Twice a year IAC awards honours to outstanding people Licentiate, Fellowship, Master, UNICA Medal LACI  |  FACI(M) - film | FACI (M) - av |  FACI  |  Validity | UNICA Medal

Could you be known as:

Mr. A. Fine Moviemaker, LACI ? Ms. A. Great Moviemaker, FACI (M)? Mrs. Distinguished Fellow, FACI?

Would you like to nominate someone for such an honour? Click here to read how it is done.

Licentiate status is earned by success in IAC's annual competition. The highest honour the Institute can pay is to bestow its fellowship.  It is awarded to people who have made a special contribution to the amateur movie making scene. Fellowships are usually awarded at the Autumn Convention and at BIAFF.

The IAC awards four distinctions for achievement in movie making and audio visual work:

• The Fellowship and Honorary Fellowship
• The Master Movie Maker Fellowship
• The Master of Audio-Visual Arts
• The Licentiate

Also in the gift of the IAC each year is a

• UNICA Medal which it may present to someone whose contribution to the non-commercial film and AV scene is outstanding.

The award is available for anyone who has achieved 2 Four Star or higher Awards (and/or pre 2008 2 Silver or higher Awards) in either Competition.
Non-members of the IAC can also apply for this award subject to their becoming a full member within eight weeks of the close of the annual Festival.

Download the LACI application form (41K pdf)

Successful candidates may use the letters LACI after their name and receive an LACI Certificate. *

Fellowships & Honorary Fellowships - FACI

Applicants or nominees for this award must have at least five years full membership of the IAC (though rare exceptions are made for those outside IAC who have made a distinguished contribution to amateur movie making.) It is awarded in recognition of eminence or special expertise in some branch of cinematography, audio visual art or for special service to the IAC.

Nomination or application letters, accompanied by detailed supporting information, must be received at the IAC office before 1st March for consideration at the summer Council meeting, or before 1st September for consideration at the autumn meeting. Nominations should be made in writing to the Fellowships Officer, c/o IAC, Dorset House, Regent Park, Kingston Road, Leatherhead KT22 7PL.  They are considered in confidence.

Nominations and applications are initially examined by the Fellowships Sub Committee but the final award is approved by the full IAC Council.

Honorary Fellows are non-members of the IAC who have made significant contributions to the work of the IAC, or the hobby generally.

Fellows and Honorary Fellows are entitled to use the letters FACI after their name. *  They are presented with a certificate and Fellowship badge at the next national IAC event.

MASTER MOVIE MAKER (Fellowship) - FACI (M)

This distinction is granted by the IAC Council for outstanding attainment in movie making. It is confined to applicants who have had five year's full membership of the IAC. To qualify, applicants must have accumulated at least five points, awarded as follows:

1. One point - A Five Star Award (Gold Standard Award prior to 2006) in the IAC International Film and Video Competition
2. Two points - An IAC Diamond Award (International Standard Award prior to 2006) in the IAC International Film & Video Competition
3. Two points - A Gold Award in the UNICA Competition (In this case all additional points must be won in the IAC Competition)
4. In addition the portfolio of work earning the five points must include at least one IAC Diamond Award/International Standard Award winning film/video or one UNICA Gold Award.
5. There is a £25 application fee to cover administrative costs.
6. Each movie must have been made in the name of the applicant or with the applicant in the role of director. Competition entries by a Club, group or Society will not count. Each movie may be used by one applicant only. In the event of any dispute the Fellowships Officer's decision will be final.

Successful applicants receive a Fellowship certificate and badge at the next national IAC event. They may use the letters FACI(M) after their name and style themselves "Master Movie-Maker". *

If you believe you would qualify you can download the application form and rules for further details.
Download the MACI application form (128K pdf)

MASTER OF AUDIO-VISUAL ARTS (Fellowship) - FACI (M)

This distinction is granted by the IAC Council for outstanding attainment in A-V work. It is confined to applicants who have had five year's full membership of the IAC. To qualify, applicants must have accumulated at least five points as follows:

1. Two A-V sequences which have each won two FIAP-recognised international awards will be worth one point providing that one of these international awards was via the Geoffrey Round competition.
2. In addition, at least one of these sequences must have been overall winner of the Geoffrey Round A-V Competition.
3. Applicants must have been a full member of the IAC for at least five years.
4. Applications need to be ratified by Council and to cover administrative costs, there is a £25 application fee.
5. Each A-V sequence must have been made in the name of the applicant in the role of director. Club entries will not count. Each sequence may be used by one applicant only.

If you believe you would qualify you can download the application form and rules for further details.
Download the MACI application form (128K pdf)

The awards of Fellowships and Licentiates only remain valid while the holder is a full member of the IAC. (Youth and Junior membership counts as full membership.) The letters LACI, FACI and FACI (M) may only be used in an amateur context and not for commercial concerns.

The principal role of the IAC is that of a service organisation for amateur movie and audio visual makers. It is not a qualifying body. Therefore, the use of the above post-nominal letters on business stationery or other media, whether the undertaking is concerned with the delivery of film, video or audio visual services or not, is not permitted.

UNICA Medal

This distinction is in the gift of the IAC Council acting for UNICA - Union Internationale du Cinéma. (UNICA is an independent international organisation. It is a member of the authoritative UNESCO Council.) Each year a  UNICA member federation may award a UNICA medal to somebody who has been actively engaged in the promotion of independent film-making.

Page updated on 14 August 2010

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