School of Media Studies

School of Media Studies

First Call for World Documentary Awards

This is the first call to World Documentary Awards. Grab the chance for the lowest submission fee. The festival is opened for professionals and newcomers in the industry globally. Various languages with English subtitles or dubbing are welcome.

The Festival greets all documentary filmmakers to show their talents and passions through their films. We are looking for intelligent, well-produced, smartly edited documentary films with interesting storytelling. Documentary filmmakers have a series of categories entries to enter; and, to widen their chances to win, they are offered with the cost-effective Package-of-Five.

The World Documentary Awards will conduct prestigious Awards Ceremony, workshops, and screenings that will be attended by international filmmakers, mass media, government bodies, and celebrities. All winners and accepted filmmakers are welcomed at these events in February 2019, and we will acknowledge attending filmmakers with specific physical awards.

GUIDELINES SUBMISSION:

 

Documentary Feature
A film with a running time of more than 60 minutes.
Documentary Short
A film with a running time of fewer than 60 minutes.
Documentary Newcomer
Director
Producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Story
Sound
Animation
Humanitarian
Social Issue
Actor/main cast/source
Actress/main cast/source
Ensemble of casts
Emerging Documentarian
The documentarian of the Year
Package of Five
-You can choose up to 5 categories
HOW TO SUBMIT?
1. Through FilmFreeway.
CLICK HERE to submit
2. Through Film Festivals Alliance (FFA)
FFA is a festival submission platform that offers Money Back Guarantee if your film is not selected (2 more chances to submit through FFA before being refunded).
CLICK HERE to submit through FFA.

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Submit your application

Undergraduate

To apply to any of our Bachelor's programs (Except the Bachelor's Program for Adult Transfer Students) complete and submit the Common App online.

Graduates and Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctural, Professional Studies Diploma, Graduates Certificate, or Associate's programs, or to apply to the Bachelor's Program for Adult and Transfer Students, complete and submit the New School Online Application.