Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) 2015

"The annual SIMA Awards champion eye-opening impact films from around the world that inspire activism, compassion and social transformation."

The Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) is an effort to unearth the stories of independent filmmakers, grassroots change-makers, and humanitarian organisations and to provide a springboard for creative and educational media to inspire social change.

There are 3 categories. In the categories of: Documentary Films (1) Features (40 or more minutes in length) and (2) Shorts (fewer than 40 minutes in length), SIMA is looking for "original, wise, brave, eye-opening and creative productions that increase the awareness of viewers to global injustices, to the resilience of humans facing depravation, to the politics of international development, and to efforts and agents of change worldwide....[SIMA] seek[s] productions that raise important questions about the state of our contemporary world, and inspire people to reflect on the meaning and potential of social activism, social justice and social transformation." Jury Prize winners receive prizes worth up to US$1000 per category. (Click here to view the categories and to submit your films.) Finalists receive entry in the SIMA Collection + Film Programs.

In the category of Impact Videos, SIMA is looking for videos between 3-25 minutes in length that highlight "unique development, social justice and education initiatives whose video productions capture not just what they do, but significantly emphasize HOW they work." Finalists are featured on SIMA's Impact Video Library and Youtube Channel. Jury Prize winners receive prizes worth US$500 per category. (Click here to view the categories and to submit your films.) The SIMA Winners Screening takes place in Los Angeles, California, United States (US) in March 2015.