“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 REVIEW PROCESS & CATEGORIES
Once we've reviewed all the movie submissions received in a given year they are separated by feature, short and web series in length and classified an a qualified entry. After each qualified entry has been examined and reviewed, a moviemaker is eligible to receive one or more MAVERICK MOVIE AWARD nomination in each award category with the award winner selected from a list of qualified nominees. We do NOT nominate to nominate merely because we received a movie. Mavericks don't go after low hanging fruit by fostering awards mills and you're in the wrong place if that's the sort of validation you seek here for your movie.
We issue only one award in each category.
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. Also, we may choose to increase or decrease nominations in any category, add and remove categories, and re-categorize entries as long as the change of criteria extends to all qualified entries equitably.
We NEVER nominate to nominate because we merely received a movie for consideration. MMA is not a "pay-to-play" platform. Moviemakers earn their stripes here.
So without further ado, our perennial Maverick Movie Award categories are:
We issue only one award in each category.
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. Also, we may choose to increase or decrease nominations in any category, add and remove categories, and re-categorize entries as long as the change of criteria extends to all qualified entries equitably.
We NEVER nominate to nominate because we merely received a movie for consideration. MMA is not a "pay-to-play" platform. Moviemakers earn their stripes here.
So without further ado, our perennial Maverick Movie Award categories are:
Best in class
All movie genres are considered with one award issued for each of the following categories:
BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE
BEST WEB SERIES (by season)
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.
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE
BEST WEB SERIES (by season)
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.
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 |