The Maverick Movie Awards annually honors films and screenplays. They were founded as the New Haven Underground Film Festival in 2004, and became known as Maverick Movie Awards in 2008.[1] The awards are given out by a panel of judges working in the film industry.[2] Its winners include both big-budget studio films as well as low budget independent films.[3] An international film competition and awards event, MMA has received submissions for awards consideration from many notable filmmakers including Academy Award-nominee Sue Goffe, Academy Award-nominee Grant Orchard, Academy Award-nominee Pierre Coffin, and BAFTA Award-winners Bart Layton and Dimitri Doganis.[4][5][6][7][8] Additionally, numerous films submitted to Maverick Movie Awards have featured the work of notable actors such as Academy Award-winner Jim Broadbent, Doug Jones (actor), Ross Marquand, and Golden Globe-nominees Lee Meriwether and Judd Nelson; as well as the work of acclaimed cinematographers such as Academy Award-winner Vilmos Zsigmond and the original scores of composers such as Grammy Award-winner Thom Yorke, Academy Award-nominee Philip Glass, and Academy Award-nominee Johann Johannsson.[9][10][11] Many Maverick Movie Award-winning films have gone on to receive other prestigious awards and nominations including A Morning Stroll (Academy Award-nominee; BAFTA Award-winner), The Imposter (2012 film) (BAFTA Award-winner; Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize-nominee), Lost and Found (TV Movie 2008) (BAFTA Award-winner), and Varmints (BAFTA Award-nominee).[12][13][14][15][16]
Founded | 2004 |
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Language | International |
Website | Official Website |
Winners
2018[17]Feature Film
Short Film
2017[18]Feature Film
2016[19]Feature Film
2014[20]Feature Film
Short Film
Feature Film2013[21]Best Director: Dimitris Athanitis (for: Three Days Happiness) Short Film
2012[22]Feature Film
Short Film
2011[25]Short Film
Reception
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