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Our Sister
Competitions:
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2011-Humanitarian
2010-Humanitarian
2009-Humanitarian
2008-Humanitarian
2007-Humanitarian
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MovieMaker Magazine
Names Accolade Among The
Top 25
Festivals Worth
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MovieMaker Magazine scoured North America to find 25 festival gems, and said “we
do guarantee that the ones (festivals) listed below are worth every penny they
charge for their fee.” Here’s what MovieMaker said about The Accolade. |
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“Accolade” is an appropriate name for this virtual competition, as past
participants can’t stop raving about the professional opportunities
participation in this event has generated for their work. But it’s not just
directors who reap the benefits. In addition to all of the traditional
categories (acting, directing, writing, etc.), the Accolade also recognizes
several aspects of a movie that often go unnoticed – choreography, concept,
creativity/originality, humor, research, title/credit design among them – making
it an equal opportunity competition put on by folks who know their stuff."
Source: MovieMaker Magazine, Issue #74, Volume 15. |
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About the Accolade
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The Accolade is unique; it is an awards competition, not a traditional film
festival. Awards go to those filmmakers, television producers, videographers and
new media creators who produce fresh, standout productions. It is a showcase for
cinematic gems and unique voices.
The Accolade recognizes producers, established and emerging, who demonstrate
exceptional achievement in craft and creativity. Undiscovered and first-time
producers are often recognized.
The Accolade has recognized productions from all over the world including
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Guam, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hong
Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico,
Qatar, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United
Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.
Annually, a special award is given to a filmmaker, television producer,
videographer or new media creator who makes a significant contribution to social
change or a humanitarian effort.
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The Rules
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Submissions in other than English must be subtitled or include transcript.
Multiple entries are allowed and each entry may be entered in multiple
categories.
The entry fee is $50 per category entered.
Submit on DVD in NTSC or PAL format.
Written comments describing entries are invited.
Entries will not be returned.
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Judging
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Quality and creativity are celebrated in three levels of awards: Best of Show, Award of Excellence and Honorable
Mention.
Best
of Show honors are granted only if worthy productions are discovered.
No more than 15% of entries are granted Awards of Excellence. Notable
artistic and technical productions are recognized at the Award Of Merit award
level.
Like most award competitions the judging is conducted in-house. Staff
is selective.
Entries judged to be potential Best of Show winners may be sent to outside judges for additional review.
The Competition Coordinator's role is to assure consistency across
judging and maintain high standards.
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The Accolade
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Winners are eligible to receive an Accolade statuette. The Accolade statuette is
a constellation of 24K gold-plated stars mounted on a piano finished base of rosewood.
It has been called the most beautiful award in the industry.
The Accolade is manufactured by the company that makes the worlds most prestigious
and celebrated awards, the Oscar, Emmy, Clio and MTV Video Music Awards.
The Accolade is truly a work of art.
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Our award-winning filmmakers share their
stories and lessons learned.
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College Students Win Accolades for Final Revision
By Alex A. Kecskes
In the emotionally charged short film Final Revision, a frustrated
screenwriter struggles to find the motivation behind his story about a murder
involving two brothers. Written and directed by Sky Wang, the story unfolds in
flashbacks that peel back the layers of each character. The tightly paced film
explores the tragedy of drug abuse that culminates in the devastation of a
family already teetering on the edge.
Final Revision also poignantly underscores the internal struggles many
writers confront as they "face the....
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Drawing with Chalk
By Laurie Smith
There’s a new kind of up-and-coming filmmaker in town. Not the dreamy-eyed,
angst-ridden just-out-of-film-school types, but the regular “Joe,” who went to
school 20 years ago, got a regular job, married their college sweetheart, had
kids, and moved to suburbia. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but
first-time filmmakers Todd Giglio and Christopher Springer decided to take a
huge plunge as they neared the big four-oh, and live a long-dormant dream.
Drawing with Chalk, tagged as a mid-life coming of age story, is proof that
fulfilling dreams is possible at any stage of life. The film reflects the
struggles in their own lives, as their 40-year-old characters, Jay and Matt,
attempt to rekindle a music career left behind in lieu of responsibilities....
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| Alice and Lincoln Day |
Accolade
Competition awards its 2011 Humanitarian Award to:
Scarred
Lands & Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War
A married
couple’s take on the world around us.
By Debbie L.
Sklar
The scale of
environmental damage is unprecedented. Falling water tables, shrinking forest
cover, and declining species diversity are all a result of war. These issues and
more take front and center in a documentary, Scarred Lands & Wounded
Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War by film makers Alice and Lincoln Day.
Their film is
the Accolade Competition’s 2011 Humanitarian Award winner.
Alice and
Lincoln Day are a retired married couple who...
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 Filmmaker Tim Carr wins for
Watching the Detectives
Written by Wendy Helfenbaum
Writer/actor/director Tim Carr likes to simplify all of his official titles into
one simple one. “I always call myself a storyteller,” says the creator of the
Accolade award-winning television pilot program, Watching the Detectives, a
quirky comedy about a group of misfit department store security guards trying to
impart their collective wisdom upon a clueless newcomer (played by Carr).
He currently lives in Newark, Delaware, and says...
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 Broken Dreams
by Yayoi Lena Winfrey
In Broken Dreams, feature film, Johnny (Eddie Navarro) is a documentary
filmmaker whose best friends are about to marry each other. Unfortunately for
Johnny, he’s in love with one of them, Elisabeth (Kelsey Ford). While he helps
Julie (Nicole Gerth), a little person who’s the subject of his film, move past
the trauma of her mother’s death and her fear of open spaces, Johnny also begins
to rely heavily on drugs to mask his own pain.
Writer/director David Crabtree and actress Nicole Gerth share their thoughts
about the making of Broken Dreams and the Accolades it’s garnered...
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