Speaking as someone who (much to his own disbelief) won the main award in 2019, I feel that the DVD Awards palmares is often surprising, but I think this may have something to do with the splendidly heterogeneous background of the Jury members. While I can occasionally disagree with some of their choices, I always find the extended finalists list very stimulating, also because it is not entirely focused on U.S. and British labels.
MichaelB wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:42 amAs I understand the situation, labels have to proactively put themselves up for consideration.
Yes, but in my experience you just have to send a package with a few of your favorite releases. Really not a resource consuming effort.
djvaso wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:15 pmI notice a mistake for La classe opera(r)ia va in paradiso: Blu-ray was released by Cecchi Gori Entertainment not by Raro Video/Minerva Pictures.
I think this was actually a co-edition, with Cecchi Gori mainly handling distribution. They do that for several Italian labels, but the film's rights and materials are owned by Minerva.
