Hannah Platt’s honest and distinctive style placed her as runner up in the 2023 Funny Women Stage Award. She has an unflinching outlook on life and, after a diagnosis of body dysmorphia, she explores how the world looks back at her.
Nerine Skinner was runner up in the Funny Women Content Creator Award in 2023 having gone viral with her parodies of Prime Minister Liz Truss. Outlasted in Downing Street by a lettuce, Truss’s political relevance faded and the country moved on. But Nerine didn’t.
Rachel Kaly got her first period the same day Saddam Hussein was hanged. She has also been to hospital over 300 times for various psychological treatments. Are these two facts related? Probably. After selling out shows all across America, Rachel brings her debut hour to the Fringe.
The debut show from Latina rising star Katie Green. ¡Ay Mija! is a story about identity, family, coming of age, terrible dating choices and throwing the best damn party ever. She finds the funny in the differences between her Salvadoran roots and her British present, by way of a childhood growing up in California.
Martha MacDonald is a playwright, comedy writer and viral hit stand-up poet originally from Jersey, Channel Islands. In 2022, Martha was shortlisted for a Funny Women Award in the Content Creator category and since then she has moved to London. Her comedy play SHELL will be performed by Molly Byrne at Theatre503 in July.
Chris Smith is the founder of Comedy Bloomers, LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year and the London LGBTQ+ Stand Up Comedy Festival. He is a former television producer and stand up comedian. Seeing the need for a competition that would raise the profile of emerging LGBTQ+ comedians, Chris launched a nationwide search for LGBTQ+ talent across the UK in 2019.
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.
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