The 2001 Golden Palm Festival honors the best in professional video and multimedia productions from Florida based producers. Always fun--the Golden Palm Festival is an event not to be missed.

Event scheduled for the month of September. Watch for more information.

Giving Back

The Golden Palm Festival Committee feels it is very important to play a role in the development of the professional media community. To this end, the Golden Palm Festival Scholarship program was developed to assist financially the next generation of thinkers, creators, dreamers, and doers in the field of communications.

The Categories

Program Categories

2-D or 3-D Animation
Scriptwriting
Videography/Cinematography
Talent-On Camera
Talent-Voice/over
Audio Production-Editing
Audio Production-Original Music/Sound Effects

The Judges

Your entry is judged by industry professionals who have at least ten years of professional experience in visual communications. Judges are not allowed to review entries by organizations with which they have any affiliation. Decisions of the judges are final.

The Evaluation

The judges individually evaluate each program for the effective use of the medium, creativity, production values and techniques, and technical quality. Judging forms are based on the category submitted. Using standardized forms, the judges assign numbered scores to each of these areas. Olympic scoring is then applied to the evaluations. The high and low scores are eliminated and the average of the remaining scores determines the final score for each entry.

Viewing Limits

Judges view at least ten minutes of each program. If your program is 20 minutes or longer, please select a ten minute segment which you feel is most representative of your work. When you submit your entry, include the ten minute segment at the head of the tape. Make a note on the tape label that you've included a special segment for the judges to view. If the label does not indicate that you've included a representative segment, the judges will assume you want them to view the first ten minutes of the program.

New Procedure for Program Entries

Please select a one minute clip of your program which may be used during the awards festival if your program is a winner. Include this clip on your VHS entry following the end of your program or you may submit your one minute clip on Betacam or Beta SP for the program reel (in addition to the VHS entry copy).

Eligibility

Only programs produced by companies whose primary business resides in the state of Florida are eligible. Entries that have been previously submitted for Golden Palm judging are not eligible unless entered in a different category.

The same program may be entered in multiple craft and program categories.