The annual International Corporate Citizenship Film Festival is a unique event that highlights the corporate citizenship initiatives that are making connections and addressing issues across the globe—and applauds the creative and inspiring methods used to communicate these efforts.

The winner of each category, including a special award for Fan Favorite and Best in Show, will be announced at the 2018 International Corporate Citizenship Conference in Los Angeles, CA, April 8-10, 2018. 

Call for entries: November 13, 2017 – January 19, 2018. 

Please contact us with questions at filmfestival@bc.edu.

2017 Winners

In a stunning sweep, Experiencias Xcaret took home the Small Company prize, the Fan Favorite award AND the Best in Show for their gorgeous video Flying Home: The Return of the Scarlet Macaw.

The award for Medium Company went to Health Care Service Corporation for their terrific video: Taking on Asthma:

UPS took home the Large Company category prize for Rwanda and UPS Launch World’s First National Drone Delivery Service:

Important Information

Below is important Film Festival-related information. For updates on when submissions open, please email filmfestival@bc.edu.

ELIGIBILITY—All companies are eligible to participate regardless of size or location, including both members and non-members of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. Entry for Center members is free; the entry fee for non-members is $1,500.

LENGTH AND FILE FORMAT—Films are required to be less than three minutes in length and submitted in one of the following formats: .AVI, .FLV, .MP4, .MPG, .MOV, .FLV, .WMV

CATEGORIES—Winners are awarded in the following categories:

• Small Company (1 - 5,000 employees)
• Medium Company (5,000 - 30,000 employees)
• Large Company (30,000+ employees)
• Fan Favorite
• Best in Show

PUBLIC VOTING—Three finalists in each company size category are determined by public voting. Open to the general public, voting will take place online through the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship website. Public voting, designed to encourage employee engagement and idea spreading, will also determine the Fan Favorite winner.

JUDGING—Following the public voting, a panel of industry experts will review the nine finalists (three per company size category) as selected by voters. The panel will select one winner from each of the three company size categories as well as the Best in Show winner. Judging is based on content and storytelling, production quality, and alignment with the participating company’s overall corporate citizenship objectives.

WINNERS—Winners will be honored as part of a formal ceremony at the 2018 International Corporate Citizenship Conference on April 8 in Los Angeles.

If you have questions, please email filmfestival@bc.edu.