This just in- There is now a $1500 Travel Award for a filmmaker to come to the CIFVF. The filmmaker will be chosen from the films entered in the 59th CIFVF and will travel to the festival and perform the final adjudication for the 2011 Greater Columbus Arts Council Media Fellowships. This award is not limited by division so all entries are in consideration for this award.And also this year, thanks to Showbiz Software, everyone who enters the CIF+VF wins a prize! All of our film entrants will re...

The Columbus International Film + Video Festival, aka The Chris Awards, is extending its entry deadline for the 2010 festival season. The CIF+VF is the longest running film festival in the United States. New lower entry fees, over $20,000 worth of awards, new entry divisions, and the prestigious Chris Awards. NEW entry deadline is July 15 without late fees but only if you enter via hard copy (not WAB). To do so you must download our cfe at http://www.chrisawards.org/download/CFE2.pdf ...