Female Pilot Club launch Film and TV Script Festival

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After 8 sell-out live showcases and 2 sell-out sketch show runs and a collaboration with Funny Women and Gobby Girls , FPC have announced their first ever Film and TV Script Festival. They are on the lookout for the funniest shorts under 15 minutes and the most hilarious vertical micro-shorts to screen at their innovative 1-day festival at All Is Joy, Soho. They will also be looking for 10-page extracts of TV comedy pilots to feature in their annual FPC showcase in central London later in the year.

Previous judges include Georgia Pritchett (Succession, Veep), Athena Kugblenu (Comedy Central: Live, Horrible Histories), Alice Lowe (Sightseers, Timestalker), Emily Lloyd-Saini (Juice, The People We Hate At The Wedding), Kerry Howard (Him and Her, Young Hyacinth).

The festival is perfect for comedy pros and fans alike and will include panels, talks and workshops with top comedy experts, as well as screenings and awards for all official selection finalists. If you think you’ve got the chops to take home a prize, you can find details of entry requirements and submit your shorts at Film Freeway now!

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Kate Owen
Kate is a TV Producer with over 15 Years of Experience. She started her career working on primetime comedy series with A-List Talent, then progressed into FactEnt programming and Quiz shows. She eventually moved into Documentary; specialising in Archive but also Edit Producing and Script Writing. Kate is developing her freelance writing career and looking for more opportunities within this sector.
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Comedy Shorts Award Entry Requirements

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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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