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Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards (0)

Deadlines

01 Mar 2017
Call for entries

08 Mar 2017
Early deadline

13 Mar 2017
Standard deadline

20 Mar 2017
Late deadline

24 Mar 2017
Festival closed

31 Mar 2017
Notification date

01 Mar 2017
25 Mar 2017

Address

7083 Hollywood Blvd, 90028, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Festival description

Short film festival 30'<

Feature film festival >31'

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Online and Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 30'<

Feature Films >31'

Languages
English

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 0)

Festival start: 01 March 2017 Festival end: 25 March 2017

We heartily welcome you to the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards!

Now, accepting submission for March 2017 festival. Winners will be announced on March 31, 2017.

An exclusive Documentary Monthly Film Festival with a Yearly Red Carpet Interviews, Live Screening and Award Ceremony at Raleigh Studios, Hollywood.

Out of all our monthly winners, every month ONE documentary will be selected as "Best Of the Month" and will be awarded HIIDA Trophy during our yearly festival award ceremony.

Winners from Dec 2016 to Dec 2017 will be invited to attend the Mega Red Carpet HIIDA Event which will be held on March 24, 2018.

All winning filmmakers throughout the year will come under one roof to celebrate their wins!

Films entered in multiple categories may win multiple awards!

Each and every documentary subject / stories is so unique, hence our entries will not compete against each other. They will be judged on the Merit of the film.

We at HIIDA value the effort documentary filmmakers put into bringing the film together, be it subject / location or funding / distribution. HIIDA's goal is to promote and recognize documentary filmmakers from around the world.

Upcoming festival live event
Date: March 24, 2018
Raleigh Studios Hollywood
5300 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA
90038

Prizes and qualifications

Each month ONE "Best of the month" winner wins HIIDA trophy.

Rules

Rules & Eligibility

1. Short Docs must be under 30 minutes and Features should be at least 30 mins or more.

2. All foreign Submissions must be subtitled.

3. One film can be entered in multiple categories.

4. Online screeners, and posters are mandatory and must be uploaded in Festhome site.

5. HIIDA does not download your film or make it available online.

We believe every department works hard in making a film, hence, we have many categories.

Main Categories Additional Technical Categories
Best Short Documentary
Best Short Documentary (Student)
Best Feature Documentary
Best Feature Documentary (Student)
Best short Foreign Documentary
Best Feature Foreign Documentary

Talent on camera (Documentary)
Narration (Documentary)
Cinematographer (Documentary)
Writer (Documentary)
Editor (Documentary)
Story (Documentary)
Music/Best Score (Documentary)
Director (Documentary)
Producer (Documentary)
Women Filmmakers (Documentary)
Young Filmmaker - 17 and younger (Documentary)

Short Documentary

Short Films 30'<

Fee

-8%

Early 35$ 32.2$ 08 Mar 17

Standard 40$ 36.8$ 13 Mar 17

Late 45$ 41.4$ 20 Mar 17

Extended 50$ 46$ 24 Mar 17

Submissions deadline
24 Mar 17

Save up
3.2$

Submit

Winners of March will be announced on March 31, 2017 via social media and our website.
Award certificate will be emailed by first week for April.

Feature Documentary

Short and Feature Films >30'

Fee

-8%

Early 70$ 64.4$ 08 Mar 17

Standard 75$ 69$ 13 Mar 17

Late 80$ 73.6$ 20 Mar 17

Extended 85$ 78.2$ 24 Mar 17

Submissions deadline
24 Mar 17

Save up
6$

Submit

Winners of March will be announced on March 31, 2017 via social media and our website.
Award certificate will be emailed by first week for April.

FOREIGN SHORT DOCUMENTARY

Short Films 40'<

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 08 Mar 17

Standard 50$ 46$ 13 Mar 17

Late 50$ 46$ 20 Mar 17

Extended 50$ 46$ 24 Mar 17

Submissions deadline
24 Mar 17

Save up
4$

Submit

FOREIGN FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 70$ 64.4$ 08 Mar 17

Standard 75$ 69$ 13 Mar 17

Late 80$ 73.6$ 20 Mar 17

Extended 85$ 78.2$ 24 Mar 17

Submissions deadline
24 Mar 17

Save up
6$

Submit

TIMELAPSE

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 08 Mar 17

Standard 50$ 46$ 13 Mar 17

Late 50$ 46$ 20 Mar 17

Extended 50$ 46$ 24 Mar 17

Submissions deadline
24 Mar 17

Save up
4$

Submit

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