Comedy Shorts Award with The Huffington Post UK

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We launched the Comedy Shorts Award last year to celebrate the wealth of film-making talent creating online content.
The award reflects the power of the online comedy viewer and aims to help the winning submission gain a foothold in an over-saturated environment.

We are delighted to announce our partnership with The Huffington Post UK, who will be showcasing the top 10 shortlisted films on their website. Brogan Driscoll, Senior Lifestyle Editor at The Huffington Post UK, is heading up the judging panel, which includes Laura Risearm (Assistant Editor of Comedy, Channel 4), Karen Rosie (Former BBC Comedy and Entertainment Producer), Al Stary (TV Production Manager), Nia Childs (The Smalls Film Festival Producer), and Michaela Coel (Writer of Channel 4’s Chewing Gum).

The winner will receive £500 cash, £250 of Benefit Cosmetics and their film shown to a TV and comedy industry audience at the Funny Women Awards Final on 23rd September, Kings Place, London.

We are pleased to say that this award category just gets bigger and better, with more entries this year than ever before. The Longlist will be announced very soon, so watch this space for all the fantastically talented female filmmakers!

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Lynne Parker
Lynne Parker created Funny Women 20 years ago and is the chief executive and executive producer of the Funny Women Awards. She is an experienced marketeer, performance coach, facilitator and public speaker and writes for leading newspapers, magazines and trade journals. Lynne also hosts the HOW TO HAVE FUN AT WORK podcast featuring guests from business and comedy who look at how humour relates to the workplace and beyond.
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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?

2021 Funny Women Awards Prizes

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