Sony Future Filmmaker Awards

Supporting creative excellence within filmmaking.

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards celebrate the filmmakers shaping the cinematic landscape of tomorrow. Free to enter and aimed at independent filmmakers worldwide, the program consists of six categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation, Immersive, Student, and Future Format.
The shortlisted filmmakers from the Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation, Immersive, Student categories and the Future Format category winner are flown to Los Angeles for an industry-immersive program.
Fiction and Non-Fiction categories award a winner from a shortlist of up to 10.
Animation and Student categories award a winner from a shortlist of up to 5.
Immersive awards a winner from a shortlist of up to 3.
Future Format category awards a winner from up to 5 commended entries.