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Dehancer
Colourist Awards

2026

Dehancer Colourist Awards is an international competition for colourists who carry the spirit of film into modern filmmaking.

Dehancer Colourist Awards 2026 is a unique chance to present your grading work and be seen by the global creative community. Here, we recognize how thoughtful color work transforms the look and feel of a story.

Your project could also be featured on our social media, seen by more than 60,000 industry professionals worldwide.

This year there are five nominations:

- Feature Film
- Short Film
- Documentary
- Music Video
- Commercials

Any project that uses the Dehancer plugin and at least one film profile is eligible.

Participation is FREE.

  • 1
    Submission open:  January 26, 2026
  • 2
    Submission close:  April 27, 2026
  • 3
    Shortlist published:  June 1, 2026
  • 4
    Ceremony:  July 13, 2026

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Prizes

Each of the winners will get: 

- 1x 3-month Adobe Creative Cloud
- 1x Nanlite Pavotube II 6CP
- 1х Amaran Ray 60c
- 1x CineMorph - Anamorphic Bokeh & Flare Filters
- 1х Freewell V2 Filter & Freewell Pro Card Reader
- 1x Flashback ONE35 V2 Camera
- 1х Laowa 100$ gift vouchers

Also, on top of that the winners of Documentary and Music Video will get:
- 1x Arkon Remarkable Creator™ Studio Mount

And the winner of Documentary will get:
-1x Thypoch Simera C 4 lens pack

Partners

Award Founder and Director
Nailya
Nailya Safarova
Co-Founder & Head of Dehancer Film Lab

Together with Pavel co-founded Dehancer and since 2015 has been heading the Dehancer Film research laboratory, leading the analogue materials sampling method research. Co-founder of SREDA Film Lab, the largest film laboratory in the ex-USSR.

Invented of unique digital interpretation methods for analog image media used in film profile sampling. Expert in Signal and Image processing with over 25 years of experience in analogue and digital photography.

Degree in metrology, standardization and quality management; second degree in photojournalism. Favourite hobby is photography.

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