Boston Motion Picture Awards
Summary
The Boston Motion Picture Awards is a group of international film and screenwriting competitions founded in 2004. The competitions are Internet-based, and reward both student and professional filmmakers with money and other prizes donated by sponsors. The BMPAs typically accept entries during the summer and early fall, and then send out the ten best entries to a panel of guest judges.
Categories
International Short-Film Competition (2004 - Present)
International Spoof-Writing Competition (2007 - Present)
Judges
BMPA Judges have included the following celebrities:
- Stephen Root (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Finding Nemo, Office Space, King of the Hill)
- Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls, Kim Possible)
- Trace Beaulieu (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Freaks and Geeks)
- Siu Ta (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, This Is Wonderland)
- Toddy Walters (South Park, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut)
- Cirroc Lofton (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Hoop Life)
History
The BMPAs were founded in 2004 by Boston-based filmmakers Aaron Howland and Seth Howland of 7 Fluid Oz. Productions LLP. The competition was initially for short films only, but a writing competition was added in 2007. Aaron and Seth Howland are best known for their indie short film The Albino Code, which was featured on CNN, MSNBC, and Inside Edition.
Winners
International Short-Film Competition:
- 1st Place (2006): Danya (Beth Armstrong)
- 2nd Place (2006): What's Love Doing in the Mountains? (Yunus Emre Firat)
- 3rd Place (2006): Do You Want the Elephant Music (Leslie Dektor)
- 1st Place (2005): The Photo (Hari Das)
- 2nd Place (2005): Necrolog (Steven Addair)
- 3rd Place (2005): Winter (En Hiver) (Andy Collen)