Venice Art Awards

Founded in 2019 in the world's most important film destination, the Venice Art Awards celebrates the best of international Fine Arts and indie short filmmaking. VAA is a competition for emerging artists and designers, showcases and promotes creative talents. VAA brings together filmmakers from around the world for an amazing presentation of cinematic excellence and exciting innovation. With an emphasis on new talent, discovery, and low-budget innovation, VAA vibrant programme of films combines a commitment to independent cinema’s ideals with a sound understanding of indie filmmaking possibilities. VAA began in 2019 at the gorgeous Teatro Toniolo in downtown Venice; The 2020 festival moved online due to Covid-19, and the online festival turned out to be immensely popular, with dozens of international filmmakers being able to participate. VAA will return to the Eventive platform in 2021. VAA especially looks forward to showcasing independent and first-time directors making use of low budgets and indie film spirit.