Movies of Monday, 10 June 2013

Source: Yemoh Ike

GIAMA awards promise to detail each stage of it proceedings

GIAMA is calling for submissions from the public and stakeholders in the movie industry. Submission forms can also be downloaded from the Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards website or call the GIAMA Awards rep in your various countries to pick up a form.

Only movie produced and released from July 2012 to June, 2013 would be entered for the 2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards.

In submitting a film for GIAMA Awards consideration, the film’s owners are deemed to have conveyed to the GIAMA organization, the right to choose excerpts from the film at the GIAMA’s sole discretion, for incorporation into the GIAMA Awards telecast for the year in which the film is in competition.

Every submission shall be conditioned upon the delivery to the GIAMA representatives in a form of a DVD or any format that is easily viewed. Owners of nominated films are obligated, if requested, to submit to GIAMA, the preview copy in a DVD format no later than five days following the nominations announcements.

The official entry forms, accompanied with a cast and credits list, a brief English language synopsis of the film, a biography and photograph of the director, still photographs, a poster from the film’s original release, and an original newspaper or magazine clipping advertising the picture’s run, must be received by the GIAMA reps in your country not later than Friday, June 28th, 2013. Other fact sheets also may be sent to further document the submission.

Should a producer submit a movie through our respective reps, it would be shipped, prepaid, for award consideration to arrive at the GIAMA head office (USA) no later than Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013.

The print submitted for award consideration must be identical in form with the final version in general release. Prints submitted will be retained by the GIAMA throughout the voting process. Nominees would be notified.