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press | September 12, 2023

Call for Entries Announced for the 2024 US International Awards 

Celebrating Excellence in Video Production on a Global Stage
 

The prestigious US International Awards are thrilled to announce the official call for entries for the 2024 edition. As a platform for celebrating outstanding creativity and innovation in brand videos and documentaries, the US International Awards seek to honor exceptional storytellers, filmmakers, video creators, and creatives alike. The call for entries will run until February 16, 2024.

Participation
Film producers, agencies, client companies, and students are welcome to submit their creative work. Entrants can make submissions in over 100 categories within the main categories: Corporate Videos, Online & Social Media Videos, Documentaries & Reports, Independent Videos, Student Videos, and the additional Production Art & Craft categories.

Awards
Esteemed panels of judges are eager to witness unique perspectives and artistic brilliance and will evaluate the submissions based on their concept, objective, creative and technical excellence, and innovation.
The winners will be officially announced during an online Winner Announcement in June 2024. "We are excited to open the doors for entries for the 2024 US International Awards," said Alexander V. Kammel, Awards Director. "In a world where creativity knows no boundaries, these awards aim to spotlight those who have made extraordinary contributions in brand videos and documentaries."

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 branded video 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!