American Cinematography Awards

Showcase your cinematic work at The American Cinematography Awards! Experience other magical work from across the industry as you celebrate, learn, watch, and connect with cinematographers, filmmakers and other industry professionals from across the globe! Also, your chance to win awards in a multitude of categories! Even potentially lock down partnership deals, work opportunities, resources and more with our creative partners within the world of filmmaking and cinematography.

This is a festival that celebrates all things cinematography! No matter the genre, the length or the language. Our panel of judges comes from the world of cinematography, and as such, that is the only criteria. Our awards and prizes range within sub-sections of the cinematic world, but the festival is focused exclusively on cinematography and the achievements within that.

Our judges look thoroughly across the board for cinematic achievements:
-Camera Choices
-Camera Angles
-Lighting
-Camera Operations
-Visual Direction
-Camera Strategy
-Visual Style
& More

At The American Cinematograpy Awards, we celebrate the achievement, no matter what role you had in it. Our submitters range from:
-Directors
-DP's (Directors of Photography)
-Producers
-Independent Filmmakers
-Gaffers
-Camera Operators

We LOVE to bring appreciation to anything and everything to do with cinematography, and we aim to bring value to those that make these achievement happen.

Cinematography is one of the most beautiful things in the world. We want to see your incredible work. Submit to the American Cinematography Awards today!

The 2022 American Cinematography Awards are being held through an immersive online festival event venue that will span across 72 hours: Loaded up with resources, panels, interviews, masterclasses, accessible tools, networking opportunities, educational opportunities and of course: A whole lot of incredible, privately screened films. We can't wait to see you there!