The East Coast Movie Awards are a bi-monthly international film and screenplay competition with a live-streamed awards show event. Every other month, our special guest host will announce awards in various categories for both feature and short films.

We keep our submission fees low to support our mission of showcasing the work of independent filmmakers worldwide. Don't miss your opportunity to join in on the excitement of the East Coast Movie Awards!

Bi-Monthly Competition with 20+ categories:

Best Feature Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Drama Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Horror/Thriller Short
Best Sci-Fi Short
Best Animation Short
Best Experimental Short
Best International Short
Best Documentary Short
Best International Short
Best College Short
Best High School Short
Best Web Series
Best Music Video
Best Actor in a Feature
Best Actress in a Feature
Best Actor in a Short
Best Actress in a Short
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Short Screenplay
Best Feature Screenplay

*We reserve the right to change the award categories at any time depending on the films submitted during a given month.

By submitting your film to the East Coast Movie Awards the individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it understands and accepts these requirements, rules and regulations:

- We accept short and feature films that are fiction, non-fiction, experimental, animated, music videos, and web series/TV pilots.
- We do not accept pornography.
- Films completed on or after Jan 1, 2017 are eligible for consideration.
- We accept feature and short screenplays.
- You may have multiple entries and submit to multiple categories.
- Each entry and submission category must have its own submission fee.
- Entry fees are non-refundable.
- All international films must include English subtitles.
- Screenplays must be in English.
- Entrants confirm and warrant required legal authority to submit the entry to the festival and to use all music, images, and content in the entry.

All films and screenplays submitted are reviewed by the East Coast Movie Awards jury members. If a film is selected to receive an award, our award's show host will announce this during our live-streamed event. Winners will also be listed on our web page, shared on our social media sites, and emailed.

The East Coast Movie Awards is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition on our site for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for review, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The Competition reserves the right to refuse entries. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless East Coast Movie Awards from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered. Entries will not be returned.

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  • Tyson Green

    Grateful to be a part of this festival, to get selected was an honour but to progress on to win is an even bigger honour. Thank you ECMA 🎬🎭🎉

    May 2023
  • Martin Keady

    Many mercis to East Coast Movie Awards. They made HELLO GOODBYE (or TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT LOVE) their Best Experimental Short and also nominated my screenplay, HEMINGS AND CONDELL (the story of the men who saved Shakespeare), for Best Feature Screenplay. I thank them twice!

    May 2023
  • Amazing time with festival .gratitude to make us part of this prestigious event .

    May 2023
  • Great film festival. Honored to be nominated and for the win.

    May 2023
  • Great Festival, grateful for this nomination and win. Thankful that the judges appreciate this close-to-the-chest project.

    May 2023