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press | November 17, 2022

The US International Awards are officially open 

Let’s once again celebrate the best corporate videos and documentaries


The 2023 edition of the renewed US International Awards has officially started. The competition is open for Corporate Videos, Online & Social Media Videos, Documentaries, Independent Videos, and Student Videos. Film producers, agencies, client companies, and students are welcome to submit their creative work. Call for entries is open until March 3, 2023.

The new awards season marks also the start of a new era. Many things changed in the times of the pandemic – and so did the former US International Film and Video Festival. After a brief standstill, the competition is back with new categories, a new branding, and a new name. With a background of fifty-five years within the industry of corporate videos & documentaries, the renewed US International Awards joyously start into this new era.

Participation
Entries must be produced or released from 2021 to 2023. The Awards’ mission is to have low entry fees, so that smaller companies, start-ups, one-person companies, and companies in difficult economic conditions are attracted as well. Entrants can submit their creative works in a total of 105 categories, within the main categories Corporate Videos, Online & Social Media Videos, Documentaries, Independent Videos, Student Videos, and the additional Production Art & Craft categories.

Awards
Winners will be announced in June 2023. Next to Production Art & Craft Winners like “Best Director” and “Best Script”, a dedicated jury will determine Gold and Silver Winners and as well Finalists for every other category. Grand Awards may be selected among the Gold Winners within the 5 main categories. Additionally, the US International Awards want to highlight the outstanding achievements of their entrants with Specialty Awards, which may be given out to the Agency of the Year, Production Company of the Year, TV Network of the Year, Client Company of the Year, and Film School of the Year.

All further information on the categories, entry fees and conditions of participation can be found at www.usinternationalawards.com.

About the US International Awards
The US International Awards honor the world’s best corporate videos, online & social media productions and documentaries. The awards, formally named US International Film & Video Festival, have been taken over and re-branded in 2021 by Filmservice International, Europe’s biggest organizer of corporate film festivals. With the original festival having a fifty-five yearlong background within the industry of corporate videos and documentaries and the expertise of Filmservice International, the renewed US International Awards joyously start into this new era. 

Contact
Marlene Marcher
Awards Manager
US International Awards
Managed by Filmservice International
Schaumburgergasse 18
1040 Vienna, Austria

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interviews
August 02, 2024

Winner Interview
Vanessa Stachel, Student Filmmaker, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

 

For the second year in a row, the Grand Award for Student Videos went to an aspiring young filmmaker from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg based in Germany. This year, the talented Vanessa Stachel received the prestigious award for her innovative stop-motion spec spot "Delivery for Mr. Frogula". 

In this interview, we delve into the creative journey behind this remarkable work, explore the inspirations and challenges faced along the way, and get to know more about Vanessa Stachel, the creative force behind this unique vision.


Congratulations on your Grand Award! What does it mean to you and all the people involved in this project to receive this award?

Our “Team Frogula” is absolutely blown away by the success we had in the last months at festivals with our stop-motion spec spot! And now, winning a Grand Award at the US International Awards shows us we made all the right decisions when making the film. Thank you so much, we feel honored!

Can you run us through the creative process behind the winning work you entered into the 2024 US International Awards? 

My very first idea was just to make a stop-motion spec spot about a vampire frog. That’s it. I felt a bit exhausted from the very busy three years of film school I had so far and I loved the idea of just crafting a frog puppet and listening to audiobooks for countless hours while doing so.
And maybe also to tell a super fun and spooky story? Since forever, I’ve been in love with Vampire stories... and with frogs!