The HAPIE Awards Competition is open to all individuals involved in the available production categories.
To be eligible for the HAPIE Awards, projects must have been officially released between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
✅ If your work on the project was completed in 2024, but the project was released in 2025, it is eligible.
❌ If your work was completed in 2025, but the project will not be released until 2026, it is not eligible for this awards cycle.
Eligibility is determined by the project’s public release date—not the completion date of your role.
Submissions can include one project or your body of work (multiple projects) in a given year in a 2-minute sizzle reel. Past winners are eligible to submit for the current 2025 eligible year.
To be eligible for the HAPIE Awards, your primary residence must be located in the Greater Houston area. This includes, but is not limited to: Houston, Sugar Land, Pearland, Katy, Richmond, The Woodlands, Cypress, Kingwood, and Clear Lake.
Your work may be performed outside of Houston, as long as your permanent home address is based in the Greater Houston area.
Eligibility is determined by your residential zip code, not by the location of the project.
We accept work in CommeWe accept work in Commercials & Marketing, Corporate, Live Event content, TV or Online Series, Shows & Segments, Non-Broadcast, Social Video and Film. Submit a reel of your body of work for your craft for the year 2025
Submissions must be entered under an individual's name. There will be an opportunity to credit your employer, business, project or organization if you are a finalist.
CATEGORY NAME
INDIVIDUAL NAME
STUDIO, BUSINESS, PROJECT OR ORGANIZATION (optional)
Winners and top nominee names will be made public on the HAP website for the duration of the event year (approximately August 2026 - April 2027). By submitting to a category you agree to allow HAP to include your name and a method of contacting you on our website. WE DO NOT PUBLISH YOUR WORK on the website.
Many production professionals wear several hats, so there is no limit to the amount of categories you may enter. If you are both DP and editor then you can submit to each category. Only one submission per category.
Entries that contain pornographic material, propagate “hate” messages, make defamatory statements or that are otherwise extraordinarily offensive will be automatically disqualified.
The HAPIE Awards assumes all entries are original and the entrant either owns the work or has permission from a client or other appropriate party to enter the work, with all rights granted therein.
In the event that an entrant without such rights submits an entry, the entrant will not be eligible for the competition. The HAPIE Awards are not liable for any copyright infringement on the part of the entrant.
Submission of any entry acknowledges the right of The HAPIE Awards to use it for exhibition at the live event only and will not be shared beyond the event unless permission has been granted.
If an entry receives an award, the manner and details of announcing that nomination and award is strictly within the discretion of The HAPIE Awards.
Foreign Language submissions are welcome however we ask that you please dub or subtitle video content into English. or subtitle video content into English.
Please reach us at info@htxproducers.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Yes, there is a small fee to submit. Earlybird deadline - $20. Regular deadline - $25. Late deadline $35. The awards event will be a separate ticketed event.
No, all are invited to attend but you do not have to attend to win. Winners who are not in attendance will be notified and their award will be sent to them. We encourage all to attend as this is a unique opportunity to bring our larger professional community together.
Yes. We hope Houston has its own Meryl Streep.
Yes, we understand that production people wear many hats, so feel free to submit to as many categories as you are eligible for. You will need to pay the fee for each entry.
In order for our judges to get an understanding of your skills, we ask you to send us a sample of your eligible work up to 2minutes. This can mean a compilation if you have several award worthy projects or scene(s) from a film. You want to showcase the skill in your category. Writers pick the most powerful scenes or a full 60 commercial or corporate piece. Editors may want to show a compilation. Music scores may want to show a scene or full piece of work. Some positions such as AD will want to showcase the work that showcases scenes that show the logistics and planning involved. Use your best judgement. Reach out with additional questions info@htxproducers.com
Film, TV, commercials, corporate, entertainment and trailers.
Entries that contain pornographic material, propagate “hate” messages, make defamatory statements or that are otherwise extraordinarily offensive will be automatically disqualified.
Spec work is not eligible.
If you are unsure, please reach out info@htxproducers.com
Submissions must be entered under an individual's name. There will be an option to credit your employer, business, project or organization if you are a finalist or winner. Your award will include:
CATEGORY NAME
INDIVIDUAL NAME
STUDIO, BUSINESS, PROJECT OR ORGANIZATION (optional)
If you need help locating an editor to help with the sizzle reel send us an email. info@htxproducers.com
This is a big concern for many crew members who are hired as freelance. The work you submit is strictly for judging and to show at the live event if you're a finalist. It will not be featured online or in public. Finalists and winners will have their name featured on our website for the upcoming year.
The HAPIE Awards are not liable for any copyright infringement on the part of the entrant.
We believe firmly that there is strength in numbers. To see a large highly skilled production workforce in Houston only strengthens our ability to attract higher caliber projects.
Your information will remain on our website and socials for the duration of the award year.
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