Film Festival certificate templates and badges
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A film festival certificate template gives you a ready award for the people behind the winning films. Short film festivals, film school showcases, film clubs and company film challenges hand one to each winner when the jury announces its prizes, often on closing night, and to the films chosen for the official selection.
A good award names the film or the filmmaker, the prize and the section it was won in, and says in a line why the jury chose it. It carries the festival's name, the date and the signatures of the festival director and the jury president, so the winner can quote it in later submissions and on the film's poster.
The designs come as certificates in A4 and US Letter and as digital badges that winners can post beside the film's trailer or add to their profile.
Wording
What to write on a film festival certificate
Use these lines as they are, or as a start for your own. Every template comes with wording you can change in the studio.
Wording for a best short film certificate
- “Winner of Best Short Film, chosen by the festival jury from the official competition.”
- “Awarded to the director and crew of the winning film for its vision, its craft and its story.”
- “For a short film that held the audience from the first frame to the last.”
Lines for other film festival award winners
- “Best Director, for confident and original direction in the shorts competition.”
- “Best Screenplay, for a script of rare economy, humour and heart.”
- “Audience Award, voted for by the people who filled our screenings this year.”
Official selection and jury mentions
- “Official Selection, presented to the makers of a film screened in competition.”
- “Special Jury Mention, for outstanding cinematography.”
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FAQ
Questions, answered
The name of the filmmaker or the film, the award (for example Best Short Film), the section or category, the festival's name and edition, the date, and one or two lines from the jury on why the film won. Add the signatures of the festival director and the jury president.
For juried prizes, both usually sign: the festival director for the festival and the jury president for the decision. For an audience award, which no jury decides, the festival director or the head of programming often signs alone.
The main award usually goes to the director or the producer on behalf of the film. Many festivals also issue a copy to each key crew member named in the credits, such as the writer, cinematographer and editor, so each can show it in their own portfolio.
Many festivals give every selected film an Official Selection certificate and laurel, not only the winners. It helps filmmakers when they submit the film to other festivals and to funders.
On the night of the awards or the morning after, while the winners are sharing the news. Send the official selection certificates when the line-up is announced, so filmmakers can promote their screening.
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