WPAI Wedding Video Awards 2018 Results
The Wedding Photographers Association of India, in association with Sennheiser, is proud to announce the results of the first-ever WPAI Wedding Video Awards 2018. With more than hundreds of entries received, the decision-making process was extremely tough for the contest judges. We would like to thank the many, many artists who submitted their work for the contest and would like to affirm that we saw some GREAT work from all the entrants and encourage them to keep submitting their work for all future contests. It is your continued participation and support that will keep us going.
WPAI Wedding Video Awards Judges
WPAI Awards judges are masters of filmmaking and are invited from across various genres to form a collective jury that represents some of the best talents in the world today. These judges have, in the course of their careers, spent a lot of energy helping younger artists discover their potential and grow their craft.
Badal Jain
Vishal Punjabi
Francesco Spiezia
Mili Ghosh
WINNERS
The winners per category are listed below.
WPAI Filmmaker Award
The category awards achievement in the overall execution of the film/trailer.
First prize
Studio/Company: Journeys by Ram
Team: Arjun Shetty, Santhosh V, Vignesh Bhat
Congratulations! You win a FujiFilm XT3 camera kit worth 1,49,999 INR and an AVX Combo Set by Sennheiser worth 79,900 INR!
WPAI Filmmaker of the Year Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Runner up
Studio/Company: Naman Verma
Team: Dushyant Gadara, Sagar Parmar, Chetan Prajapati
WPAI Filmmaker Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Honourable Mention
Studio/Company: Ashish Taj Photography
WPAI Filmmaker of the Year Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Honourable Mention
Studio/Company: Karan Sidhu Photography
WPAI Filmmaker of the Year Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Sennheiser Sound Award
The Best Sound Award will be awarded to the film/trailer exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic sound design or sound editing.
First prize
Studio/Company: Picturemakers (Praveen Padmanabhan)
SOUND ENGINEER / EDITOR Name: To be updated shortly
Congratulations! You win an AVX MKE 2 Set by Sennheiser worth 67,900 INR!
WPAI Sennheiser Sound Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Runner up
Studio/Company: Busy Bee Studio (Kinjal Majithia)
SOUND ENGINEER / EDITOR Name: Kinjal Majithia and Nitin
WPAI Sennheiser Sound Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Editor Award
The Editor Award recognises films/trailers where the editing process has created meaning, understanding and emotions.
First prize
Studio/Company: Naman Verma (Naman Verma)
EDITOR Name: Dushyant Gadara
Congratulations! You win Monitoring Headphones by Sennheiser worth 6490 INR.
WPAI Editor Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Runner up
Studios/Company: Priyam Malhotra
EDITOR Name: Priyam Malhotra and Vikas Lodhi
WPAI Editor Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Honourable Mention
Studio/Company: Magic Elephants
EDITOR Name: Mani Rathnam
WPAI Editor Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Director of Photography Award
The category awards the cinematographer of the film/trailer with the most visually appealing and creative camera work.
First prize
Studio/Company: Rock Paper Scissors Films (Joseph Touthang)
DOP Name: Joseph Touthang, Ikron Luikham
Team: Ridhima Sekhri, Joseph Thaliath, Seigoulien Touthang
Congratulations! You win an MKE – 440 by Sennheiser worth 20,900 INR!
WPAI Director of Photography Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Runner up
Studio/Company: Ashish Taj Photography (Ashish Taj)
DOP Name: To be updated shortly
WPAI Director of Photography Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Honourable Mention
Studio/Company: Priyam Malhotra Photography (Priyam Malhotra)
DOP Name: Ankit Agarwal, Priyam Malhotra, Ravi Kumar & Chandra Prakash
WPAI Director of Photography Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
Visual Effects Award
This category recognises the most outstanding visual effects in a wedding film/trailer.
First prize
Studio/Company: Recall Pictures (Raonak Hathiramani)
VFX ARTIST Name: Raonak Hathiramani
Team: Raonak Hathiramani, Mithil Kotwal, Tony Adrial, Atish Kumar, Shelly Sharma, Aniruddha Aggarwal, Sunny Pariani
Congratulations! You win Monitoring Headphones by Sennheiser worth 6490 INR!
WPAI Visual Effects Award from WPAI on Vimeo.
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