Tag: Funny Women Award winners

Meet Funny Women Awards runner up Helen Monks

Helen Monks has already proved herself as a comic actress in Caitlin and Caz Moran’s Channel 4 show Raised by Wolves and as an occasionally mardy teen dairy farmer in The Archers as Pip. But at the Funny Women Awards Final she added stand up comedy to her talents, cracking us up with the challenges of […]

Your 2015 Funny Women Awards winner is…

…Desiree Burch! Who celebrated on stage with an amazing jumpy victory dance. After giggling through 10 amazing female comedy acts, last night (September 23rd) the judges crowned their Funny Women Awards 2015 winner. It certainly wasn’t lucky 13 for our entrants – yes, that is how many years the Awards have been running for so far. […]

Twisted Loaf Present Stale Mate

2013 Funny Women Award winners Twisted Loaf are back in Edinburgh with their new show Stale Mate and if you like your comedy daft and dark then this is the show for you. A year on and are Libby and Nina any the wiser? I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say no. In fact they […]

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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

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

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