We Meet our award-winning filmmakers in the spotlight. Enter your horror film to our sister competition, Spotlight Horror Film Awards. The Spo tlight Documentary Film Awards is dedicated to promoting experienced and new filmmakers through a unique and important international documentary film competition. We are searching the globe for the best docs on Earth to spotlight and support. Enter your short films to our sister competition, Spotlight Short Film Awards.

Commemorates and promotes talented filmmakers of all experience levels through our unique global horror film competition. We know the film festival circuit first-hand, and our selection committee is dedicated to creating a platform for your film to gain the attention it deserves. Judges for the Spotlight Horror Film Awards have searched the world for the best Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Experimental, Animated, Mystery, Gore, and much more.

Short Film Grant open for Submissions. Apply now and join a team of award-winning independent directors from around the world. Documentary Filmmaking in the Post-Embargo World of Cuba. Filmmaker Alex Mallis speaks about his short film, Victor Bikini, following the life of a retired math teacher turned bikini-designer living in Havana, Cuba. But with your help, we can continue our mission. An Interview with Director Leah Meyerhoff.