EsAward
2020

Annual professional
wedding video award

Stages

Entry submission
December 14, 2020 — January 15, 2021 UTC 0
Judging
16 January — 6 February 2021 UTC 0
Announcement of the winners
February 13, 2021

Participation

Free
for Pro account
members
$30
for all
categories
Only for users from Portugal, Spain.

Judges

Felipe Idrovo
Vlad Bohdanov
Fabio Stanzione
FIKS production
Andrey Hromov
Olga Malakhova
Prestige Films
Andrey Neverovsky
Tina Malkova
Andrey Nikitin
Roman Filimonenko
Anton Yasirov
Egor Puzatov
Super-Judge
Felipe Idrovo
Cuenca, Ecuador
Super-Judge
Vlad Bohdanov
Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Super-Judge
Fabio Stanzione
Ostuni, Italy
Judge
FIKS production
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Judge
Andrey Hromov
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Judge
Olga Malakhova
Samara, Russia
Judge
Prestige Films
Wroclaw, Poland
Judge
Andrey Neverovsky
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Judge
Tina Malkova
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Judge
Andrey Nikitin
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Judge
Roman Filimonenko
Belgorod, Russia
Judge
Anton Yasirov
Kyiv, Ukraine
Judge
Egor Puzatov
Kyiv, Ukraine

Main categories

Best Videographer

11 participants
Description
Specialist whose video most harmoniously combine story line, musical arrangement, mounting solutions and video design.
Selection criteria
Ready video of one real wedding.
Duration
Maximum 5 minutes.

Best Video Editor

10 participants
Description
Specialist with the most creative attitude and the most interesting solutions in the wedding editing, the best compositional finds; who prepares video using computer graphics and effects.
Selection criteria
Best episode of ready video from the one real wedding.
Duration
Maximum 4 minutes.

Best Cameraman

10 participants
Description
Specialist with the most creative attitude to modern wedding video shooting, with the most interesting plans and visual solutions.
Selection criteria
Cutting video from several real weddings (showreel), showing cameraman skills, work with light and additional camera equipment.
Duration
Maximum 5 minutes.

Wedding specialisations

Best Sound Producer

9 participants
Description
Specialist in the field of recording and sound-design, which videos contains better and more interesting soundtracks.
Selection criteria
Cutting of video episodes from real weddings.
Duration
Maximum 2 minutes.

Best Colorist

9 participants
Description
Specialist in the field of work with colors, whose videos contain individual style, creative solutions and exceptional color solution.
Selection criteria
Cutting of video episodes from real weddings.
Duration
Maximum 2 minutes.

Best Pilot

7 participants
Description
The author of exciting videos created with such cameraman equipment: drones, camera dollies, steadicams and camera sliders.
Selection criteria
Cutting of video episodes from real weddings showing a mastership of work with equipment.
Duration
Maximum 2 minutes.

Best SDE-maker

5 participants
Description
Video created during the wedding day with participation of a videographer’s team.
Selection criteria
Ready video created during the real wedding day.
Duration
Maximum 4 minutes.

Wedding genres

Best Highlights

11 participants
Description
Video clip from one wedding where there are all highlights of the wedding day.
Selection criteria
Ready video of one real wedding.
Duration
Maximum 8 minutes.

Best Walk

9 participants
Description
Video created during the wedding walk which shows feelings and emotions of the couple.
Selection criteria
Video cuttings with highlights of one walk without a wedding.
Duration
Maximum 3 minutes.

Best Engagement

7 participants
Description
Video with any episode contains the love story or wedding preparation except the wedding itself.
Selection criteria
Cutting of video episodes from one love story.
Duration
Maximum 5 minutes.

Save The Date

4 participants
Description
Wedding video-invitation with participation of the couple including exact date and celebration place.
Selection criteria
An idea, quality of video and mounting, availability of graphics and sound.
Duration
Maximum 3 minutes.