CINE Award Categories

When you enter your program, select the category that best reflects its content and length. If your program is a series, you may enter it either as a single program or as a series. To enter as a series, submit 3 episodes of your choice, and designate the category based on content and length, as above, and calculate payment based on the running time of all three episodes in total. A new category will be reassigned by the jury if the category chosen is not the most suitable for the entry.

TELECAST (Broadcast, Cable & Satellite)

    Professional Non-Fiction Division

  • [A1] Children's Program (non-fiction programming for children)
  • [A2] Environment and Natural Science
  • [A3] History
  • [A4] People & Places (including biographies, profiles & travel)
  • [A5] Arts, Leisure & Lifestyle (including sports & performance events)
  • [A6] Science & Technology (including medicine & health)

    Professional News Division

  • [B1] Investigative (exposé/treatment of a hidden or controversial issue)
  • [B2] Informational (balanced documentary/factual reporting on a current issue with no exposé)

    Professional Fiction Division

  • [C1] Drama
  • [C2] Comedy
  • [C3] Children's Entertainment (including animation and live-action programming)

    Professional Advertising and Promotion Division

  • [D1] Public Service Announcements
  • [D2] Commercials and On-Air Promotions
  • [D3] Program Opens

NON-TELECAST

    Professional New Media Division (Programming for Internet and/or Mobile Devices)

  • [E1] Non-Fiction (News and Promotion)
  • [E2] Fiction/Entertainment (Comedy, Animation, Drama and Music Video)

    Professional Non-Fiction Division

  • [F1] Arts and Exhibits Programs (includes museums, parks)
  • [F2] Children's Education and Entertainment (programming for children in pre-school, elementary & middle-school)
  • [F3] Adult Education and Entertainment (content for high school, college, parent & teacher training)
  • [F4] Business - Sales and Promotion (including meeting openers & tourism)
  • [F5] Business - Safety, Training, & Employee Development
  • [F6] Science & Technology (including environment, medicine & health)
  • [F7] Motivational (including non-profit promotion & fundraising)

    Independent (Unaffiliated) Division

  • [G1] Documentary Short (under 45 minutes)
  • [G2] Documentary Feature (45 minutes or more)
  • [G3] Fiction Short (under 45 minutes)
  • [G4] Fiction Feature (45 minutes or more)

    Student Division

  • [H1] Documentary
  • [H2] Entertainment - Animation
  • [H3] Entertainment - Comedy
  • [H4] Entertainment - Drama