The Fashion Film Awards has become a globally recognised platform, elevating the artistry of fashion filmmaking and its vital role in the communication of fashion narratives. PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival invites filmmakers from all backgrounds and levels of experience to submit their work for this prestigious competition.
Finalists will have their films screened at an exclusive awards night, honouring and celebrating the most innovative and captivating work in fashion film today in front of an audience of film enthusiasts, media, and industry professionals.
A highlight of the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival programme, our exclusive award night will be held to celebrate some of the most creative and captivating work in fashion film. The night welcomes film enthusiasts, media, and industry experts to join the premiere screening and crowning of our triumphant winners.
Cover Picture:
Still from 2024 finalist film ‘Camp Isaboko’
By Maya Marzuki Peters
AWARD CATEGORIES
- Best Fashion Film: Open to all professional and amateur film makers and agencies from around the globe
- Best Student Fashion Film: Open to applicants who are currently enrolled in an Australian Fashion or Film-related course, or who graduated between June 2022 and June 2024 so long as the submitted film was made as part of their student work.
THE PRIZE
- Film screened at premium 2025 PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival event to an audience of media, industry, and ticketed guests
- 2025 PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 'Official Selection' digital award laurel to display on all finalist films
- VIP invitations to the official 2025 Fashion Film Awards screening event and award night
- All finalist fashion films (visual only) to be featured as part of the screen content at the Festival’s offical hub, the Fashion Forecourt (foot traffic of approx. 15,000 people across Festival period)
- Integration into the Festival's social and digital channel activation
JUDGING CRITERIA
Applicants will be judged on the extent to which their submission:
Criteria 1: Celebrates and showcases Australian and/or international fashion at its core (Fashion Focused) [25]
Criteria 2: The fashion film is engaging and entertaining (Engaging) [25]
Criteria 3: Demonstrates artistic innovation and a strong directorial style (Style) [20]
Criteria 4: Demonstrates a unique perspective (Unique Perspective) [20]
Criteria 5: Demonstrates a high level of production (Production Value) [10]
The judging panel's selections are confidential and final. No correspondence will take place and the Festival will not provide critical analysis or feedback.