COFILMIC Comedy Film Festival

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The COFILMIC Comedy Film Festival is a unique combination of comedy film showcase and talent development opportunities for comedians, comedy broadcasters and comedy film makers. COFILMIC is a completely new talent discovery and development model, specific to comedy film makers, comedians and those wishing to write comedy for TV. 

The first Cofilmic Comedy Film Festival takes place on 31st October and 1st November 2011 at the Comedy Store, Manchester. It will boast amazing judges, an impressive list of partners and a growing army of associates – all drawn from people in ‘the industry’. It aims to help discover and nurture up and coming talent, and with a fresh approach to pooling talent from alla reas of comedy will help bring about something brilliant, different, creative, and ultimately successful.

It should be an entertaining, fun and informative weekend – check out the full festival programme HERE.

 

 

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Funny Women NextUp…Comedy Shorts Award

Are you a budding Director? Producer? Screenwriter? Are you collaborating with friends to make a funny video? Then we are looking for YOU!

If you have a short film or sketch that you think is hilarious, then enter your work for our Comedy Shorts Award to be in with a chance of winning some life-changing support and mentoring from comedy professionals.

WHAT KIND OF FILM ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

A 1- 6 minute film that can take the form of anything comical. It’s a great opportunity to show us your creative flair and have fun!

WHO CAN ENTER?

This award is open to all women filmmakers and content developers. The film must be an original narrative created, produced and devised by a woman, or women, although male cast and crew members are allowed.

ARE THERE ANY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MY FILM?

Yes – we require all films to be 6 minutes or under, to be entirely original dialogue, to not feature brand logos and most importantly, to only use music with the written consent of the performer and/or publisher either personally or via the PRS system https://www.prsformusic.com/ .

WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH MY FILM?

We will broadcast selected entries on our Funny Women YouTube channel and social media (so keep an eye out) and the top 10 finalists’ films will also hosted on a dedicated Funny Women Comedy Shorts Awards page on our website. We will also broadcast the final 3 entries as part of the grand final night.

HOW IS IT JUDGED?

Films are judged for production, concept, delivery/performance, creativity, writing and overall funniness. The top 10 films are then viewed by an independent judging panel of top television and film industry professionals who will choose one overall winner and two runners up. The final three will be invited to attend the grand final in London on the 23rd September.

WHAT CAN I WIN?

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