Enter the Musical Comedy Awards 2016!

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If you have a song in your heart and jokes in your head then you might want to consider entering the WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards 2016! The Awards have helped launch the careers of acts such as Frisky & Mannish, Abandoman and Jay Foreman.

Musical Comedy Awards

The deadline to enter is 13th December 2015. A panel of judges will select their top 40 entrants and they will go through to the heats stage! These will take place from January until March 2016. From the heats those going through to the Grand Final will be selected.

To enter the competition, simply post a link to your original online musical comedy material on the Musical Comedy Award Facebook page  between 1st October and 13th December 2015, and fill in and submit the entry form. Please also read the competition terms and conditions.

The prizes will be £500 for the winner, £300 for the ‘audience favourite’ plus £200 for the WeGotTickets Best Newcomer. It is possible that the judges favourite (MCA winner) and audience favourite are the same act.

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Kate Stone
Kate Stone is the editor of Funny Women and an award-winning script writer. She has written comedy sketches for the BBC's 100 Women project and created the Funny Women Awards Comedy Shorts category.
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Comedy Shorts Award Entry Requirements

The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.

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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