Pro Moviemaker January/February 2025 - Web

TALENT While the contest is open to entries – until 30 May 2025 – every issue of Pro Moviemaker will highlight some of the top entries to widen the exposure of the awards and its entrants. The awards will be judged by a panel of experts; winning won’t be about how many views the work has had, but about the idea and execution. The judges will be looking for originality, creativity and excellence of execution. So choose a category – or categories – from the following pages, submit your project and let the world see the best of your work.

With small businesses under pressure to deliver at tight deadlines, we wanted it to be as easy as possible to enter these awards. The process to enter isn’t lengthy, and you don’t have to make a bespoke showreel or create whole new films. But you can if you want to! We want to see your creativity shine through; this can be content created for a paid-for client, non-paid-for like a charity or sports team, personal projects or anything else you’ve worked on that you are proud of. All you need to do is go to our website promoviemaker.net and follow the links to Filmmaker of the Year. We just need a link where we can watch the video online, such HOW TO ENTER

as on YouTube or Vimeo, plus the password if it’s protected. Or send a link to a file so we can download it from a file-sharing service like WeTransfer. Let us know if we have permission to link to the film on our website or social media, as well as any credits needed. The entry form will ask for the category or categories you want to enter your film into, what your role was and who the client was, if any. It’s also helpful to write a paragraph or two that give context to the shoot, challenges you faced and any success your film has had. If you have any questions, just email adamduckworth@bright-publishing.com with the subject line Filmmaker of the Year!

MPB GOES ALL IN FOR 2025 AWARDS

It seems very fitting that a brand at the cutting edge of the latest trends in filmmaking and sustainability is the title sponsor of our esteemed contest. Used equipment retailer MPB is the official sponsor of the Filmmaker of the Year Awards. As the number-one used camera specialist, award-winning brand MPB has stocks of the latest cinema cameras, camcorders, mirrorless cameras and DSLRs, as well as lots of choices when it comes to lenses and accessories. Everything is individually photographed and graded on MPB’s slick website, where you can buy or sell in confidence. The company has bases in the UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands – and is expanding into Ireland, Austria, Italy and Belgium to give a global reach of ten markets. It not only saves customers money but is at the leading edge of helping the planet thanks to its circular business model. By encouraging recycling of equipment instead of being stored in cupboards or thrown away, it helps next-generation talent make sustainable choices, get hold of quality kit and is far more eco-friendly. It’s recommerce at its finest and helps to lower carbon emissions. MPB’s growth rate is a staggering 40%, proving its model is spot on for these modern times. The brand also supports many creative causes, like the 70:15:40 Project, initiated by MPB in 2023, that aims to address the underrepresentation of women, trans and non-binary people in