| South Indian International Movie Awards | |
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| Current: 13th South Indian International Movie Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in the South Indian film industry |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Vibri Media |
| First award | 22 June 2012 |
| Website | www |
| Related | Celebrity Cricket League SIIMA Short Film Awards |
The South Indian International Movie Awards, also known by the acronym SIIMA, (/saɪmə/) rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate and honour film makers from across the South Indian film industries: Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Kannada cinema, and Malayalam cinema, and provide a platform to promote South Indian films in international markets.
The ceremony was instituted in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri, the founder of Celebrity Cricket League.[1][2] Adusumilli Brinda Prasad is the chairperson of SIIMA. The awards are presented in separate parts on two different days. On the first day the most promising upcoming South Indian film artistes are honoured at the Generation Next Awards, while the second day is reserved for the main SIIMA Awards. The award nominees are selected by a jury of senior artistes and professionals and voted for by public polling.[3]
The first SIIMA ceremony was held on 21–22 June 2012 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[4] Unlike other South Indian film awards, SIIMA holds its ceremony abroad.[5] However, in 2021, SIIMA was conducted in Hyderabad, India owing to the travel restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
SIIMA Short Film Awards were announced in 2017 to recognise makers and actors of short films.[7] In September 2017, a twitter emoji was released on the platform.[8] Invenio Origin joined as the strategic partner in January 2024, with significant stake in SIIMA and CCL, to scale-up these formats, and to launch OTT Streaming Academy Awards through, a new media IP called Indian National Cine Academy (INCA).[9]
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