Although the deadline for submitting work to the Vimeo Fesitival + Awards has ended, the real fun is just about to begin. Coming this October 8th and 9th, in New York City, you can experience a unique awards show and festival geared towards the visionary creatives from all corners of the globe that use the internet as a medium to showcase their work at the Vimeo Festival + Awards.
The Vimeo Festival and Awards will be a celebration of the best original and creative video that has premiered online. Our goal is to reward the individual creators behind online video and acknowledge the internet as a quality medium of expression and distribution. And of course, we’re going to do it in style.
The awards will be open to anyone who has premiered their work on any online platform. This isn’t just a Vimeo thing, it’s a video thing, and we’re opening it up to everyone. The festival will then highlight the best of online video in an exciting offline environment for all to attend. We’re cooking up some pretty cool stuff for these events, folks, and we can’t wait to tell you more about our plans.
They are cooking up some cool stuff, indeed. With official lists coming soon, we know Vimeo is getting together panels with some of the best creatives in the industry, and, if that wasn’t enough, you will be able to sign up for one-on-one sessions with some of the hosts. Of course, this being a festival celebrating the best of web video content, there will be 10 screenings displaying some of the best work submitted to the contest, all in the luxury of a theater. They have also set up workshops on such things as HD DSLR filmmaking, traditional to digital filmmaking, Vimeo tips & tricks and video editing, among many others; a community tent for everyone to mingle and for a select group to show off their work; and, of course, a few special events and parties.
The awards show is the culmination of a lot of hard work from both those on the Vimeo staff and those who participated in the event, and both have a lot to look forward to as the event draws closer. From the moment the final submissions were being taken, projects from different categories including music videos, motion graphics and experimental were being judged by the top players in many different fields including Roman Coppola, Vincent Laforet, M.I.A, Nick Campbell and David Lynch, among many others. The participants are all aspiring to win the top prize of a $25,000 grant for their next project, as well as the recognition of the entire Vimeo community, professionals in attendance and the rest of the world.
The Judges for Vimeo Festival + Awards
Even if you didn’t enter a submission, the Vimeo Festival + Awards is an amazing event to behold. We all know networking is a very important piece of this industry and staying ahead of the game is equally an important piece, and there’s no better place to do both than at an event such as this. Learn tricks from the pros, Q and A with some of the industry leaders, seeing what others in the industry are up to and networking galore; this is one event you don’t want to miss.
Early bird rates are available now: $175 for a two day adult pass, $135 for a two day student pass (). Visit the for updated lists of events, judges and more. Also, follow on Twitter for up-to-date news and changes.
John Kostrzewski is the Editor of Fuel Your Motionography and a freelance motion graphics and visual effects artist, videographer and writer living in Minnesota. He is awesome. Follow him on Twitter at and .
Something to aspire to for next year!
Absolutely!
I’ll be sure and post an article near the time Vimeo begins accepting submissions so that more people are aware of the actual contest (if they aren’t already!). Regardless, the festival and awards show should only improve next year, so keep a sharp eye out for that as well!