Entrants may enter up to 10 videos per category per round.
FORMAT OF ENTRIES
Entries must be uploaded to the award website as MP4 files
The resolution of the videos should be no bigger than 1080p (full HD). Please don't upload 4K video if at all possible - it becomes unwieldy to manage at volume at the backend. Judges will be informed that the 1080p limit is a requirement of the awards when they are assessing work.
CLOSING DATES
The 2023/24 video awards programme includes two rounds:
Summer round – entries close 28/07/24
Winter round – entries close 05/01/25
GENERAL RULES
Entrants must have permission from clients to submit videos into awards and for the IPPVA to use those videos (or clips from them) for promotional purposes on social media, blog and in exhibition. In general permission from subjects is also required where the subjects may not have had a reasonable expectation of privacy. If in doubt, the guidance at https://www.digitalrights.ie/photographers-rights/ should be consulted.
Videos that have been submitted and did not/do not win an IPPVA Award can be resubmitted as is, or having been re-edited.
Videos which have previously won an IPPVA Award of any kind may not be resubmitted, even if they have been reedited.
Videos must have been captured any time since 1/1/2021.
To ensure impartiality and fairness during the judging process, all video entries must be free from any identifiable branding, logos, watermarks, or other marks that could disclose the identity of the videographer or their affiliated company. Any videos containing such branding will be deemed ineligible for evaluation and may be disqualified from the competition.
Videos must use legally licensed music/sound. Videos which breach this will be disqualified. The judges may seek proof of usage rights where a doubt exists.
Use of third-party stock footage is not permitted in videos. All footage must be original footage. The entrant may re-use their own footage shot for other videos.
Videos which are primarily or significantly slideshows of still images will be disqualified. Still images should be entered into the photography awards. Occasional use of a still image as part of a video is permitted as long as it's not the dominant material in the video.
Entrants must undertake that the work being entered by a videographer/studio is the product of that videographer/studio using the typical process that the videographer/studio employs for client work. The workflow and personnel used by the videographer/studio should be consistent with the typical workflow and personnel used day to day.
Entrants must endeavour to enter videos into the appropriate category. The administrator/judging coordinators reserve the right to move videos to an appropriate category and/or disqualify videos from judging.
Where a doubt exists about the commissioned nature of a video, the entrant may be asked to provide evidence of the commission before an award can be confirmed.
Where a doubt exists about the use of AI-generated elements, or all elements being captured by the entrant, the entrant may be asked to provide the RAW/unedited footage for inspection before an award can be confirmed.
While judges are permitted to submit entries for the awards, they are prohibited from participating in any awards round where they are scheduled to serve as a judge. This measure is to ensure complete impartiality and to avoid any potential conflicts of interest.
To maintain the utmost integrity and transparency in the awards process, the Judging Coordinator is not permitted to enter the competition in any capacity or for any round.
VIDEOGRAPHY CATEGORIES
Commercial Video
Any video that is commissioned to illustrate a product, people, expertise, business, facility or to promote brand awareness.
This includes, but is not limited to:
Product Videography
Fashion Videography
Promotion of Brand or Corporate Identity
Corporate videos
Training videos
A video used to convey an idea or concept
Wedding Video
Any videos shot at a commissioned wedding which capture the essence of the day.
The videographer(s) may have interacted directly with the couple or shot the day in a hands-off approach, or a mix of the two.
Any style of wedding video may be entered.
Videos must substantially consist of video shot on the actual wedding day itself, but may be supported by footage from pre- or post-wedding events.
Wedding and Commercial Shorts Video
Any videos shot at a commissioned wedding which capture the essence of the day or commissioned commercial shoot.
The videographer(s) may have interacted directly with the couple or shot the day in a hands-off approach, or a mix of the two.
Any style of video may be entered.
Video can be up to 59 seconds long. Longer videos in this category will be disqualified.
Format ratio is 9:16.
END OF YEAR PROCESS - VIDEOGRAPHY
To qualify as a category finalist, an entrant must have 3 IPPVA Award-winning videos in the category over the course of the year.
Categories which have two or more finalists will have a category winner announced, decided based on the cumulative score of the top three qualifying videos from that entrant in that category, with the following category awards given:
Irish Professional Commerical Videographer of the Year
Irish Professional Wedding Videographer of the Year
The winners of these two awards will be eligible for the overall Irish Professional Videographer of the Yearchosen by an end-of-year panel of judges.
The end of year judges will assess the top 3 scoring videos for each category finalist to determine the overall winner. The end of year judges will have access to all that finalist's award-winning videos to satisfy themselves as to the worthiness of the overall winner.
