# Filtering and Reviewing Video Submissions with ReelWin By ReelWin Team · Last updated October 30, 2026 Use ReelWin to keep video contest submissions organized by contest, review each entry from one dashboard, download the media you need, and select winners with a consistent process. This guide is for Shopify ecommerce merchants using the ReelWin App Features Guide to manage customer-created video and photo contests in their Shopify workflow. ## Key takeaways - Start by opening the relevant contest so entries are reviewed in the correct campaign context. - Use the contest-organized entry view to focus your review and compare submissions against the rules and goals you set during contest creation. - Download promising UGC videos when you need files for evaluation or for approved use across social channels, ads, and your store. - Pick winners from the same ReelWin dashboard and rely on customized winner email templates to complete the notification step. ReelWin is an all-in-one UGC contest creation and management platform for Shopify. Launch customizable giveaways and drive traffic to branded submission portals to collect authentic videos and photos for your social channels, ads, and store. Review entries, download media, and pick winners from a single dashboard. ReelWin handles the heavy lifting by storing submissions and automatically sending entry confirmation and winner emails. Scale your UGC campaigns with this powerful contest builder. For Shopify merchants, the practical advantage is a clearer path from customer submission to a reviewed video, selected winner, and reusable content library. ## 1. Open the contest you want to review Begin with the specific ReelWin contest that produced the videos you need to assess. ReelWin provides customizable submission pages for each contest and keeps entries organized by contest, so the first filtering decision is to work within the right giveaway rather than mixing entries from separate campaigns. This is especially useful when your store has run different contests with different prizes, dates, rules, or content goals. Confirm the contest context before reviewing individual videos. Refer back to the rules, prize, campaign dates, and intended use that you defined in the guided contest setup wizard. A video that is a strong fit for one campaign may not meet the purpose of another. Keeping the review tied to the relevant contest helps your team make consistent choices and keeps winner selection aligned with the giveaway you promoted. 1. Choose the contest associated with the giveaway or submission portal you are evaluating. 2. Use the contest-specific entry organization to narrow the review to submissions from that campaign. 3. Keep the contest rules and prize requirements in view as the standard for judging entries. ## 2. Review each customer video against a simple, repeatable checklist From the ReelWin dashboard, review the entries submitted to the selected contest. Since ReelWin is built to collect authentic customer videos and photos, evaluate the actual submission alongside the requirements of your campaign instead of treating every entry as automatically interchangeable. A repeatable checklist makes the process easier to manage when several people participate in reviewing. First, check whether the submission appears to follow the contest rules. Next, assess whether it supports the content goal for the campaign, such as content you may want to feature on social channels, in ads, or on your store. Finally, consider whether the entry is appropriate for the prize and winner decision. The point is not to create a separate, disconnected review process: ReelWin brings the entries and winner-picking workflow together in one dashboard. - Check the video against the rules established for that contest. - Assess whether the customer-created content fits the campaign’s intended channel or use. - Compare eligible entries consistently before moving to a winner decision. - Keep your evaluation focused on the submissions stored for the current contest. ## 3. Download the UGC videos you need for closer evaluation When an entry deserves closer consideration, download the media from ReelWin. Downloading is useful when your team needs to review a video outside the immediate dashboard view, share it internally for feedback, or prepare approved customer content for use in social channels, ads, or your Shopify store. It also gives you a practical way to retain the files that support your campaign after submissions have been collected. Use a deliberate approach rather than downloading every submission without a purpose. Review the entry first, then download the videos that are leading contenders, need a closer quality check, or have clear potential for your brand’s content needs. Because ReelWin stores submissions, the contest dashboard remains the central place to return to when comparing entries and deciding what to download next. > Keep the contest entry and its intended campaign context together during review. This helps prevent a strong video from being evaluated against the wrong giveaway rules or used to support the wrong winner decision. ## 4. Pick a winner and complete contest communication After reviewing the eligible entries and comparing the strongest videos, select the winner from the ReelWin dashboard. Winner selection is part of the same workflow used to collect and review submissions, which reduces the need to move customer content into separate tools simply to finish the contest. Make the decision based on the contest rules and the review criteria your team applied consistently across entries. ReelWin automatically sends entry confirmations and winner emails using templates you customize. Before finalizing a campaign, make sure your customized winner email communicates the information your recipient needs. Entry confirmations also help acknowledge participation as submissions arrive, while the winner email closes the loop once your selection is made. This lets Shopify merchants spend more time evaluating authentic UGC and less time handling repetitive contest administration. 1. Complete the comparison of eligible submissions for the selected contest. 2. Pick the winner from the ReelWin dashboard. 3. Use your customized winner email template for the winner notification. 4. Retain downloaded UGC that your team has identified for appropriate brand use. ## Key takeaways - ReelWin organizes customer video and photo entries by contest, helping Shopify merchants keep each review process focused. - The central dashboard supports reviewing entries, downloading media, and picking winners in one place. - A consistent rule-and-content-fit checklist creates a more dependable way to assess video submissions. - Customized entry confirmation and winner email templates support communication throughout the contest process. - ReelWin is designed for merchants who want to turn customers into creators through UGC video and photo contests. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I review video submissions for different giveaways separately? Yes. ReelWin provides customizable submission pages for each contest and organizes entries by contest. Open the relevant contest before reviewing submissions so you are assessing videos in the context of that giveaway’s rules, dates, prize, and purpose. ### What can I do with a video after reviewing it? ReelWin lets you download UGC media. This supports closer review and helps you prepare customer-created videos for potential use on your social channels, in ads, or on your store, based on your brand’s process and contest requirements. ### Does ReelWin help with winner communication? Yes. ReelWin automatically sends entry confirmations and winner emails with templates you customize. After you pick a winner from the dashboard, the winner email workflow helps complete the contest communication process. ### Who is ReelWin for? ReelWin is a Shopify app for Shopify ecommerce store owners who want to build giveaways, collect authentic customer videos and photos through branded submission portals, review entries, and select winners from one dashboard. **Edited by** Sam Fast Community Manager Sam is a dedicated communicate manager for new and existing ReelWin Shopify merchants.