Utah International Film Festival
American film festival, founded 2011
The Utah International Film Festival (UIFF), sometime referred to as the Utah Film Festival, is an annual festival held in Utah County, Utah. The festival predominantly screens and awards independent short films. Although submissions from films produced in Utah are strongly encouraged, UIFF accepts film submissions from around the world.
History
In 2011, Utahn filmmaker Warren Workman started a web series titled Filmed in Utah, highlighting cinematic achievements and personnel from Utah on his YouTube channel. The festival hosted its first iteration the following year as the Filmed in Utah Awards, temporarily located in the back of an Indian restaurant in Provo. In 2015, the festival changed its name to the Utah Film Awards, and expanded its scope to include submissions from outside of Utah.
Since its inception, the festival has moved locations within Utah multiple times; Early iterations were held at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake County, and at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo. The 2026 festival was held at the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center in Taylorsville, Utah, which is slated to host the 2027 festival.
Awards
The Utah International Film Festival awards short films based on submissions' genres: current categories include comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, thriller, western, experimental, animation, documentary, and narrative films. Technical awards honor achievements in directing, editing, screenwriting, production design, cinematography, sound design, and score.
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