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

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 these 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 Fellowship
• The Master of Film and Audio-Visual Arts Fellowship
• 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 - one or both of which may be pre-2008 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 (67K pdf).
Completed forms should be sent together with a £4 (this is a non-returnable fee for administration costs) to:
Michael Gough FACI(M) IAC Fellowships Officer, 23,Meadow Lane, East Herrington, Sunderland SR3 3RQ. If you have any queries please email fellowships@theiac.org.uk.

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 Michael Gough FACI(M) IAC Fellowships Officer, 23,Meadow Lane, East Herrington, Sunderland SR3 3RQ.  They are considered in confidence. If you have any queries please email fellowships@theiac.org.uk

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)
Master of Audio-Visual Arts (Fellowship) - FACI (M)
Master of Film and Audio-Visual Arts (Fellowship) - FACI (M)

This distinction is granted by the IAC Council for outstanding attainment in movie making and/or AV production. It is confined to applicants who are full individual or principal family members of the IAC with at least five years membership. Associate members, affiliated clubs or groups are not eligible.
To qualify, applicants must have accumulated at least five points, awarded as follows:

1. One point - a Five Star Award (or a pre-2008 Gold Standard award) in the IAC International Film & Video Competition.
2. Two points - an IAC Diamond Award (or a pre-2008 International Standard award) in the IAC International Film & Video Competition
3. Two points - a Gold Award in the UNICA Competition.
4. Two A-V sequences which have each won at least two FIAP recognised International Awards will be worth one point, provided one of the four International Awards was via the IAC Geoffrey Round Competition.
5. The portfolio of work earning the five points must include at least one IAC Diamond Award or pre-2008 International Standard winner or a UNICA Gold Medal winner or an overall winner of the Geoffrey Round A-V Competition.

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 either "Master Movie-Maker" or “Master of Audio-visual Arts” or "Master of Film & Audio-visual Arts”. *

If you believe you would qualify please download the FACI(M) application form (127K pdf).
Completed forms should be sent together with a cheque payable to 'The IAC' for £25 (this is a non-returnable fee for administration costs) to:
Michael Gough FACI(M) IAC Fellowships Officer, 23,Meadow Lane, East Herrington, Sunderland SR3 3RQ. If you have any queries please email fellowships@theiac.org.uk.

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. Only the principal member of a family membership group is classified as a full member. Associate members, affiliated clubs or groups are not eligible..) 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 05 August 2008

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