Theatrical Feature:

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the color grading within an entire Feature Film for a theatrical release.

Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature:

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the color grading within an Episode (includes an episode of an Episodic Series, Pilot, Miniseries or Special) or Non-Theatrical Feature.

Commercial:

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the color grading within a Commercial. Infomercials, corporate IDs or marks and company logos are not eligible in this or any other category. Movie trailers are not eligible in this category.

Theatrical Feature:

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the editing within an entire Feature Film for a theatrical release.

Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (30 Minutes and Under):

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the editing within an Episode (includes an episode of an Episodic Series, Pilot, Miniseries or Special) or Non-Theatrical Feature with a running time of 30 minutes or less.

Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (Over 30 Minutes):

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the editing within an Episode (includes an episode of an Episodic Series, Pilot, Miniseries or Special) or Non-Theatrical Feature, with a running time of 30 minutes or longer.

Theatrical Feature:

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the sound post production work within an entire Feature Film for a theatrical release.

Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature:

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the sound post production work within an Episode (includes an episode of an Episodic Series, Pilot, Miniseries or Special) or Non-Theatrical Feature.

Commercial:

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the sound post work within a Commercial. Infomercials, corporate IDs and marks or company logos are not eligible in this or any category. Movie trailers are not eligible in this category.

Theatrical Feature:

The HPA Awards recognizes that multiple visual effects production companies and hundreds of artisans can contribute to the overall visual effects within an entire Feature Film for a theatrical release. We seek to recognize and honor the contributions of these organizations and artisans. This award is to honor the outstanding achievement in visual effects in a sequence or sequences created by an artist or team of artists. Each facility or team may submit only one (1) entry per Feature Film. Title sequences are excluded from this category.

Episode (13 Episodes and Fewer) or Non-Theatrical Feature:

This award is to honor outstanding achievement in visual effects for an Episode (includes an episode of an Episodic Series, Pilot, Miniseries or Special), with a season consisting of 13 episodes or less, or a Non-Theatrical Feature. Multiple episodes of the same series are eligible provided that the individual episode and visual effects team are different. Title sequences are excluded from this category.

Episode (Over 13 Episodes):

This award is to honor outstanding achievement in visual effects for an Episode (includes an episode of an Episodic Series, Pilot, Miniseries or Special), with a season consisting of more than 13 episodes. Multiple episodes of the same series are eligible provided that the individual episode and visual effects team are different. Title sequences are excluded from this category.

The Engineering Excellence Award is intended to showcase and reward inventors, manufacturers, vendors and/or peer production, post production, distribution, and/or archiving companies for their outstanding product. Valid entrants are a single ‘product’– i.e. hardware and/or software-based — but must represent a step forward for its industry beneficiaries. One award trophy will be presented per winning entry.

The Charles S. Swartz Award recognizes broad, impactful and lasting contributions that have advanced and/or provided some unique purpose to the larger media content ecosystem. The Award may be conferred on a person, group, or company that has made a significant artistic, technological, business or educational impact across diverse aspects of the media industry.

The Lifetime Achievement Award may be awarded by the Hollywood Professional Association to an individual who, during his or her lifetime, is recognized for their service and commitment to the professional media content industry. The mission of this award is to give deserving and respectful recognition to specific individuals who have, with great service, dedicated their careers to the betterment of our industry.

The HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation Award was conceived to recognize companies and individuals who have demonstrated excellence, whether in the development of workflow and process to support creative storytelling or in technical innovation. The Judges Award is chosen by a jury of experts and peers.

Creative Entry Submissions

Early Bird Entries – Deadline: June 10, 2019

• $150 per submission for HPA/SMPTE members
• $180 per submission for non-members
• To take advantage of “Early Bird” entry fees, all materials must be received by HPA Awards by the “Early Bird” Entry Deadline in the Schedule. (June 10, 2019)

Pricing as of June 11, 2019

• $175 per submission for HPA/SMPTE members
• $210 per submission for non-members.
• HPA/SMPTE Corporate member companies may submit all entries from that company under the membership rate.
• Individual members may use the member rate for entries where that individual is the Entrant.

Engineering Excellence Award Submission

• $595 per submission

Payment Information

• Payment may be made via credit card during the submission process, or by mailing in a check, or by ACH/EFT.
• Payments made by check must be in US Funds only. Make check payable to: Hollywood Professional Association
• In the case of EFT or ACH payments, HPA must receive the full amount of the entry fee in US Dollars. All transfer or  bank fees are the sender’s responsibility category.

Materials

See sections B and C of the Awards Entry Rules for full details (PDF)

1. Pro Res HQ File Media Guidelines: For all categories other than Outstanding Color Grading – Theatrical Feature
   • Codec – Pro Res 422 HQ
   • Color Space – Rec 709, gamma 2.4
   • Resolution – 1920 x 1080
   • 23.98 fps
   • Viewing materials can be uploaded as part of the entry submission process at hpa.awardcore.com. See section D (page 21) for a complete walk through of the entry submission process.
2. H.264 File Media Guidelines – Editing for Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature category ONLY:
   • 1920 x 1080P
   • H.264 High Profile
   • Chroma 4:2:0 or 4:2:2
   • BitRate 8 Mbs
3. DCP Submission Guidelines
   • Submissions should be submitted as an unencrypted DCP file and delivered on a USB hard drive to:
     Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema
     Attn: Sharra Updike
     2233 North Ontario St. 3rd Floor
     Burbank, CA 91504
     C/O HPA Awards
     (818) 260.3871
     HPAAwards@bydeluxe.com
   • DCPs are due at Deluxe by the regular submission deadline of July 12. Please send a note to awards@HPAonline.com with your entry number, project title, shipping method and the date that your submission material was sent to Deluxe. If you will be requesting an extension to get your DCP to Deluxe, please note that entry materials must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, July 19.
4. Sound submission guidelines
   • Codec – Pro Res 422 HQ
     1. Submissions should be submitted on a Pro Res HQ file. The viewing material should include both the completed sound mix for judging and matching video.
     2. Audio – PCM
        1. 5.1 Sound – with the following track assignments.
           • Track 1 – Left
           • Track 2 – Right
           • Track 3 – Center
           • Track 4 – LFE
           • Track 5 – LS
           • Track 6 – RS
        2. Stereo
           • Track 1 – Left
           • Track 2 – Right
        3. Note: Stereo tracks should only be submitted when the original project was released in Stereo.