To be considered: 

 

•Feature films must be 60+ mins in length.

•Short films must be under 30 mins.

•Web series must be 4+ episodes to be considered .

•Submissions must be made by the production company,  director of project or Actor or Actress of a project that would want to be considered for best lead or supporting actor in their film. Film must be submitted via film freeway. 2 films per production company. 1 film per director. 

•Film must be completed  after Jan 1, 2023 and before Dec. 1, 2024.  

•Submissions must be Submitted via Film Freeway. www.filmfreeway.com/detroitfilmmakersawards 

 The peer review group has the right to approve or deny deadline extension for any submission.

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Detroit Filmmaker Awards committee will select the nominees. Peer review groups will select winners in each category. 

 

Peer review groups are comprised of professionals in their respective art forms from around the country who will privately review and score films.

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Nomination announcements will take place March 2025 .  

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Only 1 award will be presented to the winning film/program. Additional awards can be requested at the cost to the winning film/program. Statues can duplicated with no additional information or changes to existing information. These statues will only be duplicated for production categories.

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