We are delighted to announce the three finalists for this year’s 2020 Funny women Comedy Shorts Award!
| Lizzy Mansfield | An Inorganic Love Story |
| Nikola McMurtrie | Karaoke: Behind the Lyrics |
| Steph Leigh and Mo Bayliss | Pancake Jam |
Keep an eye on the Funny Women site and social media next week for details about our separate Presentation Ceremony to announce the winners of our Best Web Series, Best Comedy Writer with Comedy 50:50, Comedy Writing and Comedy Shorts Awards!
The Glitter Challenge is one of Funny Women’s flagship development programmes, designed to support professional working women to build confidence, develop their voice and perform stand-up comedy to an industry-ready standard.
HOW TO HAVE FUN AT WORK, takes place again in Medway. With more focus on health and wellbeing in the workplace than ever before, embracing the power of humour to communicate, build confidence and seek human connection.
Funny Women’s Irish producers Val Troy and Orla Diamantino have 80% of what they need to shoot a scene from their new TV comedy/drama project ‘Men Oh! Pause’.
Saaniya Abbas is a Dubai-based stand-up comedian, writer and content creator known for her fearless storytelling, mischievous wit and global touring career.
The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.
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
The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.
If you need further information please contact us here