The annual SIMA AWARDS are powered by SIMA STUDIOS, a 501(c)3 non-profit impact media agency.
OUR MISSION
We exist to advance global awareness, social justice, human rights and education by supporting filmmakers and content creators on the front-lines of social change, and amplifying the impact of their works to inspire activism, compassion and social transformation.
SIMA AWARDS
Since 2012, the annual SIMA Awards have set new standards of integrity and creativity in global impact storytelling, championing exceptional non-fiction cinema that challenges the status quo. Submit your work to SIMA 2025
DISTRIBUTION
Our year-round distribution programs, the global SIMA Traveling Series and SIMA Academy, bring award-winning projects to communities and classrooms in over 100 countries, fostering lasting impact through local coalition building and high-impact engagement opportunities that transform audiences, learners, and leaders into agents of change.
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
SIMA’s Fiscal Sponsorship program supports global impact projects in 50+ countries, helping to realize the vision of over 85 creative activists and changemakers.
OUR STORY
In 2012, award-winning documentary filmmaker and human rights activist, Daniela Kon founded SIMA to support and champion excellence in social impact filmmaking by launching an annual awards program and global distribution platforms that amplify the power of media to foster a world that is free from prejudice, discrimination and oppression. SIMA started as the first and only international media competition honoring achievements in the creative, human rights and humanitarian fields. Today, SIMA is the most renowned global curator in the social impact space, serving independent film, academic and global social justice industries around the world.