SPECIAL PROMOTION – CELEBRATING 20 YEARS!
Accolade staff and judges are offering a special promotion to help you out financially and to generate publicity for your project.
BONUS – *** ENTRY DISCOUNT ***
For this next season of Accolade we are offering a 25% discount on your submission! Whether you enter through this website or our partners at FilmFreeway!
BONUS – *** ONE FREE ADDITIONAL CATEGORY***
This season we are also offering ONE free additional category for your entry for the judges to evaluate. Use this as an opportunity to highlight different aspects of your project…like direction, cinematography, etc. (Combined with the entry fee discount – it’s a $55 value!) See a list of categories below.
IMDb QUALIFIED!
Accolade Film Competition is an officially recognized competition through IMDb – the world’s largest and most prestigious internet database.
GENERATE PRESS – IT REALLY HELPS BOOST CREDIBILITY & STATUS
If your film wins an award – you can use that award to generate press. Getting articles about you / your film / your cast & crew – goes a long way to boosting the status of your film and your career as a filmmaker. Accolade helps winners by providing them with a “fill-in-the-blanks” Press Release and a long list of tips to get your story published. We have done all the heavy lifting in creating it – you just need to get it out there! When your website is full of links to articles written about you – you can be SURE that will provide a boost to your film and career!
NO DATE RESTRICTIONS
If you have a project that you have created ANY TIME – you can enter it now for an opportunity to receive additional accolades – perhaps in different categories (for example to help boost the profiles of your cast and crew, add your score, women filmmakers, African-American, etc.)
WINNERS LAURELS = INSTANT CREDIBILITY
Enough said…
SOCIAL MEDIA – Postings on Facebook, Instagram and X -direct viewers to the website to see full list of winners. Custom graphics available for Special Mention winners!
NEWSLETTER – winners list sent to database of 100,000 people through FilmFestivals.com
CUSTOM CERTIFICATE / CUSTOM LAURELS – available upon request with your specific film and name
PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITION
Accolade and its sister festivals have been leaders in the industry for almost 20 years. We do not “give” out awards – only films that score high enough qualify for one of Accolade award levels!!! So if you win an award through Accolade – you can be sure it will carry a high degree of prestige for you.
- Attracting everyone from Oscar-winners to fresh new talent.
- One of the originals – and one of the best.
- Honest judging, no politics, level playing field for all filmmakers.
If you are new to Accolade – Find out more here:
Enter through Accolade Website or our partner FilmFreeway:
Additional Categories:
48 Hour Film
Action / Adventure
Actor: Leading
Actor: Supporting
Actress: Leading
Actress: Supporting
African American Filmmaker
African American Theme
Animation
Art Direction
Arts/Cultural/Performance/Plays
Asian Filmmaker
Asian Theme
Casting
Children /Family Programming
Christian Filmmaker
Christian Theme
Choreography
Cinematography
College / University / Government
Comedy Program / Series
Commercial / Infomercial
Concept
Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Corporate / Employee Communication
Costume Design
Creativity / Originality
Direction
Disability Issues
Differently Abled Filmmaker
Documentary / Program/ Series
Documentary Feature
Documentary Short
Drama Program / Series
Dramatic Impact
Editing
Educational / Instructional / How-To
Educational / Instructional / Training
Entertainment / Drama / Dance / Variety
Ensemble Cast
Experimental
Film Feature
Film Short
Fitness / Personal Growth
Health / Medicine / Science
History / Biographical / Travel
Humor / Humorist
Industrial / Technical / Business
Interview / Talk Show
Lighting
Live TV Events
Islamic Filmmaker
Islamic Theme
Jewish Filmmaker
Jewish Theme
Latin / Hispanic Filmmaker
Latin / Hispanic Theme
LGBTQ+ Filmmaker
LGBTQ+ Theme
Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Limited Series / Miniseries
Makeup
Mobile / Cell Phone Media
Movie Trailer
Music Video
Narration / Voice-Over Talent (non-acting)
Native Peoples / Aboriginal Filmmaker
Native Peoples / Aboriginal Theme
Nature / Environment / Wildlife
News / Weather
Nonprofit / Fundraising
On-Camera Talent (non-acting)
Original Score
Original Song
Pilot Program / Series
Podcasts / Webcasts / Webinars
Post-Production Overall
Public Service Programming / PSA
Reality Programming
Religion / Ethics
Research
Sales / Branding / Product Demonstration
Remixes / Mashups
Script / Writer
Set Design
Sound Editing / Sound Mixing
Sound: Overall Impact
Special Effects: Animation
Special Effects: Non-Animation / Stunts
Special Purpose Film
Special Purpose Internet Productions
Special Purpose Productions
Special Purpose Productions / Live Events
Sports / Fitness
Television – Pilot Program
Television – Program / Series
Title / Credit Design
Tourism / Travel
Training / Industrial Productions
Tube Length Videos (5 minutes or less)
Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Use of Film / Video in Social Networking
Use of Film / Video to Enhance Website
Use of Film / Video to Foster Interactivity
Video Blogging
Video Remixes / Mashups
Videography
Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery
Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value
Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Webisode (Enter only one)
Web Series (Enter more than one)
Web / Internet Programming
Web Tube Length Video
Wedding Video
Women Filmmakers
Women Theme
Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger (if you qualify for this category – this is the best category to enter)