They were founded as the New Haven Underground Film Festival in 2004, and became known as Maverick Movie Awards in 2008.
[3] An international film competition and awards event, MMA has received submissions for awards consideration from many notable filmmakers including Academy Award-nominee Sue Goffe, Academy Award-nominee Grant Orchard, Academy Award-nominee Pierre Coffin, and BAFTA Award-winners Bart Layton and Dimitri Doganis.
[4][5][6][7][8] Additionally, numerous films submitted to Maverick Movie Awards have featured the work of notable actors such as Academy Award-winner Jim Broadbent, Doug Jones (actor), Ross Marquand, and Golden Globe-nominees Lee Meriwether and Judd Nelson; as well as the work of acclaimed cinematographers such as Academy Award-winner Vilmos Zsigmond and the original scores of composers such as Grammy Award-winner Thom Yorke, Academy Award-nominee Philip Glass, and Academy Award-nominee Johann Johannsson.
[12][13][14][15][16] Best Director: Dimitris Athanitis (for: Three Days Happiness) One thing is clear, the festival circuit has to be taken back for those it was originally meant to serve: filmmakers and audiences.
MMA is a group whose mission is so in line with what needs to be done in this ever-changing landscape.The Maverick Movie Awards puts credibility and intrigue back into the word 'maverick.'