SET UP YOUR JUDGING
INVITATION
After we receive your registration you will receive an invitation email from FilmFreeway to create your account. Click on the CLICK HERE.
SET-UP
Follow instructions to SET UP your account and fill in the information.
FILMS ASSIGNED
After your account is set up, we will assign films to you within a couple of days. You will receive an email from FilmFreeway when films have been assigned. The films assigned to you will be listed when you login.
WATCH FILM
Click on the name of the film. If there is a password required, copy and paste the password and click Submit. This will take you to the project.
RATE FILM
View Film - After viewing the film, scroll down until you see RATE PROJECT and click on it.
Rate the film and add any comments or mentions of notable performances.
Please also include in the notes if you think the film is appropriate for Under 17.
After you complete your rating, click on CREATE RATING.
JUDGING
Please judge each film on its own terms.
Evaluate what the filmmaker set out to do and how successfully they achieved it: storytelling clarity, craft (writing, directing, cinematography, sound, editing), originality, emotional or intellectual impact, and the effectiveness of choices given budget and context.
Be generous but rigorous: honor the filmmaker’s intentions, assess execution over intent alone, and separate your reaction from your worldview. If a film challenges your beliefs, consider whether it does so thoughtfully and with craft rather than dismissing it for ideological reasons.
If possible record specific, concrete notes to support your scores—what worked, what didn’t, and why—so feedback is useful and fair. Your role is to recognize artistic merit as presented, not to advance personal agendas. Thank you for judging with integrity and respect for the artist’s work.
SAVE RATING
The “Your rating has been saved” box will pop up and you will see your rating in the RATINGS Box at the bottom of the screen. Click the “Okay” button. The judging process of one film is complete .
REPEAT
Hit the Submissions link at the top of the screen to take you back to your FilmFreeway homepage. You will see the list of films that have been assigned to you, along with your rating for each film that you’ve judged. Repeat this process for each film.