The US International Awards are a platform celebrating excellence in branded video productions and documentaries worldwide. Before submitting your creative work, please read the regulations carefully.
The US International Awards welcome submissions from a diverse range of creators, including film producers, independent filmmakers, client companies, agencies, TV stations, film schools, and students.
Entries must have been produced or released within the last two calendar years leading up to the final submission deadline.
Please note that previously entered works in any past edition of the US International Awards are ineligible for further participation.
Independent filmmakers may submit unsponsored videos exclusively in the Independent Videos category (and in the additional Production Art & Craft categories).
Film schools, universities and colleges that enter work for their students and the students themselves may only enter in the corresponding Student Videos category (and in the additional Production Art & Craft categories). Submitted videos can be spec work or created for a real client.
Entrants must hold the copyright of the submitted work or possess permission to use it. The US International Awards assume no liability for any copyright infringement by the entrant.
The submission phase for entries for the 2024 US International Awards is over. Call for Entries for the 2025 US International Awards will open in September 2024.
Submissions are done online via the Filmservice International Entry Tool and are completed in three simple steps:
After registering, one can immediately start to enter their work. Entrants can save their entry form for later completion, allowing flexibility in the submission process.
Entries can be submitted across multiple categories, with the US International Awards reserving the right to re-categorize any misclassified entries.
In order to subscribe for the Production Art & Craft categories, the same work has to be submitted in other categories as well.
For category C8 Integrated Communication, the entrant will be asked to include a brief overview of the campaign with background material for evaluation by the jury. jury.
Submitted work must be uploaded via the online entry form or in case of entering in the category Online & Social Media may be submitted by web link (URL). For uploading, any common file type is acceptable. When providing a link, the entrant has to make sure that the link can be accessed by the jury during the period of judging and will be active for a period of time after the award announcements. If the link requires a password, the entrant has to provide that information in the online entry form.
The entrant is responsible for the technical quality of the video.
Submissions must be made in the English language. If the video does not have an English audio track, the entrant must ensure the film has either subtitles or overdubbing in English. Alternatively, the entrant can provide a translation in English of the first and last 10 minutes of the entry using the Filmservice International Entry Tool.
Payments can be made either by bank transfer, credit card, or PayPal.
Please make sure that the given information about the invoice and categories is correct. An additional $30 fee will be applied for any change after issuing the invoice.
An international panel of film experts, creatives, and marketing professionals evaluates all entries.
There is no preset number of winners in a category. More than one Gold and Silver Trophy or Finalist Certificate may be awarded in a category – except for category P Production Art & Craft where there is usually only one winner (or more if there is a tie). The top award in a category (except P Production Art & Craft) is not necessarily a Gold Award but may be a Silver Award or a Finalist Certificate. The jury reserves the right to withhold an award in a category if submissions do not meet expectations.
The results of the jury are final and not contestable. Judging results will not be released unless entry fees are entirely paid.
Black Trophies are awarded in the Production Art & Craft categories.
Gold and Silver Trophies as well as Finalist Certificates can be awarded in every other category.
Grand Awards may be selected among the Gold Winners within the main categories.
Specialty Awards may be given out to the Agency of the Year, Production Company of the Year, TV Network of the Year, Client Company of the Year and Film School of the Year. The winners of these awards will be determined by the highest scores the submissions get in the judging process across all categories and regardless of who submitted the entry.
Trophy and Certificate Ordering Process:
Our mission is to keep the entry fees low. With this system, there is no free trophy and certificate in case of winning.
If you as a winner decide you want trophies and/or certificates, you can purchase and order them via the US International Awards Store.
The cost of one trophy is $275 and of one certificate is $35.
The recipient is responsible for the shipping costs and is liable to pay any custom duties and taxes.
Awards and certificates for any year starting with the 2023 edition may be purchased at any time.
Winners will be announced in June. Traditionally, for the US International Awards, there will be no Awards Ceremony. Different assets, like badges, laurels, a press release template, etc. will be provided to the winners for their promotional work on the day of the Awards Announcement.
During the online entry process, permission to show and stream the winning production in the winner’s gallery and to use it for other marketing and promotional purposes will be asked for.
If permission is not granted, the film will not be shown in the winner’s gallery and will not be used for other purposes. The file or link will only be seen by the judges.
The entrant agrees to hold the US International Awards from any costs or expenses of any claim arising and bears all costs of copyright infringement, talent residuals, union fees, etc., that may occur through the publication of the entered work.
The US International Awards are an official member of the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals – CIFFT. The CIFFT circuit brings together the world's best tourism film festivals and thus is the most prestigious awards and recognition initiative for tourism films worldwide.
Winners of the categories “Tourism”, “Travel & Tourism”, and “Travel Videos” are automatically participating in the CIFFT festival ranking of the world's best tourism films. At the end of the year, this ranking determines the top of the World's Best Tourism Films in each of the six thematic rank lists: Tourism Destination – Cities, Tourism Destination – Regions, Tourism Destination – Countries, Tourism Services, Tourism Products, and Independent Travel Videos.
The rating is expressed on a scale from 2 to 13. The film receives points according to the award obtained in the festival.
Special Notes:
In case that a film receives more than one award, only the highest award will be considered for the rank list.
The awards obtained at the CIFFT candidate festivals do not count for the CIFFT Rank List.
The CIFFT Ranking will be updated and published on the CIFFT website, as authorized by each entrant, the week after the Awards Ceremony of each festival.
You can check the CIFFT Rank List through this link: www.cifft.com/ranking_list.
For more information about the ranking list or the CIFFT circuit, please contact info@cifft.com.
Single Entry: $130
Additional entry or category: $100
Series Entry: $190
Independent Videos: $35
Student Videos: $35
Important for EU countries: As the invoices are issued from the Filmservice International Office in Austria, entrants from EU countries have to indicate their VAT number in order to get an invoice without VAT. 20% VAT will be charged for Austria.
One Grand Award may be selected among the Gold Winners for each of the 5 main categories – Corporate Videos, Online & Social Media, Documentaries, Independent Videos and Student Videos.
Gold and Silver Trophies as well as Finalist Certificates can be awarded in every category within the main categories.
Production Art & Craft Awards are awarded in the respective categories. There usually is only one winner per category.
Specialty Awards may be given out to the Agency of the Year, Production Company of the Year, TV Network of the Year, Client Company of the Year and Film School of the Year.
The winners of these awards will be determined by the highest scores the submissions get in the judging process across all categories and regardless of who submitted the entry.
The new awards and certificates are going to be revealed at a later time.
Submissions are done online via the Filmservice International Entry Tool.
After registering, one can immediately start to enter their works. The entry form can be saved for a later completion. So, you can abandon and return at any time without losing any of your work. You can also go back into your account at any time and add entries.
Submitted work must be uploaded via the online entry form or in case of entering in the category Online & Social Media may be submitted by web link (URL).
Entries must be made in English. It is possible to submit your work in other languages as well. In that case, the film must have either subtitles or overdubbing in English or the entrant must include a translation in English of the first and last 10 minutes of the entry.
Payments can be made either by bank transfer, credit card or PayPal.
The jury will also evaluate your submission on whether it has the ability to reach the target group and to achieve its aim. The project’s description should provide the jury with a better understanding of your submission.
Yes, the same entry can be submitted in different categories. By submitting in more than one category, you not only increase your chances of winning in general but also increase your chances of winning a Specialty Award (like Best Production Company of the Year, Best Agency of the Year, …).
Please note that there is an entry fee for each category you submit your work into.
No, there is none such limit. Just contrariwise, when submitting more entries, you increase your chances of winning a Specialty Award (like Best Production Company of the Year, Best Agency of the Year, …).
If you are unsure which category fits best for your entry, you can contact us after you have filled out the entry information, uploaded your video or respectively provided a link. This way, we will already have all the necessary information to base our decision on.
Nonetheless, you do not have to worry about entering your work in an incorrect category, as we are going to check all finalized entries and reserve the right to re-categorize incorrectly classified entries.
Winners will be announced individually directly via email and on our winner’s gallery.
For their promotional work, winners will be provided with different assets, like badges, laurels, a press release template, etc. Further, winners will be featured on the US International Awards winner’s gallery. All winners may also be featured on our social media channels.
Furthermore, winners may purchase trophies and certificates.
Our mission is to have low entry fees, so that we can also attract smaller companies, start-ups, one-person companies and companies in difficult economic conditions. We know that those companies have excellent corporate videos as well and we want them to have the opportunity to submit their great work.
In case of winning, there is no additional fee, nor do you have to purchase a trophy and/or a certificate.
Some winners choose not to receive trophies and/or certificates, while others choose to order multiple trophies and/or certificates for their client, agency, production company, etc.
If you as a winner decide you want a trophy and/or certificate, you can purchase and order them via the US International Awards Store.
We are always happy when we get approached by professionals that want to be a part of the jury. If you would like to be considered for the judging panel, please visit our dedicated Judge Nomination section.
Yes, you are still allowed to submit entries and others can submit entries that you have been involved in. However, you are not allowed to judge any work you or your company entered and any work you have been involved in.