Viddsee Juree Awards (‘Juree’) is an annual industry pick award celebrating best short films from Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.
In each edition, the countries’ brightest talents and storytellers submit their films to a panel of international judges, who will then handpick the winning entries. Viddsee amplifies the out-of-competition entries and finalists to our audience communities.
Juree is part of Viddsee’s commitment to grow a network of prestigious storytellers, to support local film communities, and to inspire a new generation of storytellers across Asia.
Prizes
Viddsee Film Production Grant
A 5-day Global Film & TV Program in LA
Digital Cinema Camera + Lens Equipment Package Loan
Camera Support & Accessories Package Loan
Audio Recorders
Creative Cloud Subscriptions
Post Production Package
Judges
Tim Redford
Having graduated from Arts Management, Tim first worked as a Project Manager for Signals Media Arts in Colchester (United Kingdom) before moving to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, to take up the position of Director of Curtocircuito Short Film Festival, that he managed for 8 years. He has been on the Executive Team for Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in France since 2015, in charge of the international competition. He is part of the international selection committee, in charge of selecting, amongst other areas, South East Asian shorts. He also co-coordinates the African Perspectives’ programme and the online submission platform Shortfilmdepot. Tim sits on the board of the Short Film Conference.
Kattie Fan
As a double master degree holder with background in creative media and cultural studies, Kattie Fan is the festival director of ifva – a short film and media art awards and festival organised by the Hong Kong Arts Centre. She is also a co-founder of the art.ware – an independent curatorial initiative focusing on the promotion of moving images and new media art in Hong Kong since 2010.
Her involvement in filmmaking began with the film editing for Christine Choy’s documentary “Ha Ha Shanghai” (2001). Then she occasionally works as a film editor for independent features: Vincent Chui’s “Leaving Sorrowfully” (2001), Jessey Tsang Tsui Shan’s “Lovers on the Road” (2008) and “Big Blue Lake” (2011).
Sanif Olek
Sanif Olek is a Singapore-based film and television director. Since graduating from film school in 1996, his filmography includes television, commercials for corporate organisations and commissioned works for statutory boards and museums. He is accomplished in diverse television genres, ie dramatic, documentary, current affairs – receiving regular nominations and earning multiple awards for directing and writing in a drama series. His short films have been winning international awards and receiving critical acclaim for their authentic Singaporean stories that portray raw human emotions. His debut feature film, SAYANG DISAYANG was Singapore’s official entry to the 2015 Oscars® (Best Foreign Language Film).
General Guideline
- Films must be completed after 1st January 2017 till present
- To join this competition, you are required to submit your film entry from 21 May 2019 onwards
- Film submission deadline: 28 July 2019
- Films can be released theatrically or available online (i.e. YouTube, Vimeo) prior to festival competition
- Films can be from all genres: fiction, documentary, animation
- Films can be presented in their original native language/dialect. Non-English language films are recommended to have English-language subtitles hard-burned in the video or provided in .srt format with the original copy (if you don’t have it, write to us)
- Viddsee does not accept works in progress or trailers
- Duration of films must be no longer than 30 minutes (including end credits)
- Films selected for Viddsee Juree showcase will be streamed online on Viddsee’s platform and they will not be allowed for a takedown for a period of two years
To qualify, the film must meet two of the three following standards:
- The Director is a Singaporean
- The Executive Producer and/or Producer and/or Screenwriter must be a Singaporean
- At least 70% of the film was shot in Singapore
Submissions Guidelines
Preferred File Format
- MP4 or MOV
- H.264
- At least 720p or higher in resolution.
- Here are the video requirements if you need to check encoding specs.
Select One Of The Following Methods in Submitting Your Film
Online Entry
Physical Entry
Here are the few steps to submit your film:
Go to creator.viddsee.com
Sign up for a Viddsee Creator account using your Facebook or email account
Fill up your personal details to complete the film license agreement
Click on the button to start uploading your film
Indicate jureeSG2019 in the “Referral code” field box
Submit your film to Viddsee for curation. We will get back to you on the status of your film submission!
Overall Process
After submitting your film, there will be a selection process by Viddsee’s curation team. After the selection is completed, we will send an email notification to the selected filmmakers. If your film is selected for Viddsee Juree, it will be screened online on viddsee.com platform on 8th Aug 2019, and added to a channel collection named “Viddsee Juree Singapore”. Out of these selected films, Viddsee’s curation team will select the top 10 films to further participate in the in-competition segment. The winning films from the in-competition segment will be chosen by the Jury.
Supporting Partners
