The Best Director Award – New York is an International Bi-Monthly IMDb Qualifying Competition with Annual Screening Event, celebrating Film Directors from all over the world. Our Mission is to recognize talent and passion and to award the Best Performances in Film Directing of independent cinema. Only the Best Films of a whole year will be selected by the Jury for the Annual Screening Event in New York City.
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During the Bi-Monthly Competition, our Jury will only award the Best Directors through private screenings. We may award Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze, depending on the judgment of the performance. There may be Honorable Mentions to those Directors who haven’t won their category, but whose skills deserve to be celebrated. Moreover, we award the very Special “Outstanding Performance Award” that will receive an Exclusive Interview on our website. All the Winners of the Bi-Monthly Competition will receive a Winner Laurel, our Official Certificate (digital format) ready for printing, will be listed on our web site and may upload their credits on IMDb. Only the Best Films of a whole year will be selected by the Jury for the Annual Screening Event, that will take place in New York City in February 2022.
The Award Categories:
Special Jury Award: Outstanding Performance
Best Director of a Comedy
Best Director of a Dark Comedy
Best Director of an Adventure Film
Best Director of an Action Film
Best Director of a Thriller
Best Director of a Mystery Film
Best Director of a Fantasy
Best Director of a Sci-Fi
Best Director of a Horror
Best Director of a Drama
Best Director of a Historical Film
Best Director of a War Film
Best Director of a Noir Film
Best Director of a Detective Film
Best Director of a Western
Best Director of a Romance
Best Director of a Musical
Best Director of a Fan Film
Best Director of a Parody
Best Director of an LGBTQ Film
Best Director of a Biographical Film
Best Director of a Nature Film
Best Director of an Ethnographic Film
Best Director of an Inspirational Film
Best Director of a Social Justice Film
Best Director of a Sport Film
Best Director of a Documentary
Best Director of a Web-Series
Best Director of an Animation
Best Director of a Music Video
Best Director of a Silent Film
Best Director of an Experimental Film
Best Director of a Commercial
Best Student Director
Best 1st time Director of a Feature
Best 1st time Director of a Short