The EVCOM London Live and Film Awards are officially open for entry! And to help you as you go through the entry process, we’ve created this short guide with everything you need to know, from keys dates and prices to FAQs. The key details are as follows:
What are the dates I need to have in my diary?
How much is it to enter?
The entry costs for the EVCOM London Live and Film Awards are below. We know that entering awards can be an expensive business, so we have included a special price point for freelancers to enter their work and an early bird rate. Early bird rates are available until midnight, 7th June, so make the most of it!
Freelancer: £100 (+VAT)
Member: £175 (+VAT)
Non-Member: £255 (+VAT)
Early bird freelancer: £80 (+VAT)
Early bird member: £150 (+VAT)
Early bird non-member: £200 (+VAT)
What does the entry process involve?
With each entry you can submit up to five films or supporting materials. We will then ask you to answer the following questions. Each answer can be a maximum of 200 words. We advise you to put time into answering these questions, as a significant part of the judges scoring allocation is weighted across these questions.
Let’s start at the very beginning.
What was the objective of the project, and why has it been made? What was the brief, how did you approach it and what did you do to meet it?
Help us to get into the details.
We are interested in the specifics for the project. We want to know more about the various elements of the project and how you and your team drew them together. We are interested in the size and scope and complexity of the project, and your teams experience of working on it. We’d also love to hear about anything that you think will help us to understand the context, setting, environment (positive and negative) for the project and deliverables.
Let’s talk about creativity and innovation.
This is the creativity question and we’d love to hear how you tackled the brief with creative ways of thinking and working to the fore. What was the creative thread running through the project? Was there anything new, different or innovative about the way you designed or delivered this project? And if not, what makes this project special? And looking at the wider context of the project, did you come up against challenges that you had to find creative solutions for?
How it made a difference.
We want to understand more about why your work matters in the space it is seeking to make a difference. We are interested to know more about the legacy of your project. What impact did the project have on its audience and its field? If you have ROI, ROO and other meaningful statistics, we’d like to see them here, however we understand it is not always possible to provide meaningful statistics for these things, and that projects are often submitted before that information is available. If that’s the case, we’d love to hear about the intended impact of the project.
Please ensure that you DO NOT mention your name/ the name of your agency when answering these questions. We also ask that any supporting materials are not branded. This is to ensure anonymity in the judging process.
Frequently Asked Questions
I don’t know which category to enter!
If in doubt, send us an email and we’ll happily chat it through with you. But a good rule of thumb is to enter the category that you want to win – the most. And if in doubt, enter multiple categories. Winning projects rarely stand-out in only one category so consider multiple entries. Contact amelia.brown@evcom.org.uk with any questions you might have.
My client is awards-shy; what should I do?
Some clients are a little awards-shy and sometimes for good reason. Clients who need to be anonymous, can be. We’ll need to know who the client is for the judging process but, from that point on, you have the option to keep your client’s name out of the spotlight. If you’d like to ensure your client remains anonymous in shortlist announcements then please make a note of this within your submission.
I want to enter some films that are part of a series. Can I submit the whole series as a single entry?
Yes, depending on the length of the series. We can accept a series of up to five short films in one entry. We recommend choosing the strongest films from the series if it is longer than this, as the series of films will be given an overall mark by our judges.
The project I want to enter was published/ delivered in summer last year. Is it still eligible?
Projects and events published/ delivered after the 1st June 2021 up until this year‘s deadline, 28th June 2022, are eligible for entry. Anything within that year span is eligible for entry.
I’m not an EVCOM member – can I enter?
Yes! Entrants do not need to be members of EVCOM to enter the awards; however member entrants receive a significant discount on their entries. Find out more about EVCOM Membership here.
Where can I see examples of previous award-winning work?
We have a dedicated area on our video hub where you can find award-winning work from previous years. Take a look here.
If you have any more questions that aren’t covered here, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us via amelia.brown@evcom.org.uk. We look forward to seeing your entries in the coming weeks. Best of luck!