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About Social Impact Media Awards SIMA

I AM Social Impact Media Awards SIMA

The annual SIMA Awards celebrate the best impact filmmaking from around the world that inspires activism, compassion and social transformation. Each year, films are selected from over 140 countries, competing for awards, cash prizes, media features, distribution opportunities, and entry into SIMA’s signature film programs.

We are looking for original, wise, brave, eye-opening and creative productions that increase the awareness of viewers to global issues, to the resilience of humans facing deprivation, to the politics and movements of social justice, and to efforts and agents of change worldwide. We seek productions that raise important questions about the state of our contemporary world, and inspire people to reflect on the meaning and potential of social activism and social transformation.. .

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    RULES & REGULATIONS
    ELIGIBILITY

    Films must be completed between October 2016 and September 2017 to be eligible for entry. Each title is permitted to enter once to SIMA. Titles that have entered in the past are not permitted to enter into the competition in subsequent years. Each entry may be submitted by only one individual or organization. If the film is a co-production, the entrant assumes full responsibility for notifying the other co-production partners of the entry. In the event of multiple entries for the same film, copyright ownership will determine which entry is accepted. The entrant is responsible for securing and clearing all rights.

    CATEGORY RULES

    FEATURE – Individual, stand-alone documentary, 40 or more minutes in length.

    SHORT – Individual, stand-alone documentary, less than 40 minutes in length.

    VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) + 360 – Individual, stand-alone VR or 360-degree video, less than 20 minutes in length.

    IMPACT VIDEO – Individual, stand-alone video, between 2 and 20 minutes in length.

    (NOTE: Videos merely geared towards fundraising or brand advertising are NOT ACCEPTED)

    AWARDS RECIPIENTS

    Limited to two persons, one of whom must be the credited Director who exercised directorial control, and the other of whom must have a Producer/Director credit.

    DOCUMENTARY FEATURE AWARDS

    Best Feature Documentary | Best Director | Best Cinematography | Best Editing | Best Sound Editing

    VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) + 360 AWARDS

    Best VR Experience | Best Director | Best Cinematography | Best Editing | Best Sound Experience

    DOCUMENTARY SHORT AWARDS

    Best Short Documentary | Best Director | Best Cinematography | Best Editing | Best Sound Editing

    IMPACT VIDEO AWARDS

    Humanitas | Impact

    DOCUMENTARY JURY PRIZES

    Transparency | Stylistic Achievement | Ethos | Lens to Action

    VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) JURY PRIZES

    Immersive Impact | Experimental Advocacy | Journalistic Achievement

    IMPACT VIDEO JURY PRIZES

    Innovation | Creative Impact

    JUDGING

    Judging of the SIMA Awards is based on overall creative excellence and educational excellence. Committees of filmmaking and global development professionals screen all entries and select all finalists. Award winners in the Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, VR, and Impact Video category are selected by a group of SIMA Judges from the finalists.

    SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

    All (non-English language) entries must be sub-titled in English. Multiple projects may be submitted, however each film must have a separate completed submission form.

    If your submission is short-listed as a FINALIST, we will require an electronic press kit (EPK) to be sent via email to submit@simaawards.org, and a high-res digital download of your film (MPEG4/ h264 @1080p / 10—25mbps) H264/MPEG.

    ENTRY FEES

    Entries must be accompanied by the appropriate entry fee. Entry fees are not refundable. Fees cover registration, notification that your entry has been received, notification of results, media management and storage. These fees may be paid via Paypal and credit card. You will find links for payment on your respective Submission Form page.

    Early Bird Deadline (September 8th – September 26th)

    Documentary Features: $ 45 | VR: $ 45 | Documentary Shorts: $30 | Impact Videos: $20

    Regular Deadline (September 27th – October 10th)

    Documentary Features: $ 50 | VR: $ 50 | Documentary Shorts: $35 | Impact Videos: $25

    Late Deadline (October 11th – October 27th)

    Documentary Features: $60 | VR: $ 60 | Documentary Shorts: $45 | Impact Videos: $35

    PRE-PRESS, PUBLICITY, MEDIA

    Entry in this competition grants SIMA the right to use clips (2 minutes maximum), photographs, and biographical data for publicity and promotional purposes for the SIMA website, as well as websites of SIMA’s promotional partners, media sponsors, and web aggregators. All entrants in the Virtual Reality and Impact Video Category agree to release the digital video file of their production for online circulation (if short-listed) to be curated on SIMA websites. SIMA reserves the right to use any submitted materials for all promotional purposes, including all existing and future media platforms in perpetuity.

    ARCHIVE

    All entrants agree to release digital files of their production for non-circulation reference at the SIMA organizers archive. DVDs and publicity materials submitted to SIMA will not be returned.

    See https://simaawards.org/submit for a full list of Awards and Regulations..

Festival Team

    Daniela Kon, Executive Director
    Andrea Kelsey, Operations Manager.

Country: United States

Email sima@simaawards.org

Mobile Phone: 2138076292

Address : 632 Westbourne Drive

Website https://simaawards.org/

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