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 > So when you say on your LinkedIn that you are "an award-winning writer & producer" and your awards are from competitions no one has heard of, for projects no one has heard of, you are deluding yourself.(({{:alec_awards.jpg?linkonly|Alec Peters post on his personal Facebook page}}, 1/1/18.)) > So when you say on your LinkedIn that you are "an award-winning writer & producer" and your awards are from competitions no one has heard of, for projects no one has heard of, you are deluding yourself.(({{:alec_awards.jpg?linkonly|Alec Peters post on his personal Facebook page}}, 1/1/18.))
  
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 <wrap lo>**How Many Awards Did //Prelude// Actually Win?** <wrap lo>**How Many Awards Did //Prelude// Actually Win?**
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 Of //Prelude//'s 45 awards, which came from festivals "everyone recognizes"?(({{:alec_awards.jpg?linkonly|Alec Peters post on his personal Facebook page}}, 1/1/18.)) Arguably, none. More importantly, however, some of the awards came from festivals that aren't even really film festivals as most people think of them (i.e., an event where films are screened in theaters before audiences and juries, both of which vote to grant awards to a small number of the participating movies). Of //Prelude//'s 45 awards, which came from festivals "everyone recognizes"?(({{:alec_awards.jpg?linkonly|Alec Peters post on his personal Facebook page}}, 1/1/18.)) Arguably, none. More importantly, however, some of the awards came from festivals that aren't even really film festivals as most people think of them (i.e., an event where films are screened in theaters before audiences and juries, both of which vote to grant awards to a small number of the participating movies).
  
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 <wrap lo>**DISCLOSURE** Though Alec Peters named no particular filmmaker in his anti-awards rant on Facebook, it is possible he was referring to **AxaMonitor** editor and independent filmmaker Carlos Pedraza, whose LinkedIn profile summary describes him as an "award-winning writer [and] producer."</wrap>(([[https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlospedraza/|Carlos Pedraza LinkedIn profile]], retrieved 2/4/18.)) <wrap lo>**DISCLOSURE** Though Alec Peters named no particular filmmaker in his anti-awards rant on Facebook, it is possible he was referring to **AxaMonitor** editor and independent filmmaker Carlos Pedraza, whose LinkedIn profile summary describes him as an "award-winning writer [and] producer."</wrap>(([[https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlospedraza/|Carlos Pedraza LinkedIn profile]], retrieved 2/4/18.))
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-//**__« A high quantity of awards diminishes its impact and often feels more like a bait to reel in filmmakers. »__**// <wrap indent>— Film Festival Founder Henry Wong</wrap>+//**__« A high quantity of awards diminishes its impact and often feels more like a bait to reel in filmmakers. »__**// <wrap indent>— //Film Festival Founder Henry Wong//</wrap>
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 > The number of filmmakers I’ve met that have blindly spent hundreds of dollars on film festivals that bore no fruit is astounding. You can Google “scam film festivals” and find a ton of horror stories. There are no showings that I can see for this first batch, though many claim to have "on-line" showings. One promises to have your film screened for distribution execs and sent out a press release on your win … for a small additional fee."((Henry Wong, [[https://inkspire.org/post/scam-festivals-signs-of-a-fake-film-festival/-KqebuOXEPf-0fTG6vRd|"Scam Festivals: Signs of a Fake Film Festival"]], Inkspire website, 1/10/18.)) > The number of filmmakers I’ve met that have blindly spent hundreds of dollars on film festivals that bore no fruit is astounding. You can Google “scam film festivals” and find a ton of horror stories. There are no showings that I can see for this first batch, though many claim to have "on-line" showings. One promises to have your film screened for distribution execs and sent out a press release on your win … for a small additional fee."((Henry Wong, [[https://inkspire.org/post/scam-festivals-signs-of-a-fake-film-festival/-KqebuOXEPf-0fTG6vRd|"Scam Festivals: Signs of a Fake Film Festival"]], Inkspire website, 1/10/18.))
  
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 <wrap lo>**HOW AWARD FACTORIES WORK** \\ <wrap lo>**HOW AWARD FACTORIES WORK** \\
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-//**__ One-third of //Prelude//'s awards may have come from these 'award factories,' which represent 42 percent of the sources of the film's honors.__**//+//**__ More than one-third of //Prelude//'s awards may have come from these 'award factories,' which represent 42 percent of the sources of the film's honors.__**//
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 The last two appear to be set up for filmmakers to pay to get an award, which is then presented at a live event. It was difficult to confirm whether the "festivals" hold any public screenings. The Annual Widescreen event did appear to hold some screenings in addition to its award event, but it could not be confirmed if every award-winner received a screening, as they do at traditional festivals. The last two appear to be set up for filmmakers to pay to get an award, which is then presented at a live event. It was difficult to confirm whether the "festivals" hold any public screenings. The Annual Widescreen event did appear to hold some screenings in addition to its award event, but it could not be confirmed if every award-winner received a screening, as they do at traditional festivals.
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 +[{{ ::award_plaque_sponsoredby_axanar_productions_.jpg?direct&400|**SPONSORED BY** After winning six awards at this event, Peters paid to have Axanar Productions appear on every plaque awarded the following year. <wrap indent><wrap lo>//Photo/Treklanta. Click image to view full size//</wrap></wrap>}}]
  
 === Festivals Delegated to Axanar Fan === === Festivals Delegated to Axanar Fan ===
  
-According to Axanar spokesman Bawden, Peters himself did not handle the festival submission process.  "An Axanar fan … took on the responsibility for submitting entries and tracking them," Bawden told **AxaMonitor**. On Axanar's PR website, the fan was identified as a volunteer, Horus Austin.+According to Axanar spokesman Bawden, Peters himself did not handle the festival submission process.  "An Axanar fan … took on the responsibility for submitting entries and tracking them," Bawden told **AxaMonitor**. On Axanar's PR website, the fan was identified as a volunteer, Horace Austin.
  
 === The Remaining Awards === === The Remaining Awards ===
  
-The remaining awards for //Prelude to Axanar// did appear to come from legitimate film festivals, though The Zone, which gave //Prelude// six of its awards, now explicitly states fan films are no longer eligible, having created a separate festival for them. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}+The remaining awards for //Prelude to Axanar// did appear to come from legitimate film festivals, though The Zone, which gave //Prelude// six of its awards, now explicitly states fan films are no longer eligible, having created a separate festival for them. 
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 +==== Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards ==== 
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 +Six of //Prelude//'s awards — the largest single set of its honors — came from the one award event, the inaugural [[http://treklanta.org/fanfilmawards2016.htm|Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards]],  operated by the Treklanta convention, which honors Trek fan films. The following year, Peters sponsored the event, winning the naming rights for Axanar on each award plaque. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}
  
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-**Keywords** {{tag>Prelude_to_Axanar fan_films film_festivals awards}}+**Keywords** {{tag>Prelude_to_Axanar fan_films film_festivals awards fact_check}}