masters in the Art of filmmaking.” - Prof. Carlo Pedretti.

Here below the Special Recognitions and Official Leonardo Da Vinci's Horse awards available:

FEATURE FILM CINEMA SECTION

1• Best Feature Film
Elected only by the Audience among the Winning Films screened at the festival.

2• Best Directing
3• Best Screenwriting
4• Best Acting Performance Male
5• Best Acting Performance Female
6• Best Cinematography
7• Best Editing(shared by Features and Documentaries)
8• Production Design
9• Best Documentary Film
10• Best Supporting Actor
11• Best Supporting Actress
12• Sound Design or Music(shared by Features and Documentaries)

Among the Nominee Films or other works not inclued in the program, if there shall be the conditions of presentation with reason related to specific nominee films, in addition to the Official Leonardo's Horses, the following Awards could be proposed annually:

• Green Screen
• Original Song
• Costumes
• Make-up
• Visual Special Effects
• Box Office at the Festival
• Special Award assigned to works not included in the program
• Life Achievement Award Cinema
  Each edition Non-profit Cultural Association Leonardo Da Vinci Film Society recognizes an Award "ad honorem":
   

  SHORT FILM CINEMA SECTION

  1• Best Short Film
  Elected only by the Audience among the Winning Films screened at the festival.
  
  2• Best Short Film (15 min max)
  3• Best Short Film (from 15 to 30 min max)
  4• Best Short Film - Italian Section (30 min max)

  Among the Short Nominee Films, if there shall be the conditions of presentation with reason related to the program, in addition to the Official Leonardo's Horses, the following Awards could be proposed annually:

• Audience Short Film Award (15 min max)
• Audience Short Film Award (from 15 to 30 min max)
• Audience Short Film Award - Italian Section (30 min max)
   

  ITALIAN TELEVISION SECTION
  1• Best Acting Performance Male
  2• Best Acting Performance Female
  3• Best TV Show Format
  4• Best Host Presenter Male
  5• Best Host Presenter Female
  6• Best Comedian
  7• Best Reporter/Journalist
  8• Best Sport Reporter/Journalist
  9• Best TV Series

• Life Achievement Award TV
  Each edition Non-profit Cultural Association Leonardo Da Vinci Film Society recognizes an Award "ad honorem":
    AWARD WINNERS HISTORY
  (Some section of this page could be still not finalized)

  In the 1st edition, awards were created by the Milanese Artist Giuseppe Rizzi. In the following years different artists joined Rizzi to create some of the MIFF awards. In previous editions, the artists creating special awards have been (in alphabetical order): Giovanni Giannini, Renato Missaglia, Giuseppe Rizzi, Vaifro Spaggiari, Ernesto Treccani.