To be considered:
•Feature Film must be 60+ mins in length
•Short film must be under 20 mins
•Web series must be 4+ episodes to be considered.
Music Video submission must be shot by a director from Detroit and artist from Detroit.
•Submission must be made by production company (producer) and or director of project.
. Only 1 film per production company
•Film must be completed during May 1st, 2020 - Oct 1st 2021.
•Submission deadline is Dec 1st, 2021 @ 11:59pm
Extended submission is now Feb 1, 2022 @ 11:59pm
•Submissions must be made via FilmFreeway. www.filmfreeway.com/detroitfilmmakersawards
•Submissions made after the deadline are subjected to a $75 submission fee. The peer review group has the right to approve or deny deadline extension for any submission.
•Budget must be $60,000 or less for film to qualify.
•Must be a resident in the state of Michigan
Please indicate all categories in which you are submitting your film for consideration. All submissions a will automatically be considered for Best actor, Best actress and Best film.
Detroit Filmmakers Award Board will select the nominees and Peer Review Groups will select winners in each category.
Peer Review Groups are comprised of professionals in their respective art forms from around the country that will privately review and score films.
Nomination announcements will take place April 5, 2022 .
DFA will list 2 official representatives of the nominated program.
Only 1 award will be presented to the winning film/program. Additional awards can be requested at the cost to the winning film/program. Maximum of 3 statues will be duplicated with no additional or information or changes to existing information. These statues will only be duplicated for production categories.