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Like a cheetah on roller skates, the Vimeo Festival + Awards are fast approaching, and we don’t want you to miss a thing — especially your chance to submit! The Festival + Awards celebrate the best original videos online, and we’re handing out $5,000 grants to category winners, plus a $25,000 grand prize. Here’s what you need to know right now:

These new judges will blow your mind

We’re flipping out over our newly announced Festival + Awards judges, including James Franco, Aziz Ansari, 2012 Oscar Nominee Lucy Walker, and Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood. We’ll be unveiling this year’s host soon! See all the judges.

Meet the Judges

There's just one week left to submit

The deadline to submit your videos to the Festival + Awards is February 20, which means it’s (almost) your last chance to show us your best work in one or more of 13 categories. There are categories for everyone, and you don’t have to be a professional filmmaker to show us your stuff.Submit your videos now.

Submit Now

Celebrate with us in New York City

This year’s Vimeo Festival + Awards are happening in our hometown of NYC from June 7-9, and you can be there with us for all the glitz and pixels. Tickets will be available soon — we’ll let you know. In the meantime, see what happened last year.

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