Oscar Qualifying festival Awards
Feature-length documentaries and short films (live action, animation and documentary) that have won an Oscar Qualifying festival Award must be submitted for the Oscars to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) by the producer/creator of the film. SEE NL does not do this. Where possible, SEE NL does offer financial support to films that have been qualified and submitted for the Oscars.
On the Academy’s website, you can find out whether a film has won an award from an Oscar Qualifying festival. Submissions for the Oscars can only be made when a film has won an award listed on the Oscar Qualifying festival lists. Audience awards, special mentions and other awards not mentioned in the regulations are not included.
A film must also meet the Academy's requirements as stated in the Oscar regulations. These regulations and the lists of Oscar Qualifying festivals and awards by category are published on the Oscars website. Here, you can also find all the information on how to submit your film for the Oscars.
Please note that there are two deadlines for submitting short films (live action, animation and documentary). An August deadline for films that have qualified during the period October-May and an October deadline for films that have qualified between June-September.
The two deadlines for feature-length documentaries differ slightly. An August deadline for documentaries that have qualified in the period January-June and an October deadline for documentaries that have qualified between July-December.
For the specific dates, always check the Oscars website.
If your film has won an Oscar Qualifying festival Award and you are going to submit it to the Oscars, it is important to let SEE NL know as soon as possible. That way, we can include your film in Oscar campaign publicity and promotion from SEE NL in a timely manner and offer financial support where possible.
Please contact us for more information at: edithvanderheijde@eyefilm.nl or LisaLindeNieveld@eyefilm.nl.
