The awards scheme from PRWeek and Campaign, which celebrates the best brand storytelling on film, has an early bird deadline of Wednesday 17 February and a standard entry deadline of Wednesday 10 March.
This year's co-chairs of judges have been named as Nicholas Hulley, executive creative director of AMV BBDO, and Kevin Batchelor, co-founder of Electric Robin.
Awards will be presented for the top brand films across EMEA, spanning business, lifestyle, entertainment and other genres – click here for more details.
There will be awards for the top agency, media production company and brand of the year – see the full list of categories at the bottom of this article.
There are several new or revised categories for 2021: Best Use of an Influencer or Celebrity; Best Use of Digital/Social Media; Best Use of Humour; Rising Star; Charity Film; and Best Individual Performance.
The results will be announced via a two-part virtual award ceremony, featuring a cinematic showcase, on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 May.
Click here for details and to enter the Brand Film Awards EMEA 2021.
If you have questions about the awards, please email stephanie.griffiths@haymarket.com. For inquiries about partnership opportunities, please contact james.butters@haymarket.com.
Full list of categories
B2B
Corporate
Internal
Issues and Reputation Management
Public Affairs
Consumer Goods
Healthcare
Music and Entertainment
Sport
Brand Documentary
Branded Programme
Best Use of Humour
Most Emotional Film
Best Use of Digital/Social Media
Best Use of an Influencer or Celebrity
Animated
Behind the Scenes
Best Director
Best Individual Performance
Best Post-production
Best Screenplay
Best Use of New Tech (360° or virtual reality)
Foreign Language
Not-for-Profit/Giving Back
Sustainability
Charity Film
Brand of the Year
Media Production Company of the Year
Agency of the Year
Rising Star
