GENERAL INFORMATION

The winners in the Music in Film categories for the Holiday Music and Film Awards will be selected by an Independent Advisory Committee. The IAC consist of filmmakers, music engineers, music producers and recording artist.

*RULES FOR SUBMISSION*

To submit your music for a Holiday Music and Film Awards  consideration, please register by filling out the entry form below. Provide your name and professional title (composer, music supervisor, songwriter…)  After you click Submit, you will receive a confirmation email and be redirected to FilmFreeway. Once on FilmFreeway, you will complete your submission by uploading your film, movie clips or trailers and paying the $35.00 fee.  

DATES & DEADLINES

The submission period begins on June 30, 2025. The Regular Deadline ends on July 28th. The Extended Deadline ends on August 19th.

*ELIGIBILITY PERIOD*

To be eligible for an award, a film must be released to the general public, through television and/ or streaming services, between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024.

CHANGES TO ENTRIES 

If you have not submitted your work on FilmFreeway,   changes can be made to the entry form. 

Please note that once a film clip or trailer has been submitted, no changes can be made to the entry. Additionally, submitted work cannot be withdrawn or removed from consideration.

To make changes to your entry form, please send your email with changes to submit@holidaymusicandfilmawards.com 

AWARD CATEGORIES

BEST SONG

This award is presented to songwriters. Performers are eligible if they are equal contributors as a writer on the song.

The song can be the theme song in the beginning credits, featured in the body of the film or at the beginning of the ending credits. No more than two songs allowed per category.

The writer that initiates the form must list all of the songwriters names and email addresses. All songwriters will receive an email requesting their approval for their song being submitted for award consideration. If they fail to respond by the submission end date, the entry will be deemed invalid.

BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION

This award is presented to music supervisors in recognition of their work in selecting and placing music within Christmas films across diverse holiday genres.

 BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

This award is presented to composers who create the best original score written for a Christmas film.
The composition may consist of a musical piece for a specific scene or an entire movie soundtrack.

*THE HMFA NOTIFICATION DATE *

The HMFA notification date is September 1, 2025. This date is subject to change.