2012
ANNUAL SHORTS AWARDS
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The
Shorts Awards is an annual event held in Los Angeles
during the week of the Academy Awards that recognizes
extraordinary contributions to the Short Movie Industry
- people, technology, and international. The winners
of the 2012 Annual Shorts Awards will be announced at
the Shorts Awards Ceremony on 24th February 2012 and
the winners presented on the Shorts HD website.
We are inviting you, the filmmaking and film watching
public, to submit your nominations and suggestions for
the winners of each of the Shorts Technology Awards
2012. Companies, industry professionals and members
of the press are also invited to submit their nominations
to the same address.
To submit your nomination, please email techawards@shorts.tv
by 1st February 2012 with the name of the product, the
name of the award you are nominating it for and a short
description of the reason for your nomination.
This year, we will recognize outstanding contribution
through the following awards:
INDIVIDUAL
AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL AWARD
TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT IN SHORT FILM
This award will recognize the recipient's extraordinary
lifetime contribution to short movies of every kind
including Experimental, Live Action, Animation and Documentary.
This is our highest honor, conferred to a filmmaker
we've identified as being key to keeping the form alive
with their own work through technical/philanthropic
contributions to the field, while sharing their knowledge
and experience in short movies to inspire the next generation
of filmmakers.
VISIONARY
AWARDS
Shorts are prophetic enterprises that take those involved
on unpredictable journeys to the boundaries of filmmaking.
This award recognizes those individuals that embrace
the medium's reputation for bucking the trend, contributing
their considerable talents to innovative short movies
that embody the category's best qualities.
OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS AWARDS
An
individual award will be presented to each film maker
that has been nominated for an OSCAR in the categories
of Live Action, Animation and Documentary film in recognition
of their achievement.
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INTERNATIONAL AWARD
This award recognizes the contribution of organizations
and enterprises from around the world whom have excelled
in expanding the audience for short films; championed
talented emerging film makers and deepened the foundations
of the short movie business. Recipients may include
film festivals, TV networks, publicly funded film initiatives
and even nations.
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TECHNOLOGY
AWARDS
BEST
VIDEO CAMERA FOR SHORT MOVIE MAKERS -
'SUBMIT
THIS AWARD'
A top quality camera is essential to meet the high-intensity
demand of shorts. This award recognizes the monumental
impact technology manufacturers and engineers have made
by ushering in a new way of bringing a vibrant and new
way to shoot previously un-makeable stories.
Conditions:
1. Camera must have been introduced to the market in 2010
or 2011.
2. Camera must be accessible to short filmmakers to own
or rent and therefore retail at less than $25,000.
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BEST NEW "POINT AND
SHOOT" VIDEO CAMERA -
'SUBMIT
THIS AWARD'
New
point-and-shoot technology is not only revolutionizing
Hollywood, but creating a world in which anyone with passion
and an eye for storytelling can become a filmmaker.
This award recognizes the colossal advances in point-and-shoot
video technology and its contribution to the art of filmmaking.
Conditions:
1. The camera must have been introduced to the market
in 2010 or 2011.
2. The camera must be able to shoot and store a minimum
of 5 minutes of 1080p HD video.
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BEST TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO ASSIST IN SHORT FILM
EDITING -
'SUBMIT
THIS AWARD'
Throughout
the last decade the miniaturization of computer technology
has made vast amounts of processing capability easily
affordable. Coupled with an explosion of new editing software,
filmmakers of all levels now have the ability to edit
films using the highest quality tools.
This award will be given to honor the best technological
innovations in film editing systems and/or editing software
packages which have been made accessible to short filmmakers.
Conditions:
1. The system or software must have been release in 2010
or 2011
2. The system or software must retail at a price that
is accessible to short filmmakers, costing no more than
$10,000.
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BEST
TECHNOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTION IN VISUAL EFFECTS & ANIMATION
-
'SUBMIT
THIS AWARD'
Technology
developments in Visual Effects and their increasing availability
to short moviemakers are having an important impact on
the medium. This award recognizes the years of development
and technical expertise that are making some of the most
complex technologies available to short filmmaking.
It is given to the best technology innovations in the
field of Visual Effects and Animation, which are accessible
to filmmakers.
Conditions:
1. The system or software must have been released in 2010
or 2011.
2. The system must have been accessible to independent
filmmakers either through a competitive price or through
manufacturers' programs with schools or other film organizations
that make the key components of the system available to
independent, emerging filmmakers.
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BEST
FILMMAKING APP OF 2011 -
'SUBMIT
THIS AWARD'
Mobile
apps are rapidly redefining the world in which we live,
and are having an equal impact on the world of filmmaking.
Many of these software developments are becoming increasingly
essential tools to assist filmmakers. From location scouting
to productivity enhancing to information organizing to
on-the-fly moviemaking, mobile apps are creating new ways
for filmmakers to do their job.
This award recognizes the significant technical achievement
in developing mobile apps targeted to filmmaking, and
is given to the best app for filmmaking released in 2011.
Conditions:
1. The app must have been commercially available in an
app store in 2011.
2. The app can be available on any smart phone or tablet
operating system including iOS, Android, Windows phone
and Blackberry.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The winners will be announced at the Shorts Awards Ceremony
on 24th February 2012 and will be made available on the
Shorts HD website.
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