2025 SOC Technical Achievement Awards
We invite you to submit eligible technologies for the Society of Camera Operators’ Technical Achievement Award from September 24th, 2024, through November 4th, 2024. The Award is for technology that is used by the camera operator and camera crew during production.
There is a fee of $925 USD per submission. You are welcome to submit more than one technology product per company. Companies are encouraged to include a demonstration or in the field use video(s) during the online submission.
The Technical Committee will review all submissions prior and then set up an in-person review during Demo Day.
Demo Day will be hosted in Burbank, California on Sunday, November 17th, 2024, where entrants will have the opportunity to present their technologies in a hands-on demonstration lasting no longer than 20 minutes. We can also accommodate a Zoom session if members of the submitting team would like to be included in the presentation. At least one representative from the entrant’s technology must be in-person. Details and schedules regarding Demo Day will be sent once the submission period closes.
After the in-person reviews at Demo Day, the technical jury will deliberate and select the Award recipient. The SOC Technical Achievement Award will be presented at the SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards dinner and celebration on Saturday, February 25th, 2025, hosted in person at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. Awards weekend details and past recipients can be found on the Awards site: SOCAwards.com.
Award Criteria
To qualify for a Technical Achievement Award, the technical development and the company and/or individuals responsible for it must meet the following criteria for technical excellence.
The development must be at least one of the following:
- A completely new, important, and lasting device or technique, or
- An essential and lasting innovation that modifies existing equipment, product, or technique, or
- A significant improvement on, or adjunct to, existing equipment/production equipment, or
- Equipment that furthers the creativity and storytelling by the camera operator.
Once your submission is received, you will receive an email from the SOC confirming the submission and a link to your payment receipt.