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ABOUT THE IDMA/DVDA EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The annual IDMA/DVDA Excellence Awards are presented by the Intermational Digital media Alliance for the benefit of the optical discand online publishing communities, our members and sponsors. These awards recognize excellence in the talent, creativity, craftsmanship andapplication of technology in the production and authoring of DVD and Blu-Ray Discs, as well as online media and websites.
To reflect the industry’s growth into the next generation oftechnology, the IDMA Excellence Awards are open toStandard Definition DVD and High Definition Blu-ray Discs, as well asour newest division, for Online/Downloadable/Interactive/Streamingcontent and podcasts.
Overall quality of a finished title or entry is considered, but relativeaudience appeal of the content is not a criterion in the judging. Skills used in the art and science of the creation of each entry determine the final score. The Excellence Awards are awarded on merit rather than being a traditional competition. Entries are not ranked as first, second or third place; Instead, an independent panel of Optical Disc and digital media professionals will score a maximum of 100 points for each entry, based on designated criteria.
The different formats are not judged against each other, but rather, each title is evaluated objectively in its entry category. This method means it is possible that there may be a single award, many awards, or perhaps no award in any given category. It also means that either or both of the optical disc formats can be deemed worthy of an “Excellence Award” in a given category. Please note that online content does NOT compete against DVD or Blu-ray Discs, and optical discs do not compete in online categories.
RULES & REGULATIONS
Entry is open to all distributors, producers, publishers,artists, developers, authors and designers in all product categories, in the proper division.
Please note: the Excellence Awards do not accept entries for adult entertainmentcontent.
All entries must have been published / released / distributed or "gone live" between April 1, 2009 and July 1, 2010.
Entry period closes at 12:01 AM PDT August 16 2010. All entries and discs must be received by August 16, 2010.
By submitting a DVD or BD title, a web site/location, or a podcast episode, each participant warrants:
• It has fulfilled its legal obligations in obtaining clearance from co-authors
• It is the sole creator (with or without co-authors), and/or warrants it holds rights to the content presented,
and does not harm any third party’s rights, or private life or likeliness, or infringe any law, especially copyright law
The IDMA/DVDA reserves the right to reject any entry with content that, in its sole opinion, may be perceived as deliberately pornographic, discriminatory or violent. Content or discs submitted cannot be withdrawn from competition once the application has been accepted. Entrants are responsible for paying all costs for shipping optical disc titles to the IDMA. Should any discs or other media be lost or damaged during competition or shipment, IDMA shall not be held responsible and no compensation will be offered to entrant. All discs or digital media submitted for an entry shall become property of the IDMA.
IDMA EXCELLENCE AWARDS DIVISIONS
This year, there are THREE separate divisions of Excellence Awards: CONTENT OWNER, DEVELOPER, and ONLINE/INTERACTIVE eachwith its own individual entry form. Each division has its own set of categories, designed to address the particular audiences served within the industry.
- CONTENT OWNER awards are for those who OWN the content, and should only submitted by them.
- DEVELOPER awards are for those who author, encode, or perform the technical services involved with creating an optical disc.
- ONLINE/INTERACTIVE awards are for non-optical disc web audio and video experiences, both streaming and downloads, and audio and video podcasts.
- FACILITY/INDIVIDUAL Excellence Award nominations again have their own separate form.
- Nominations made in the Facility/Individual category do not require an entry fee, all other entries have an entry fee.
CONTENT OWNER EXCELLENCE AWARDS (for DVD, BD optical discs)
Optical disc titles produced for DVD-Video and Blu-ray Discformats are all eligible to enter any category.
Each Award is presented to the studio or publisher. The content owner must submit or approve all entries.
CATEGORIES:
1. Children’s
Recognizes excellence in children’s programming, with an emphasis on high quality video and audio,
sub pictures, interactive menus, andspecial features.
2. Theatrical
Recognizes excellence in the use of high quality video and audio, sub pictures, interactive menus, and special features.
3. Music
Recognizes excellence in the presentation of music content and/or music concerts with an emphasis on high quality
multi-channel audio, interactive menus, multiple play lists, high quality still images, hybrid discs, etc.
4. Games
Recognizes excellence in Video games specifically designed to play on “set-top” players as well as desktop equipment. NOTE: PC- or Mac--based games, or game titles that only work online, are not eligible.
ALSO NOTE: BD titles that include freestanding games in addition to their longform video content should be
entered in category 7, Advanced Interactivity.
5. Television Series
Recognizes excellence in content originally created for atelevisionseries with an emphasis on high quality
video and audio, subpictures, interactive menus, and special features.
6. Special Features
Recognizes excellence in the creation, quality, quantity and uniqueness of the special bonus features.
7. Advanced Interactivity/Connectivity
Recognizes excellence in enhancing a title’s effectiveness through the use of interactive technologies including, but not limited to, DVD-ROM and Web-enabled DVD content, Blu-ray BD-J usage and BD-Live enablement.
DVDs are judged against DVDs, BDs against other BDs. BD-Live enabled BDs will be judged with an online connection to the backend.
If a login or membership is required to connect, please be certain to provide us with the appropriate login information. Particular emphasis is given to the seamless integration of content from all media sources.
DEVELOPER EXCELLENCE AWARDS (for DVD, BD optical discs)
Titles produced for DVD-Video and Blu-ray formats are all eligible to enter any category.
Award is presented to the Facility or Individual whose name appears in the credits and/or on the title’s packaging,
or can otherwise provethey have done the work.
CATEGORIES:
1. Menus and Presentation
Recognizes excellence in the quality and presentation of their menus, with an emphasis on both the creative "look" and functional "feel" of the menu systems.
2. Audio/Music Quality
Recognizes excellence in the use of audio on any title, including music video DVDs and/or music concert DVDs.
Emphasis on the quality of the audio, number of channels, number of tracks, and the integration of audio to enhance the overall quality of the title.
(Note there is no longer a separate "Music" category in this division. Enter music titles in this category).
3. Authoring Design
Recognizes excellence in the design and use of the navigation features, with an emphasis on SPRM and GPRM register usage, design complexity, interactive features, seamless branching, etc.
4. Video Encoding
Recognizes excellence in the art of encoding video, with an emphasis on the quality, the number of angles, length of video content, and the integration of video enhancing the title’s overallquality.
5. Non-Entertainment
Recognizes excellence for non-entertainment purposes, such as in kiosks, sales and marketing, corporate communication, training, wedding,corporate or industrial event, or education.
Wedding Videos entered in this category only require submission of 2 disc copies, not 5.
6. Technical Achievement Excellence
Recognizes break-through technical excellence in the creation and/or presentation of a title.
This award will also recognize usage of custom controllers or other external devices.
7. Advanced Interactivity/Connectivity
Recognizes excellence in enhancing a title’s effectiveness through the use of interactive technologies including, but not limited to, DVD-ROM and Web-enabled DVD content, Blu-ray BD-J usage and BD-Live enablement.
DVDs are judged against DVDs, BDs against other BDs. BD-Live enabled BDs will be judged with an online connection to the backend.
If a login or membership is required to connect, please be certain to provide us with the appropriate login information.
Particular emphasis is given tothe seamless integration of content from all media sources.
ONLINE/INTERACTIVE EXCELLENCE AWARDS (non-disc awards)
This award division, new for 2009, is for web user experiences, video content produced for
Online Streaming or Download, and Audio or Video podcasts.
Any online video or audio site, or audio or video podcast is eligible toenter any appropriate category.
The Excellence Award will be presented to the website or podcast whose name appears inthe URL,
and/or to the primary producer who can provethey have created the work.
Final award recipients will be determined at IDMA judges' sole discretion.
1. Excellence in an Online User Experience
Recognizes excellence in an online service or product, including
design, functionality, ease of use, delivery quality (i.e. stalling, buffering, etc) and overall impact.
2. Excellence in Advertising Integration
Recognizes excellence in the integration of commercial messages intoan online service or product,
including ad implementation, functionality, ease of dismissal, impingement on video content
(i.e. masking, impairment, etc.) and overall impact of the advertising integration.
3. Excellence in Streaming Video quality
Recognizes excellence in the quality of the video in a streaming service or product,
including video quality, video artifacts, audio quality and overall impact of the streaming video.
4. Excellence in Download Video quality
Recognizes excellence in the quality of the video in a downloading service or product,
including video quality, video artifacts, audio quality and overall impact of the downloaded video.
5. Excellence in Audio Podcasting
Recognizes excellence in the quality of an audio podcast experience, including audio quality,
quality of narration, music score and interstitials, edit and assembly, and overall impact of the podcast.
6. Excellence in SD Video Podcasting (under 960 pixels wide)
Recognizes excellence in the quality of a Standard Definition video podcast experience, including
quality of video and audio, narration, music score and interstitials, edit and assembly, and overall impact of the podcast.
7. Excellence in HD Video Podcasting (960 pixels wide and over)
Recognizes excellence in the quality of a High-Definition video podcast experience, including
quality of video and audio, narration, music score and interstitials, edit and assembly, and overall impact of the podcast.
FACILITY/INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
This is a “craft” award recognizing excellence in a body of work from a production facility or an individual.
Discs, Documents, testimonials and representative titles or other works must be submitted.
Note: The Facility or Individual must be nominated by a third party, not an employee of the facility.
HOW TO ENTER
Method: An online entry form must be submitted for each title.
Forms are located herein the Awardsmenu at www.idmadvda.org.
Please use the form for the specific Division in which you wish to entera title, site, or podcast.
Disc entries: Five (5) copies of the released disc must be submittedfor each DVD or BD title.
These should be the as-released title.
Wedding Videos (Developer > Non-entertainment) only require 2 disc copies. DVD-R, BD-R is OK.
Entry fee: The basic entry fee is $150 per entry, subject to any discounts described below
Entry fees must be paid in full to the IDMA at time of entry. Entry feesare non-refundable in all cases.
IDMA/DVDA Member Discount: Any paid member of the IDMA/DVDA in good standing at the time of entry can deduct
$25 off each title’s entry fee. (There is no discount on additional category fees).
IDMA Membership can be activated immediately online through PayPal at www.idmadvda.org/join.
Additional Categories: Additional categories may be added for each title entered,
at the rate of $75 per additional category.
For example, one title entered in two categories = entry fee + $75;
two titles each entered in one category = 2 x current entry fee
Payment: Entry fees can be paid via any current Credit Card usingPayPal.
At the conclusion of an entry, the confirmation form shown online will display
PayPal buttons that can be used to purchase the entry fees.
You can also pay (after the fact) in our secure web store
NOTE: irrespective of payment method, each entry must have its information submitted online.
IMPORTANT: Entry fees must be submitted electronically viaPayPal within
48 hours of the date online entry is made. If an alternate payment formis desired,
credit card, banktransfer, invoice for check payment, please email
webmaster@idmadvda.org for instructions.
If payment is not made by the close of the entry period, the title(s) entered on
that submission will not be judged.
Any discs or materials submitted cannot be returned.
DISC COPIES REQUIRED for DVD, BD ENTRIES:
Send 5 copies of each title entered, along with one copy of the confirmation email
of your entry form (just one per title entered), and any other related documents to:
IDMA Excellence Awards
c/o IDMA/DVDA
3727 W. Magnolia Blvd # 812
Burbank CA 91505 USA
All entries and entry fees must be in our possession no later than August 16, 2010.
Discs may be delivered up until COB MOnday August 16, 2010.
Incomplete entries, including entries without entry fees paid, will be deemed ineligible.
CLAIMS
By entering the IDMA Excellence Awards, entrant agrees to full acceptance of all of the above terms, conditions, rules and regulations.
JUDGING
All entries will be viewed by members in good standing of IDMA, and judged on merit and demonstration of excellence.
The decisions of the judges are final.
IDMA EXCELLENCE EVENT AND AWARDS CEREMONY
DVDs, Blu-Ray and web experiences selected for recognition by the Excellence Award Jury will be publicly honored during the IDMAExcellenceAwards ceremony (schedule to be posted elsewhere on www.IDMADVDA.org).
The complete list of award winners will be posted at www.idmadvda.org after the event.
(See the Award Menu for past winners.)
For non-commercial purposes by the IDMA, award winners agree to provide the IDMA with additional information regarding details of the winning entry -- including, without limitation, excerpts from titles, text, photographs, logos, video clips, audio recordings, company and personal profiles. The IDMA reserves the right to record, photograph, reproduce and distribute the IDMA Excellence Awards Ceremony for purposes of benefitting our members.
All entrants warrant that the IDMA is authorized to freely use any logos,trademarks, title, excerpts and other intangible rights and promotional items related to the entered DVD and Blu-ray titles, and web video experiences/downloads. Entrant accordingly authorizes IDMA touse its name and likeness,and that of any and all of its representative(s) on site during presentation of the IDMA Awards. All discs submitted to accompany an entry become the property of the IDMA.
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