“For a film made in a small country like Lebanon, it is incredible to realize that MMA recognizes our film [and is] able to see what is beautiful about it. We chose MMA to reach out to a western audience. MMA continues finding good films from around the world that need recognition.”
Samer Daboul, Moviemaker of “Out Loud”
MAVERICK MOVIE AWARD CATEGORIES
After we review all the movie submissions received in a given year and they are separated by feature, short and web series in length and classification, a moviemaker will receive one MAVERICK MOVIE AWARD in each award category with the award winner selected from a list of no less than TWO and no more than TEN nominees.
We reserve the right to not issue an award by de facto. If we receive only one entry for consideration of any particular category we will examine said movie within the context of its genre and decide whether or not that movie merits the award for its category. In other words, a movie doesn't automatically win an award for being the sole entry in any given category.
So without further ado, the Maverick Movie Award categories are:
We reserve the right to not issue an award by de facto. If we receive only one entry for consideration of any particular category we will examine said movie within the context of its genre and decide whether or not that movie merits the award for its category. In other words, a movie doesn't automatically win an award for being the sole entry in any given category.
So without further ado, the Maverick Movie Award categories are:
Best in class
All movie genres are considered with one award issued for each of the following categories:
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BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE BEST WEB SERIES (by season) BEST WEB PILOT (for an individual episode) BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY BEST FEATURE ANIMATION BEST SHORT ANIMATION SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT At our discretion we may offer an award for any remarkable detail we recognize as a significant accomplishment in its execution or completion of a movie or series. In the past, we've honored particular lines of dialogue, an artist's unique expression of a character or plot point and other maverick badassery in general. |
ProductionAll movie genres are considered with one award issued for each of the following categories for narrative feature, short and web series:
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST SCREENPLAY BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY BEST EDITING BEST MUSIC BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS |
ActingAll movie genres are considered with one award issued for each of the following categories for narrative feature, short and web series:
BEST ACTOR in a LEAD role
BEST ACTRESS in a LEAD role BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING role BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING role BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE |
