About the Film Festival:
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4th Edition
> Release Date: 8th February 2019
> Notification Date: 20th February 2020
> AWARDS Ceremony: 28th March 2020
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LIVE SCREENING: Pathé Tuschinski
Address: Reguliersbreestraat 26-34, 1017 CN Amsterdam, Netherlands -
Film Festival
European Cinematography AWARDS (ECA) is a monthly film competition for filmmakers worldwide. We support new and student film-makers, who are just beginning their careers with a supportive and enthusiastic audience for their creative efforts and giving them access to film industry professionals who can offer guidance and other forms of career assistance.
ECA film industry specialists announce semi-finalists, finalists and winners each month. Each year we select ONE Best Of The Best (from all categories) and the prize is the Golden Eagle Trophy.
We only award the best independent filmmakers after a comprehensive evaluation process. Our judges evaluate the quality of filmmaking, creativity, and storytelling ability. Our mission is to promote films, and be another step up in the filmmakers’ careers.
Winners receive laurels & certificates.
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“In a Heartbeat”
Director: Esteban Bravo and Beth David
Academy Award
Shortlisted, 2017
European Cinematography AWARDS
WINNER - Best Animation Short, March 2017
Student Academy Awards
WINNER - Best Animated Short, 2017
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Read the reviews
This is indeed a great film festival. Not only is the organization perfect, but the service is wonderful as well. We enjoyed being part of it.
Great Festival. Great communications. It was an honor to be part of it.
I am so glad to be chosen by European Cinematography AWARDS. just wish I could have been at the festival!
A competition of excellence standard. I recommend it!
Great festival! I was very happy to win Best Woman Director with my film DMUS, so thank you so much! Honoured and grateful! I'll certainly submit my new movies.
Enjoyed submitting to this festival. Great communication and answered every question I had. Awesome being selected and it helped in a few networking events.
Guys, experience, like any experience, is the most positive! Continue on, do not be bored and I'll soon be drawing with another great movie!! Thank you for your time and attention!!!
Great festival!! Thank you for showcasing my film.
Great festival. Recommend everybody to participate !
The Awards:
Certificates
Every Winner of the category will receive a personalized certificate with an online verification.
Festival Laurels
We award the best independent filmmakers after a comprehensive evaluation process. The course is divided into several stages:
> Semi-Finalsit
> Finalist
> Winner of the Category
> Best Film of the Month (Official Selection)
> Best Film of the Year
Statuettes
Cinematography AWARDS officially called the “Golden Eagle” is an award in the form of a statuette for outstanding achievements in the field of cinematography.
The trophy is handed during the award ceremony of the film festival within the year:
– Director – The Best Film Of The Year
– Cinematographer – The Best Cinematographer Of The Year
BEST SCREENPLAY PRIZE:
Three Best Screenplays of the Year will receive an InkTip Script Listing to promote themselves and their scripts to InkTip’s entire network of producers, managers, and agents.
Companies who are InkTip members include: ABC, Anonymous Content, APA, CBS Films, HBO Films, ICM, Paradigm, Paramount Pictures, Hallmark Channel, FX, Universal, WME, Echo Lake, Zero Gravity, Bad Robot, 20th Century Fox, and many more.
Producers have made more than 375 films from scripts and writers found through InkTip.
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Submission Rules and Terms of Agreement:
The film festival works under the Cinematography Awards Foundation, an association of film festivals which highlight excellence in cinematography. It is legally established and is managed by film industry professionals.
A body supervising the foundation: The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
SUBMISSIONS
- Monthly submissions for the 4th edition of European Cinematography Awards (ECA) is open to short films, feature films and videos of any genre.
- All films must be presented in their original language with English subtitle.
- Films must have been completed after 1 January 2015. Premiere status is not required.
- Films submitted for consideration in the previous ECA editions are eligible for re-submission only if there are significant rework done to the films.
- Short film entries must not exceed a running time of 30 minutes.
- Student films and videos must present proper documentations from their academic institution, example: academic ID of the director/producer or a letter of recommendation from an academic adviser or institution. Any films submitted as student film without proper identification will be disqualified in the category.
- Student films must be submitted no later than one year after graduation.
- All submitted films and/or videos must pay the necessary entry fee. Student entries are eligible for discounted fees.
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FAQs
How long is a short/feature film?
Films under 30 minutes are considered short films & over are features.
How are the films selected for the festival?
Films submitted to the festival are reviewed by our selection team, which evaluates each film, looking for the best thematic and well-produced films.
When you accept submissions?
We are accepting submissions year round with monthly deadlines. Please read our submission guidelines carefully before submitting.
THE YOUNG SHUTTERBUGS PROJECT
This campaign from Cinematography Awards Foundation aims to give youth a chance
to make the first step in learning the basics of taking pictures.
Build with our Foundation a Brighter Future
MARCH 2019 Winners
4th Edition of the European Cinematography AWARDS
Best Film of the Month
TITLE: THE BIRD CATCHER
DIRECTOR: Ross Clarke
DOP: John Christian Rosenlund
About the film:
On her attempt to flee the Nazi round-up in Norway, Esther finds herself alone, on an occupied farm forced to conceal her identity; leading to a series of choices and consequences which shift the paths of those around her. This story uncovers a hidden slice of history that grips at the heart and inspires us all at the deepest level.
The Best Film of the Month has the Official Selection to Golden Eagles AWARDS and guaranteed screening in the cinema.The rest films for the live screening jury will select from all Winners during a year. We will present the full list of selected films until the Notification Date.
4 AWARDS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: John Christian Rosenlund
BEST FEATURE FILM: Ross Clarke
BEST LEAD ACTING: Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Jim Copperthwaite
All Winners of the Categories:
The best films. Congratulations to All Filmmakers !!!
THE BIRD CATCHER
(United Kingdom)
4 AWARDS
Ross Clarke
CHOCOLATE MAN
(Germany)
3 AWARDS
Murat Eyüp Gönültas
Flickering Souls Set Alight
(Greece)
BEST SHORT FILM CINEMATOGRAPHY
Petros Antoniadis
Where There Is Darkness
(United States)
BEST DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sean Bloomfield & Cimela Kidonakis
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(Brazil)
BEST DIRECTOR
Marcelo Presotto
YORT
(United States)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Duane Michals
SURVIVING BOKATOR
(Canada)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Mark Bochsler
Safe Harbor
(United States)
BEST STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dustin Lawyer
Mimicry.7.III-IV
(United States)
BEST ANIMATION FILM
Kun Xia
Hold Your Breath
(United Kingdom)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
John Stephenson
Fine Wine
(United States)
BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
Maria Shamkalian
Guilty Bunch of Flowers
(United Kingdom)
BEST LGBT FILM
Wayne Kelly & Matt Holt
Eden
(Russia)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Evgeny Kozlov
ILL FATE
(Turkey)
BEST FILM POSTER
Sezer Köseler
Erase
(France)
BEST STUDENT FILM
Sofia Dillenberger
Unraveling Athena
(United States)
BEST EDITING
Pepe Plaza
DYLAN
(United States)
BEST SCREENPLAY
D.L. Gardner
King Of Kings
(United States)
BEST SONG
Yulia Petrova & Joel McCray
When the Music Stops Playing
(Spain)
BEST DRAMA FILM
Sadie Duarte
Golden Eagles 2019
Pathé Tuschinski Amsterdam
THE CHASE by Lawrence Ribeiro
Winner - Best Action Film
SUND: D. Chris Smith
Known For: “Skyscraper” “The Revenant ” John Wick: Chapter 2″
Edit: Richard Pearson
Known For: “United 93” “Men in Black II” “007 Quantum of Solace”
POST: Company 3
Known For: “Transformers” “XXX” “Jack Reacher”
Golden Eagles 2019
Pathé Tuschinski Amsterdam
Golden Eagles
Films selected to Live Screening - Amsterdam 2020
Best Film of the Month has the Official Selection to Golden Eagles AWARDS and guaranteed screening in the cinema.
The rest of the films for the live screening will be selected by the jury from all the category winners within the year. We will present the full list of selected winners on a date to be announced later.
Submit Your Film Now:
This month Student & Gold Members Discount.
VENUE – The Next Live Screening
Pathé Tuschinski | Amsterdam | Netherlands
European Cinematography AWARDS
DATE:
28th March, 2020
ADDRESS:
Pathé Tuschinski, Reguliersbreestraat 26-34, 1017 CN Amsterdam, Netherlands
TIME:
11:00 am
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We have submissions from nearly 100 Countries
and we are waiting to watch Your Films.
We have a category for Your Film:
MAIN CATEGORIES
You have to submit your film to one of them:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Main Category)
BEST STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY (Main Category)
BEST DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY (Main Category)
BEST ANIMATION CINEMATOGRAPHY (Main Category)
BEST AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (Main Category)
BEST SHORT FILM (Main Category)
BEST FEATURE FILM (Main Category)
BEST STUDENT FILM (Main Category)
BEST ANIMATION FILM (Main Category)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM (Main Category)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM (Main Category)
BEST EUROPE FILM (Main Category)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO (Main Category)
BEST NATURE/TRAVEL FILM (Main Category)
BEST SCREENPLAY (Main Category)
ADDITIONAL FEE CATEGORIES
You can submit your film to many categories:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (Additional Fee Category)
BEST DIRECTOR (Additional Fee Category)
BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR (Additional Fee Category)
BEST LGBT FILM (Additional Fee Category)
BEST COMMERCIAL (Additional Fee Category)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN (Additional Fee Category)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (Additional Fee Category)
BEST EDITING (Additional Fee Category)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (Additional Fee Category)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN (Additional Fee Category)
BEST SOUND (Additional Fee Category)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Additional Fee Category)
BEST SONG (Additional Fee Category)
BEST LEAD ACTING (Additional Fee Category)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTING (Additional Fee Category)
BEST FILM POSTER (Additional Fee Category)
Marcel Iures – Octav (2017)
WINNER - Best Actor
Last Festival News
We are starting the 4th Edition of European Cinematography AWARDS.
Did you make a film?
Give Your Dreams a Chance. It Could Be YOU. Submit your film to the festival.
This month Student & Gold Members Discount
Every month, we are proud of the festival Winners:
Selena Lee
Winner Best Actress
Xander Turian
Winner Best Horror
Ziryab Ben Brahem
Best St. Cinematographer - ``The Negative`` is the only film shot and finished in the Vistavision format since 1960's.
This is a fantastic European Film Festival where talent truly matters. I am indeed grateful and proud that my feature film “Julia 17” is a semi-finalist at this significant film festival. I am a young filmmaker and the honest appreciation for my work is what makes me very happy and it gives me the best motivation to continue working in films and to return with new projects. Many thanks to the Jury and the Festival members. This is the unforgettable beginning of my career and I am so happy that you're a part of. Wishing you “European Cinematography Awards Film Festival “ always lots of great recognition around the world. Sincerely yours, Andreea Boyer
Thank You Andreea for warm words about our work. We are pretty happy that we can give you the motivation to continue work in films. Good Luck!
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