THE AWARDS.

This award honours the creme de la creme of British wedding filmmaking, and their body of work, demonstrating exceptional skill, creativity, and artistry in capturing and crafting unforgettable wedding films.

Submit a film and you'll be automatically considered.

Nominated by the judges.

This award celebrates the exceptional work of a wedding filmmaker based outside the UK, for their ability to craft breathtaking wedding films that transcend cultural boundaries while maintaining artistic excellence and emotional resonance.

Submit a film and you'll be automatically considered.

Nominated by the judges.

This award honours an emerging talent in the Wedding Filmmaking Industry — a filmmaker in their first few years of work who has demonstrated exceptional creativity and skill in capturing weddings, making a bold entrance into the wedding scene.

Submit a film and you'll be automatically considered.

Nominated by the judges.

This award honours an individual or team that have made a significant impact in teaching and inspiring the next generation of wedding filmmakers.

Whether through workshops, mentoring, online courses, podcasts, YouTube channels, or other educational platforms, they have dedicated themselves to sharing valuable knowledge and insights to elevate the craft, and foster a sense of community.

Nominated by the judges.

This prestigious award is selected directly by the panel of judges from all the Awards entries.

This award is about recognising the film that truly stands out to the panel, regardless of category.

Selected by the judges from all entries. Submit a film and you'll be automatically considered.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

This award honours the best wedding film shot within the UK, celebrating the breathtaking landscapes, venues, iconic landmarks, and rich cultural heritage of our country. It recognises exceptional cinematography, heartfelt storytelling, and the artful incorporation of Britain’s beauty into the film.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

This award honours the best wedding film shot outside of the UK, celebrating the filmmaker’s ability to capture the essence of a destination. It recognises the thoughtful incorporation of the location’s natural beauty, cultural elements, and atmosphere, enhancing the narrative and creating a truly immersive experience.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

This award celebrates the best creative portrayal of an elopement, in or outside of the UK, recognising a wedding film that beautifully captures the intimate, personal, and unique essence of a couple’s private celebration.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

This award celebrates the exceptional portrayal of cultural traditions and celebrations in a wedding film, and the filmmaker’s ability to authentically capture and honour the unique customs, rituals, and essence of a couple’s heritage.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

Not to be confused with a feature-length film, this award celebrates candid storytelling, honouring filmmakers who take a fly-on-the-wall approach to capture the raw, unfiltered moments of a wedding day.

It recognises those who embrace spontaneity, preserving real emotions without heavy direction or posed scenes. The winning film will showcase the skill of a documentary-style filmmaker, using an authentic lens to tell a heartfelt, immersive story.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

This award recognises the filmmaker’s skill in capturing breathtaking visuals, lighting, composition, and camera movement to tell a compelling cinematic story of the couple’s wedding day.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

This award recognises exceptional sound design in a wedding film, honouring the filmmaker’s expertise in crafting a rich and immersive audio experience.

Beyond just music selection, this category celebrates the thoughtful blending of dialogue, ambient sounds, natural audio captured on the day, and sound effects that enhance the emotional depth and authenticity of the film.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

This award celebrates wedding-adjacent storytelling, honouring films that beautifully capture the moments surrounding a couple’s journey beyond the wedding day itself.

This includes - but is not limited to - proposal, engagement film, vow renewal, or a milestone anniversary. This category recognises the power of storytelling to preserve stories beyond the wedding celebration.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

Dedicated to the late Alejandro Calore, a visionary filmmaker whose poetic approach to wedding cinema redefined the genre, this award honours those who push the boundaries of cinematic expression, creating films that resonate deeply with the heart and soul.

We’re recognising films that go beyond dialogue and plot, using the grammar of cinema itself to engage, challenge, or move the audience in powerful and inventive ways.

Winner’s film will be screen lived at the Festival.

This award celebrates groundbreaking creativity, recognising the filmmaker who has introduced unique techniques, new technologies, or innovative storytelling approaches that push the boundaries of the craft.

Winner’s film will be screen lived.

Awarded for the wedding film that best captures and conveys the couple’s unique love story, showcasing exceptional narrative structure, emotional depth, and the filmmaker’s ability to engage the audience.

Awarded to the most engaging short-form wedding film edit created specifically for social media, this category celebrates creativity, storytelling, and technical excellence in a format designed to captivate online audiences.

Whether crafted by wedding filmmakers or content creators, the winning edit will showcase a strong understanding of social media trends, audience engagement, and innovative visual storytelling—proving that even the shortest films can leave a lasting impact.

This award recognises the most outstanding use of music in a wedding film, celebrating the filmmaker’s ability to elevate the visuals through a carefully crafted soundtrack.

Whether through licensed tracks, original compositions, or music recorded live on the wedding day—such as a choir, a string quartet, or live set—this award honours those who use music to enhance emotion.

Awarded for the exceptional use of colour grading in a wedding film, this award recognises the filmmaker skill and ability to enhance the visuals to create a stunning and immersive visual experience for their couple.

Awarded to honour the most breathtaking and creatively captured aerial footage, recognising the filmmaker’s skill in using a different perspectives to enhance the visual storytelling and showcase the beauty of the venue, couple, and surroundings.