Festivals and Awards

The biggest issue we have as original webbased content creators is exposure.  We have a global market at our finger tips but it sits just out of reach unless we can get exposure.  Festivals and Awards are a great opportunity to give us credibility and exposure, but Webcentric events are hard to find.

I suggest that WSN start (with our help) creating the "definitive" master list of web- festivals and web- award shows so we can start to submit and attend.  (possible advertising dollars from these cats to WSN too)

I'll start...

AWARDS:  

(they'll cost you for submissions.  Joining committees shouldn't, but do your due diligence.)

http://iawtv.org/ 

these guys are trying to establish the "academy" of web folks.  Submissions for their first one is closed.  BUT go sign up and support the infrastructure.  It will let you know when to submit next year too.

Submission: Costs and costs per category.

http://www.webbyawards.com/ 

These, I think, are the longest running award show for web folks.  They're the ones you see plastered on most sites.   They are accepting submissions now.  

Submission: Costs

http://www.streamys.org/ They ran 2010 for the first time unless I'm mistaken.  I've contacted them but the response was to watch them on facebook for news.  2011 award submission has not yet occurred.  Keep and eye on it.

Submission: Costs

FESTIVALS:

As a web show you can apply to film fests for stand alone episodes AND/ OR try to find a "new media" category.  In North America they cost but everywhere else in the world submission is free.  This is important for us as we don't have deep pockets AND it broadens our exposure elsewhere in the world.  BUT let's start with WEB BASED FESTIVALS and leave the film stuff to later on.

http://www.marseillewebfest.com/  it's the only one I'm aware of specifically for web.  I'm only in the festival stage of marketing now but I'll update as I get deeper.

Submission:  costs? free?

CAN ANYONE ELSE EXPAND UPON THE ABOVE? 

 

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Permalink Reply by Rich Mbariket on December 13, 2011 at 12:47pm

The los angeles web series festival LAWEBFEST is a great festival to enter!

Permalink Reply by Jenn Ferguson on December 14, 2011 at 9:31pm

Don't know why my last reply was blank...but yea there's LAWebFest and a new one HollyWeb Festival...both are web series only :)

Permalink Reply by Elisar Cabrera on December 15, 2011 at 7:22am

there is also ITVFEST http://itvfest.org/

Permalink Reply by MrTerrible on December 15, 2011 at 8:49am

SO please correct if I'm wrong here:  It would be great if someone had time to go through and post up the dates for submission if they were closed so we'd know when to look for them next year.


North America:

http://iawtv.org/  2011 Closed.  

Membership: Available.

Submission: Costs per entry and per category.

http://www.webbyawards.com/  2011 Happening Now.  

Membership Closed: Submit for future consideration.

Submission: Costs per entry and per category.

http://www.streamys.org/  2011 Pending:  Watch Facebook for info.  

Membership: unknown.

Submission: Costs but info unclear. 

CALIFORNIA:

http://lawebfest.com/ 2011 Happening now.  

Membership:  unknown.

Submission: Costs per submission.

http://www.hollywebfestival.com/ 2011 Happening Now.

Membership: unknown.

Submission: Costs per submission.

EUROPE:

FRANCE:

http://www.marseillewebfest.com/ 2011 Closed

Membership: unknown

Submission: Costs?  Free?

UK:

Permalink Reply by Jenn Ferguson on December 16, 2011 at 11:50am

HollyWeb:

Entry fee-$55 until Dec. 31, $65 until Feb. 15

Actual date of event-March 31, 2012

LAWeb Fest:

Entry fee-$50 until Dec. 31, $60 until Feb. 1, $75 until March 10

Actual date of event: April 19-22, 2012

Permalink Reply by Elisar Cabrera on December 15, 2011 at 8:59am

UK:
At the 2011 Raindance Film Festival I programmed their first ever web series section  and ran a web series pilot competition - this I hope will continue into next year's festival.

To my knowledge the UK doesn't have any dedicated fests for web series and I don't know any other festival that has had a web series section.

Permalink Reply by MrTerrible on December 15, 2011 at 2:48pm

Well done, Mr. Cabrera!!  Thanks for working hard to pioneer that!!   That's a big win for us!!   Let us know if goes again in the UK this year.  Was there a submission fee for webseries?  

Permalink Reply by ronald jarp on December 18, 2011 at 7:29pm

Have you guys entered any of these? Which one has the best prizes?

Permalink Reply by Todd Marks on December 20, 2011 at 11:31am

I guess it depends what you're looking for..LA Web Fest appears to give a few series the opportunity to go to another festival (Marseille) in France to screen. 

HollyWeb Festival gives the winner $1000 in cash (!)+opportunity to win more cash depending if they win more awards (acting/directing etc.) I entered this one a couple months ago.

The other award shows seem to just be giving awards (i.e. trophies, etc.) and not necessarily a 'prize' but I'm not sure.

Permalink Reply by Jenn Ferguson on December 21, 2011 at 8:05am

I think HollyWeb's grand prize is actually $1500 cash! www.hollywebfestival.com/awards.html 

Permalink Reply by MrTerrible on December 19, 2011 at 9:55am

Permalink Reply by Rich Mbariket on December 27, 2011 at 3:56pm

@Todd: Re: HollyWeb... winner gets $1,500 per category nominated or most wins? Please expand. Thanks.

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