Award
2018

Annual professional
wedding video award

Stages

Entry submission
26 November — 26 December 2018 UTC 0
Judging
December 27, 2018 — January 18, 2019 UTC 0
Announcement of the winners
January 19, 2019

Judges

Riccardo Fasoli
Lenny Pellico
Dmitry Sedov
Alex Colom
Daniel Carvajal
Alex Rud
Sergei Checha
Luz Casal
Evgeniy Romanov
Lukasz Kujawski
Priscilla Torres & Diego Alcalde
Super-Judge
Riccardo Fasoli
Düsseldorf, Germany
Super-Judge
Lenny Pellico
Bologna, Italy
Judge
Dmitry Sedov
Solikamsk, Russia
Judge
Alex Colom
Barcelona, Spain
Judge
Daniel Carvajal
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Judge
Alex Rud
Kyiv, Ukraine
Judge
Sergei Checha
Florence, Italy
Judge
Luz Casal
Malaga, Spain
Judge
Evgeniy Romanov
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Judge
Lukasz Kujawski
Warsaw, Poland
Judge
Priscilla Torres & Diego Alcalde
Miami, FL, United States

Main categories

Best Videographer

209 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Houston, TX, United States
Dolce Vita Vibes
2nd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
Et si tu n’existais pas //
3rd
place
Video
Arezzo, Italy
4 Elements of Love - Maria Carolina & Rodrigo
4th
place
Video
Athens, Greece
The Wait is Done // Costa Navarino
5th
place
Video
Ipswich, United Kingdom
USA Desert Adventure

Best Video Editor

161 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Moscow, Russia
- I N F I N I T Y - | Wedding based on the CoCo
2nd
place
Video
Arezzo, Italy
Emma / Jag - Love in Sorrento
3rd
place
Video
London, United Kingdom
Eleanor+Tom
4th
place
Video
Nice, France
FOR A LIFETIME OF HAPPINESS
5th
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
ValyaAnya // ElectricLove // Mallorca, Spain

Best Cameraman

178 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Moscow, Russia
Ideology
2nd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
fuckyou2018
3rd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
showreel_2018
4th
place
Video
Porto, Portugal
Showreel’2018
5th
place
Video
Minsk, Belarus
Wedding Cameraman Showreel

Award Party 2019

Summing up the results of the contests
and the solemn awarding of the winners

Wedding specialisations

Best Sound Producer

77 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Moscow, Russia
Sound
2nd
place
Video
Chiara e Alessandro
3rd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
VladaMisha
4th
place
Video
Prague, Czech Republic
Portrait Video Studio - showreel
5th
place
Video
Amalfi, Italy
Daniel & Jassie / Wedding Caruso Ravello

Best SDE-maker

80 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
N. Novgorod, Russia
Morocco Desert Party SDE
2nd
place
Video
Naples, Italy
★★Kim Plus Greg★★ that’s amore
3rd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
M&D
4th
place
Video
Turin, Italy
Destination Wedding | Harriet & Rob
5th
place
Video
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Priyanka and Puneet | Indian wedding

Best Colorist

108 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Athens, Greece
The Poem of Earth
2nd
place
Video
Ploiesti, Romania
White Dress!
3rd
place
Video
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Teaser for Vlad and Nastya
4th
place
Video
Odessa, Ukraine
Teaser/Warsaw
5th
place
Video
Valentina e Paolo

Best Pilot

79 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Ostuni, Italy
The rustle
2nd
place
Video
Minsk, Belarus
WEVA - Best Pilot
3rd
place
Video
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Shake It
4th
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
Unsteady
5th
place
Video
Amalfi, Italy
★★★ MARIO + ROBERTA ★★★ // ENGAGEMENT //

Wedding genres

Best Highlights

196 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jess+Seb
2nd
place
Video
Ancona, Italy
Elope in Tuscany
3rd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
ValyaAnya // ElectricLove // Mallorca, Spain
4th
place
Video
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
My Cleopatra
5th
place
Video
Ipswich, United Kingdom
A New York Fashion Photographer's Wedding

Best Walk

85 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Brescia, Italy
Venice Mistiness
2nd
place
Video
Valencia, Spain
Anica & Amil
3rd
place
Video
Kherson, Ukraine
Walk at the salt sea
4th
place
Video
Madrid, Spain
walking on the moon
5th
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
Life is only where there is love. (أينما يتواجد الحب تتواجد الحياة)

Best Engagement

99 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Moscow, Russia
Languor souls
2nd
place
Video
N. Novgorod, Russia
Alina & Vladimir | Love Story
3rd
place
Video
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
The Request
4th
place
Video
Kyiv, Ukraine
Your art of love
5th
place
Video
Krasnodar, Russia
Edward & Anna

Save The Date

33 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Moscow, Russia
Alex & Kate
2nd
place
Video
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Astrid & Fran
3rd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
Приглашение на свадьбу
4th
place
Video
Naples, Italy
Elopement in Santorini
5th
place
Video
Ancona, Italy
the great wedding

Additional categories

Best Young Professional

91 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
REEL WEDDINGS 2018
2nd
place
Video
Nice, France
INTO YOUR EYES
3rd
place
Video
Belgorod, Russia
ДАНЯ ЮЛЯ СВАДЬБА ЧЕРНОГОРИЯ
4th
place
Video
Murmansk, Russia
In a Search of Sunset
5th
place
Video
Lisboa, Portugal
We Walk in Beauty

Best Debut of the Year

95 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Moscow, Russia
rEVOLution
2nd
place
Video
Paris, France
I CARRY YOUR HEART WITH ME
3rd
place
Video
Canberra, Australia
Shanta + Tim - From Australia to India
4th
place
Video
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Elena & Castor - The power of love
5th
place
Video
Make your dreams come alive

Rules

Who can participate?

Registered videographer on the web-site WEVSY.COM, who is over 18 years old.
$33 for all categories. Free for Pro account members.

What kind of videos should be submitted?

Only video fully complying with the description and specifications of the category is allowed to participate in the Contest.

Technical requirements

For participation in the Contest video preliminary is uploaded to video-hosting Youtube or Vimeo. In the uploading video form to the category the link indicated to a video at an appropriate video hosting. It is desirable to upload video of HD-quality. Screenshot should be uploaded to each video which gives an idea about video content. Screenshots with logo are banned.

Which videos are forbidden?

Video is not allowed to participate in the Competition if it contains inappropriate or unethical content included in the list of restrictions adopted in internet or not corresponding to the traditional standards of the wedding video. Every video can be deleted from Contest with accordance of decision of WEVSY.COM and this decision can not be discussed.

It is possible to add to one category several videos?

No.

What is the procedure of judging?

There are 5 judges who are a responsible for each category and have access to rate video only in their category. After announcement of the beginning of voting each member of jury can watch video and vote using 10-point scale. Rates compliance to the category, the video quality, the wow-factor, the overall impression. Rating can be changed during voting period.

When judges finish the voting, super-judges start to vote. Super-judges look through all the categories but rate only 5 videos in each category which reached maximum points after main judging process.

Which prizes will the winners receive?

Winners of main categories will get special statuettes. All the winners will get diplomas of the Contest and distinctive marks in their profiles and Pro account for the year.

Does the winning influence on the rating of videographer?

Yes. The owner of a title - Best Filmmaker WEVSY.COM - occupies the 1-st place in catalogue of videographers for the next year till announcement of the results of the next year Contest. The finalists in other categories receive bonus rating.

Other important things you need to know

Participating in the Contest you agree with all mentioned rules. You also guarantee that you are the author of all videos which you upload and not any 3-rd person has nothing against it.

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