Balkan
Award
2018

Annual professional
wedding video award

Stages

Entry submission
05/novembre — 05/décembre/2018 UTC 0
Judging
6 décembre 2018 — 10 janvier 2019 UTC 0
Announcement of the winners
19 janvier 2019

Participation

Only for users from Albanie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Bulgarie, Croatie, Grèce, Moldavie, Monténégro, Macédoine du Nord, Serbie, Slovaquie, Slovénie.

Judges

Adrian Ungureanu
Alexander Shnaider
Goran Baba
Andrew Sinoversky
Claudiu Vlas
Sinisa Nenadic
Dmitry Sedov
Darius Cornean
Igor Catrinescu
Alessandro Bordoni
Sandra Skroblies
Anton Serebryakov
Super-Judge
Adrian Ungureanu
Ploiești, Roumanie
Super-Judge
Alexander Shnaider
Moscou, Russie
Judge
Goran Baba
Skopje, Macédoine du Nord
Judge
Andrew Sinoversky
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Judge
Claudiu Vlas
Arad, Roumanie
Judge
Sinisa Nenadic
Banja Luka, Bosnie-Herzégovine
Judge
Dmitry Sedov
Solikamsk, Russie
Judge
Darius Cornean
Oradea, Roumanie
Judge
Igor Catrinescu
Chișinău, Moldavie
Super-Judge
Alessandro Bordoni
Los Angeles, États-Unis
Judge
Sandra Skroblies
Cologne, Allemagne
Judge
Anton Serebryakov
Saint-Pétersbourg, Russie

Main categories

Best Videographer

21 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Chișinău, Moldavie
Paul & Carmen
2nd
place
Video
Archipel de Santorin, Grèce
Doves in Love | Jess & Jamie wedding in Santorini
3rd
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
We Never Left // Elopement in Santorini
4th
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
“LOVE IS……”, Wedding in Nafplio, Greece, Short_Film
5th
place
Video
Budva, Monténégro
Jessica and Ryan

Best Video Editor

15 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Athènes, Grèce
We Never Left // Elopement in Santorini
2nd
place
Video
Chișinău, Moldavie
Kockaine wedding
3rd
place
Video
Budva, Monténégro
Daria and Roger
4th
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
Chemistry
5th
place
Video
Prijedor, Bosnie-Herzégovine
Merhunisa & Mirhad | Love Story Film | BIH / Mostar

Best Cameraman

19 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Chișinău, Moldavie
When love finds you …
2nd
place
Video
Chișinău, Moldavie
Pure Love
3rd
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
We Never Left // Elopement in Santorini
4th
place
Video
Vérone, Italie
6 dimineata, de Augustina Șiman
5th
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
Chemistry

Award Party 2019

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

Wedding specialisations

Best Sound Producer

2 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Chișinău, Moldavie
Paul Carmen
2nd
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
Near Light

Best SDE-maker

4 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Chișinău, Moldavie
coming soon
2nd
place
Video
Vérone, Italie
VADIM & GABRIELA // sde
3rd
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
Elopement in Santorini
4th
place
Video
Bitola, Macédoine du Nord
Wedding Day of Nena & Darko

Best Colorist

6 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Alexandroúpoli, Grèce
MARIA & ILIAS | Coming Soon
2nd
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
Cuttings from several wedding videos
3rd
place
Video
Chișinău, Moldavie
coming soon
4th
place
Video
Vérone, Italie
Wilhelm party || teaser
5th
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
nature’s LOVE

Best Pilot

2 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Bihać, Bosnie-Herzégovine
LoveShowreel ║ Pilot for Wewa
2nd
place
Video
Bitola, Macédoine du Nord
MILENA & IGOR

Wedding genres

Best Highlights

17 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Athènes, Grèce
Charlotte & Robbie
2nd
place
Video
Archipel de Santorin, Grèce
Walk with me... Tatiana and Gery wedding in Santo Wines Winery
3rd
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
Victoria & Edward // Elopement in Santorini // Highlights
4th
place
Video
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgarie
V + M // Wedding Short Film
5th
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
Raw

Best Walk

3 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Alexandroúpoli, Grèce
NATURE “LOVE”
2nd
place
Video
Bihać, Bosnie-Herzégovine
WEDDING WALK-A&S
3rd
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
50%

Best Engagement

8 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Chișinău, Moldavie
LOVE you
2nd
place
Video
Prijedor, Bosnie-Herzégovine
Merhunisa & Mirhad | Love Story Film | BIH / Mostar
3rd
place
Video
A romantic wedding proposal
4th
place
Video
Belgrade, Serbie
The Letters from Italy
5th
place
Video
Athènes, Grèce
nature’s LOVE

Save The Date

3 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Chișinău, Moldavie
Waves of Love
2nd
place
Video
Bihać, Bosnie-Herzégovine
SAVE THE DATE
3rd
place
Video
Bitola, Macédoine du Nord
Pre-Wedding: MILENA & IGOR

Additional categories

Best Young Professional

7 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Belgrade, Serbie
The Letters from Italy
2nd
place
Video
Archipel de Santorin, Grèce
The symphony of Hearts... Sandra and Martians Love story in 60 sec
3rd
place
Video
Budva, Monténégro
Jessica and Ryan
4th
place
Video
Chișinău, Moldavie
Нас связала музыка
5th
place
Video
Héraklion, Grèce
Charis-Maria Wedding

Best Debut of the Year

6 participants
1st
place
Video
Winner
Belgrade, Serbie
High on a Mountain of Love
2nd
place
Video
Archipel de Santorin, Grèce
Fransesca & Carsten | Andronis Concept Imerovigli
3rd
place
Video
Héraklion, Grèce
Charis-Maria Wedding
4th
place
Video
Chișinău, Moldavie
Нас связала музыка
5th
place
Video
Chișinău, Moldavie
- Ice Story of Veronica and Oleg -

Rules

Who can participate?

Registered videographer on the web-site WEVSY.COM, who is over 18 years old.
23 $US for all categories. Free for Pro account members.
Only for users from Albanie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Bulgarie, Croatie, Grèce, Moldavie, Monténégro, Macédoine du Nord, Serbie, Slovaquie, Slovénie.

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 videographer's rating in the local Contest?

No.

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?

Please, contact us by this form https://wevsy.com/fr/feedback/ or send us an e-mail info@wevsy.com.