Award
2020

Annual professional
wedding video award

Stages

Entry submission
1 — 25 January 2021 UTC 0
Judging
26 January — 12 February 2021 UTC 0
Announcement of the winners
February 13, 2021

Judges

Aaron Daniel
Dmitry Sedov
Marco De Nigris
Unique Wedding
Giulio Cantarella
Elton Sabatino
Lev Kamalov
Anton Yasirov
Mikhail Kohanyuk
Dima Vutcariov
Kamil Zabost
Anna Demyanenko
Kanayo Adibe
Moving Movie
Meryll de Gordon
EMOTiONS PRO
Henrique Ogata
Super-Judge
Aaron Daniel
Toronto, Canada
Super-Judge
Dmitry Sedov
Solikamsk, Russia
Judge
Marco De Nigris
Lecce, Italy
Judge
Unique Wedding
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Judge
Giulio Cantarella
Catania, Italy
Judge
Elton Sabatino
San Paolo, Brazil
Judge
Lev Kamalov
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Judge
Anton Yasirov
Kyiv, Ukraine
Judge
Mikhail Kohanyuk
Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Judge
Dima Vutcariov
Chisinau, Moldova
Judge
Kamil Zabost
Plock, Poland
Judge
Anna Demyanenko
Kyiv, Ukraine
Judge
Kanayo Adibe
Washington, DC, United States
Judge
Moving Movie
Zhejiang, China
Judge
Meryll de Gordon
Nice, France
Judge
EMOTiONS PRO
Kazan, Russia
Judge
Henrique Ogata
San Paolo, Brazil

Main categories

Best Videographer

164 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Athens, Greece
To Méllon - Wedding in Tuscany, Italy
2nd
place
Video
Houston, TX, United States
A party for the ages
3rd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
è divinamente bella e pura
4th
place
Video
Lecce, Italy
DAYDREAMS // Wedding in Tuscany
5th
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
Яблочко и Малинка

Best Video Editor

146 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
N. Novgorod, Russia
Albina & Sergey // Teaser
2nd
place
Video
Bari, Italy
Estefania y Diego - From Spain to Italy
3rd
place
Video
Ostuni, Italy
Dipinto di Blu
4th
place
Video
Chengdu, China
ShuiYue & Pu // In Sipsongpanna
5th
place
Video
Athens, Greece
Three Prayers for Love

Best Cameraman

76 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
N. Novgorod, Russia
SHWRL 2020
2nd
place
Video
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Married People 2020
3rd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
Showreel 2020
4th
place
Video
Kherson, Ukraine
2020 showreel
5th
place
Video
Lecce, Italy
Reel 2020

Wedding specialisations

Best Sound Producer

71 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Odessa, Ukraine
SOUND SHOWREEL
2nd
place
Video
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Showreel 2019
3rd
place
Video
Athens, Greece
A New Chapter // Wedding in Nice, South France
4th
place
Video
Saint Petersburg, Russia
SoundReel
5th
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
WEDDING SHOWREEL short

Best Colorist

92 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Married People 2020
2nd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
showreel color weva 2020
3rd
place
Video
Bari, Italy
reality
4th
place
Video
Kyiv, Ukraine
Wedding Showreel
5th
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
WEDDING SHOWREEL long

Best Pilot

64 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Kherson, Ukraine
2020 motion reel
2nd
place
Video
N. Novgorod, Russia
Pilot Reel
3rd
place
Video
Kyiv, Ukraine
Wedding Showreel
4th
place
Video
Odessa, Ukraine
PILOT Showreel 2020
5th
place
Video
Lecce, Italy
Reel 2020

Wedding genres

Best Highlights

167 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Warsaw, Poland
Grace & Rupert | Plas Dinam
2nd
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
S&E wedding film
3rd
place
Video
Athens, Greece
To Méllon - Short version of the wedding video edit shot in Tuscany, Italy
4th
place
Video
Lecce, Italy
DAYDREAMS // Wedding in Tuscany
5th
place
Video
WONDERFUL WORLD

Best Walk

94 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Ostuni, Italy
Dreaming in Borgo Pignano
2nd
place
Video
Chisinau, Moldova
Walk
3rd
place
Video
Athens, Greece
Would you elope on Mykonos?
4th
place
Video
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Eternal sunshine
5th
place
Video
Lecce, Italy
Love in Moscow (cut)

Best Engagement

104 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Moscow, Russia
Andrey & Dasha
2nd
place
Video
N. Novgorod, Russia
IMPULSE
3rd
place
Video
Kherson, Ukraine
Close to you || love story
4th
place
Video
Bari, Italy
Timeless - same love in Seceda
5th
place
Video
Iasi, Romania
Ingrid & Vasile // Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Additional categories

Best Young Professional

29 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Thessaloniki, Greece
Lets go in Vienna
2nd
place
Video
Salerno, Italy
DANIELE+FRANCESCA
3rd
place
Video
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Wake me up...
4th
place
Video
Moscow, Russia
PITER STORY
5th
place
Video
Bari, Italy
YOU ARE THE ONE

Best Debut of the Year

26 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sends
2nd
place
Video
Messina, Italy
THE BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD
3rd
place
Video
Thessaloniki, Greece
Alchimeia Athenian Riviera
4th
place
Video
Los Angeles, CA, United States
You'll find me there...
5th
place
Video
Vienna, Austria
Nicholas & Lea | Love Story

Rules

Who can participate?

Registered videographer on the web-site WEVSY.COM, who is over 18 years old.
$35 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.

How to get the prize?

Prizes and special awards will be shipped by mail to the Winners. Diplomas for Winners will be send by e-mail for printing or for publishing on web-sites.

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.

Have a question? Need our help?

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