***Our OVERALL WINNERS will have a PHYSICAL SCREENING at BOTH an EAST + WEST COAST FILM FESTIVAL!!!
*14 Winners and up to 140 "Best of Category" Nominees will be announced Aug. 31, 2016.
The FILMMATIC 2016 Filmmaker Awards Competiton is open to short and feature-length works. Competiton judging is broken down by the genre's listed in the Entry Form below.
The Filmmatic Awards were created to locate and expose up-and-coming producers and directors, as well as to empower and educate passionate and talented filmmakers still waiting for their invitation into the mainstream industry.
You've worked hard on your film, and our staff and Judges are excited to see your work!
* Each annual Competition yields 14 Categorical Winners, 1 Overall Short Winner, 1 Overall Feature-Length Winner, and up to 140 Official "Best of Category" Nominees.
* The Overall Feature and Short winners will have Pysical Showings of their films at Both East and West-coast Festivals. Exposure on both coasts! (Fests to be announced prior to the end of competition)
* All winners will receive a Video Blocks footage package.
* All Winners will receive a Jungle Software production package.
* VIP Tickets to the 2017 Filmmatic - Sundance Film Festival networking event (Monday On Main Street), where our winning films and filmmakers will be promoted
* All entrants will be invited to our Sundance networking event (space is limited, RSVP without VIP tickets will not guarantee entry)
* One-on-one Producer/Director Consultation for the Overall Winner
* All entrants will receive a free trial account from our sponsor Video Blocks
* Press Release regarding all Winning Screenwriters and their Works to be distributed to all major Film/TV agencies and studios;
* Press Release naming all Winners and their Works distributed to our 25,000+ Industry contacts