TOAFFTOAFF Festival

AWARD
CATEGORIES

Every three months, our jury selects films that have particularly impressed us — whether for their depth of meaning, innovation, or ability to tell a story simply and honestly.

Grand Prize
Toronto Grand Prix

The festival's main award for films where everything works as a single organism: direction, acting, cinematography, sound, editing.

Major Award
Best Feature Film

For films where drama and rhythm keep viewers engaged throughout the entire running time.

Best Short Film

The art of saying a lot in a short amount of time - films that create complete worlds and leave strong aftertastes.

Best Director

For the director's vision and ability to transform chaos into coherent worlds on screen.

Performance Award
Best Actor

For those who disappear into characters so completely that viewers stop seeing the actor and believe the story.

Best Actress

Recognizing depth of transformation, emotional truth, and compelling screen presence.

Best Supporting Role

For actors who turn small roles into vivid presences that make films unforgettable.

Best Ensemble Cast

For casts that exist as true teams, creating worlds that breathe with shared energy.

Special Recognition
Breakthrough of the Year

Supporting new voices making their first loud statements in cinema.

Special Jury Prize

For films that cannot be overlooked, even if they don't fit standard categories.

Best Experimental Film

For authors who consciously go beyond usual formats to create new experiences.

Craft Award
Best Feature Screenplay

Recognizing flawlessly constructed dramaturgy with organic plot development and the author's distinctive voice.

Best Short Screenplay

For the ability to convey meaning with minimal means - concise, expressive, and powerful.

Technical Award
Best Cinematography

For those who tell stories with their eyes - every frame a calculated stroke creating mood.

Best Editing

Rewarding the invisible architects who work with rhythm and pauses, making fragments come alive.

Best Film Soundtrack

Where sound becomes an independent character - music, noise, or silence that enhances storytelling.

Best Production Design

For teams that build worlds so convincingly that viewers forget they were constructed.

Best Visual Effects

For invisible magic that serves the story, making the impossible part of reality.

Genre Award
Best Documentary Film

The art of testimony - transforming facts into stories and engaging viewers in dialogue.

Best Animated Film

Where visual language becomes a full author, creating original worlds and unique aesthetics.

Best Drama Film

Valued for emotional depth and accuracy of observation, making viewers experience others' fates as their own.

Best Comedy

Complex genre requiring rhythm precision and balance of irony with humanity.

Best Horror

Fear not for effect, but for meaning - atmosphere working as metaphor for subconscious conversations.

Best Thriller

Where tension arises from directorial precision and never subsides, even in silence.

Best Action Film

Where dynamics combine with drama, and action drives story forward rather than replacing it.

Best Melodrama

Dealing with delicate human emotions without simplifying them into clichés.

Best Detective Film

Combining plot mystery with psychological authenticity, leading to emotionally stunning revelations.

Best Adventure Film

Creating sense of discovery with new spaces, unexpected challenges, and lively forward movement.

Recognition & Rewards

Winners receive official diplomas and laurels in digital format, along with the most important recognition: acknowledgment among those who truly love cinema. Our awards celebrate the cultural heritage of tomorrow.