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.

Please note: The writer that initiates the submission must list all songwriters who contributed to the writing of the song and their email address. The additional songwriters will receive a confirmation email in which they will be required to forward the email to submit@holidaymusicandfilmawards.com with the statement, “Yes I agree to having  my song  submitted for consideration. If they do not respond by the deadline, the entry will be deemed invalid.

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 

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

AWARD CATEGORIES

There will be one trophy given for a winning entry. Additional trophies can be purchased. The trophies will list all of the names of the contributing songwriters, music supervisors and composers.

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. Send a copy of your movie clip via mp4 file to submit@holidaymusicandfilmawards.com

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. No more than one entry  allowed per category. Send a copy of the film or movie clip via mp4 file to submit@holidaymusicandfilmawards.com

 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. No more than one entry allowed per category. Send a copy of the film or movie clip via mp4 file to submit@holidaymusicandfilmawards.com

*THE HMFA NOTIFICATION DATE *

The HMFA notification date is September 5th. This date is subject to change.