The RED Movie Awards (Reims Excellence Director) is an International Season competition with a public Screening Event in Reims every years, celebrating films and filmmakers from all around the world.

OUR MISSION : For several years now is to give back what too many film festivals out there have forgotten to continuously provide to the filmmakers: attention and respect. We want to find, cultivate and celebrate the very best in international and home grown talent across all departments of independent film.

The annual ceremony will take place in Reims, capital of champagne and the French "art de vivre". The best films will be shown at a cinema with a "Belle Epoque" decoration. For the awards ceremony, bring your best suit and your best dress to walk through our RED carpet and photo-call, many journalists will be present to cover the event. Our jury, represented by professionals from the film industry, will elect the Best Of the Year during the ceremony, and the winners will be able to take home the prestigious RED Award. Filmmakers come from all over the world to walk our red carpet.

An incredible competition with films awarded at OSCAR and BAFTA. Our Jury composed by KEVIN MCNALLY, LEE ARENBERG (Pirates of the Caribbean), BERNARD FARCY (Taxi saga), BRUNO CHOEL (French voice of Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor), ALEXANDRE GILLET (French voice of Chris Evans, Elijah Wood)

Among our previous winners, we count names like: Tom Holland, Bruno Solo, Agnès Soral, Joel Harlow, Pascal Domolo, Arielle Dombasle etc..

Its your chance, to be the one laureate who will be in our gala evening, and walk on the red carpet.

TO DISCOVER THE VIDEOS OF OUR EVENINGS, SCREENINGS AND INTERVIEWS GO TO YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@redmovieawards

The RED AWARD is more than a trophy, it is a masterpiece of art representing success and excellence for filmmakers. It is designed by the RED TEAM and manufactured by the Society Awards, an American company best known for its YouTube awards and manufacturing of high-profile entertainment industry awards, including the Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award.

Every seasons, our Jury will award the best films through private screenings. Every submitter can enter multiple categories to increase their probability to win an award. Every Official Selection, Semi-Finalist, Finalist and Winner will receive our Official Laurels. Award Winners will also receive our Official Certificate in HQ digital format, may order their Trophy and will be listed on our website. Best of the Season, are automatically qualified to compete at the annual event.

For our annual event, some of the Best Short films of every season will be chosen by the Jury to be screened during our public Screening Event at Reims, in France and will be able to compete to get a RED AWARD among the BEST OF THE YEAR.

MAIN CATEGORIES
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✦ Best Short
✦ Best Feature
✦ Best Documentary
✦ Best Video Clip
✦ Best Animation
✦ Best Microfilm
✦ Best Web/TV Series

+ BEST OF THE MONTH (Special Award)
+ AUDIENCE AWARD (Special Award)

ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES
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✧ Best Director
✧ Best First Time Director
✧ Best Screenplay
✧ Best Actor
✧ Best Actress
✧ Best Supporting Actor
✧ Best Supporting Actress
✧ Best Cinematography
✧ Best Production Design
✧ Best Original Score
✧ Best Costume
✧ Best Visual Effects
✧ Best Makeup
✧ Best Drone Video
✧ Best Drama
✧ Best Comedy
✧ Best Romance
✧ Best Fantasy
✧ Best Sci-Fi
✧ Best Action
✧ Best FanFilm
✧ Best Horror
✧ Best Trailer
✧ Best Poster
✧ Best Ensemble
✧ Best Editor
✧ Best Experimental
✧ Best Script Unproduced

By submitting your film, you agree to the following terms:
- A MAIN category must be selected for each submission,
- Multiple categories may be selected for additional submissions,
- All non-English films must have English subtitles in order to be judged,
- You are providing Red Movie Awards a nonexclusive limited license to use segments of your film (including trailers/film posters/press kits/teasers) for promotional purposes,
- Entry fees are non-refundable,
- Judging decisions are final,
- Entrants confirm and warrant that they have the required legal authority to use all music, images, and content in the entry submitted,

WE DO NOT ACCEPT:
- Amateur videos.
- Extremist or propaganda content from religious or political organizations.
- Pornography.
- We don't accept excerpts/scenes from films: you must submit the entire film.

BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR PROJECT PLEASE READ ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS.
By submitting your film, take note that: RED Movie Awards is hereby granted the rights to utilize an excerpt (trailer/teaser/poster/stills) from any film submitted for promotional purposes. The films will not be available online. Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be submitted to multiple categories. Winning categories vary every month depending on the submissions we receive. If we think the categories submitted are not to a standard of the RED Movie Awards win, they will be removed. The Competition reserves the right to refuse entries and the Jury can remove a movie from the competition at any time. Entry fees are non-refundable.
The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for possible screening (private and/or public) and understands and accepts these requirements, rules and regulations. Only some of the Best Short Films of the month will be selected by the Jury for the Screening Event we host in Reims, France every year. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the RED Movie Awards, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss or damage of the screening videos entered. By submitting your film, you acknowledge you have read, understood and accepted all rules and regulations.

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  • So happy and proud for being part of this wonderful festival! Many thanks for the selection.

    May 2026
  • The festival invariably has great professionalism, organization and communication. The prestige surrounding the event is evident by their Gala Awards Nights. I’m extremely honored and proud that the esteemed RED Movie Awards has chosen my screenplay, Feral Mountains, as the prestigious Winner for Best Script. Keep up your fantastic work!

    May 2026
  • Nico Sorrentino

    Thanks to Red Movie Awards for featuring my film even though I couldn't make it to the event. I hoping that in a near future I'll be there presenting newer films.
    Stay Blessed 🙌🏻

    May 2026
  • Excellent organization, I appreciate the communication and cordiality

    May 2026
  • Choukri Rouha

    Hi 👋 It was a pleasure to be selected and honored to get to this incredible 2026 ceremony in Reims - I hope we will take part of the 2027 edition in the amazing GRAND REX Theatre with our next movie. Thanks again for all !

    May 2026