THE BLUE CHIP COMMUNITY MEDIA AWARDS is a cooperative venture among Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area cable access organizations to recognize the achievements of local media producers. ENTRANTS MUST RESIDE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI OR NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA.
Participating centers include:
Campbell Media
CitiCable
ICRC-TV
Northern Kentucky University
Telecommunications Board of Northern Kentucky
Waycross Community Media

ELIGIBILITY:
All official entries into the 2025 Blue Chip Community Media Awards must have been available for viewing in some form of free, public, non-commercial venue (community access cable channels, webcasts, public exhibition, etc.) during the 2024 Calendar Year. The PRODUCER of each entry must have resided in the Greater Cincinnati or Northern Kentucky area during 2024. The Blue Chip committee reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not meet the criteria listed above. Disqualified entry fees will not be refunded so make sure your entry qualifies. If you have any questions regarding eligibility, please contact bluechipawards@gmail.com before you enter.

Awards & Prizes

AWARDS PRESENTATION:
This year's awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, April 30th 2025 at Northern Kentucky University's Griffin Hall. Submission of an entry in this competition signifies that the producer(s) agree to permit its cablecast on area community access channels. Nominees will receive a letter indicating nominated programs in late March through email. This letter will list the program title and name(s) that were listed on the entry form for use on the plaques. One plaque will be made by the awards committee. Additional plaques may be purchased at the entrant’s expense. Non-winners will receive an invitation letter.

Rules & Terms

HOW TO ENTER:
Entrants MUST RESIDE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI OR NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA. Entries must be submitted online by Friday, January 31, 2025. Each entry must be accompanied with the appropriate fee of $15.00 per entry. A program may be entered in more than one category. The $15.00 fee will be applied for each category entered. There are no discounts for entering a program in multiple categories.

NEW FOR 2025 (When adding your new FilmFreeway project)
In addition to uploading your project file, please upload a 60 second clip using the "Add a Trailer" feature. A portion of this clip may be shown during the awards ceremony.

ELIGIBLE ENTRY DIVISIONS:
The YOUTH division is reserved for program producers who are 18 years of age or under. The youth must have participated in a majority of the production (both in-front and behind the camera). Any adult participation MUST be noted.

The NON-PROFESSIONAL division is reserved for those who have earned LESS THAN HALF their annual income from employment in teaching or production of media anytime within the last five years.

The PROFESSIONAL division is required for all others.
Programs produced using both professionals and non-professionals should be entered in the division according to who had the most creative control over the program (i.e. directing, editing, etc.).

NOTE: Entries by professionals, non-professionals and youth will be judged together in categories listed as “Open Categories”.

JUDGING:
Contest judges are at the discretion of the access center judging the category. The same judging panel will evaluate all programs within that category and at the same level. Judges will view three segments of the entry. One from the beginning, one in the middle and one near the end. Exact times and sections are at the discretion of the judging panel. Evaluations by the judges are final.

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  • Doug Strong

    We had a fantastic experience at the Blue Chip Awards! It was well organized and executed, and the hosts of the show were very entertaining! Very professional event! Thank you so much for including us this year and we look forward to being invited back!

    June 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the great feedback Doug. We look forward to your continued participation!

  • Teri Horsley

    This was our first entry into the Blue Chip Awards. It was an excellent party and the production was very professionally done. We appreciate the win, for “The Power of Access.” Just a great event!!

    June 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the great feedback Teri and congratulations on your win! We look forward to your continued participation!

  • Delbert Stewart

    This was our first time attending The Blue Chip Awards, the food, the atmosphere of the Festival was outstanding. The staff, and the announcers were all professional. My brother Garry K. And I were very blessed to win two Blue Chip Awards, as we are very grateful.
    God is good!
    Sincerely,
    Delbert Stewart

    May 2019
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the great feedback Delbert! We look forward to your continued participation!

  • Sharon MacKnight

    The Blue Chip Awards is such a fun event to attend. They really do throw an outstanding party, celebrating the amazing local producers in our community media. It's like attending a big family reunion and seeing what everybody's been creating over the past year. A+ event!

    February 2019
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the great feedback Sharon! We look forward to your continued participation!

  • Jason Dudley

    A great competition highlighting local media in all of it's forms.

    September 2018
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