From the Funny Women Team

Category: Q&A

Q&A: Eleanor Morton, Haunted House

Eleanor Morton is a stand-up, writer and actor from Edinburgh. She performs all over the UK, and returns to the Fringe with a new show this summer and her first book Life Lessons from Historical Women will be released in August 2024.

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Q&A: Spring Day, Exvangelical

Spring Day joined a Christian cult at 13 years old and left 13 years later. She’s never talked about it before because she didn’t think anybody would understand. Spring recounts why she joined, and how she escaped a growing fundamentalist Christian community that had become her whole world.

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Q&A: Star Stone, Villain Era

Sharing her wild and true story publicly for the first time, Star Stone reveals it all from battling bots, trolls, the online vegan mafia, and the real effects it had on her in this one-woman multimedia comedy show.

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Q&A: Tegan Verheul, Chokeslam

Comedian Tegan Verheul leaves no stone (cold) unturned in her unflinchingly raw autobiographical debut that grapples with heartbreak, friendship and the healing power of bloodsport.

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Q&A: Nina Gilligan, Goldfish

Nina Gilligan returns to the Fringe with a new show called Goldfish covering themes of women’s health, memory, things she can’t remember and incidents she would rather forget.

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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?

2021 Funny Women Awards Prizes

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

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