Awards

Awards exist for each of the five contest categories:
general, under 16, high school, film school and film professional.

State level

Each of the five categories will yield first, second and third place winners as long as the state in question has submitted 10 or more films in a given category.   If your state does not submit enough films in your category for an award, your film will still compete on the national level (as long as national submissions are sufficient – see National Level), and on the global level.

Monday March 4th, 2013, 10 state finalists for each eligible state, in each eligible category, will be posted along with their short films, on the Whale Like Me web site here.

Monday May 11th, 2013, 3 state winners for each eligible state, in each eligible category, will be posted along with their short films, on the Whale Like Me web site here.

National level

Each of the five categories will yield first, second and third place winners as long as the nation in question has submitted 20 or more films in the category in question.   If your nation does not submit enough films in your category for an award, your film will still compete on the global level.

Monday March 4th, 2012, 10 national finalists for each eligible nation, in each eligible category, will be posted along with their short films, on the Whale Like Me web site here.

Monday March 11th, 2013, 3 national winners for each eligible nation, in each eligible category, will be posted along with their short films, on the Whale Like Me web site here.

Global

Each of the five categories will yield first, second and third place winners.

Tuesday March 19th, 2013, 10 global finalists in each category will be posted along with their short films, on the Whale Like Me web site here.

Tuesday March 26th, 2013, 3 global winners in each category will be chosen by our jury and posted, along with their short films, on the Whale Like Me web site here. 

If you would like to attend the screening event in Wellington, New Zealand, event tickets will be sold here from mid February 2013.