Short Com International Film Festival
20 September - 6 October 2024
Contact: Chris Aitken
E-mail: info@shortcom.co.uk
Phone: +447447922276
Address:
401 Govan Road
Glasgow
G51 2QJ
United Kingdom - Scotland
- About
- Submission Info
Screening the funniest short films since 2011. Short Com is the short film festival that puts the funny first. Founded by programmer Chris Aitken, Short Com has screened in major UK cities, from London, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of the Glasgow Short Film Festival and recently in Berlin. Now a permanent fixture in August in Edinburgh during the festival season. The Mission of Short Com is to find and screen the funniest short films but also develop new emerging comedy film making talent.
Year established: 2011
Is this festival exclusively animation?: No - this is a film festival but with a specific animation category
Is there a marketplace at this festival?: No
Submission deadline:
9 August 2024
Entry fee:
(US Dollar) $22-37
Categories:
- Best Animated Short
- Best Script
- Funniest Film
- Best Directed
Submission methods:
- FilmFreeway
Requirements:
Films ideally should be no longer than twenty minutes for extended narrative based shorts. Do be warned though, usually the shorter the film the better. Our audiences are used to shorter films and it would have to be something exceptional to keep an audiences’ attention if a long short. There is no set minimum length and we have shown shorts under a minute.
Sketch vs. Narrative. We are a fan of both and this year we will be creating two separate programmes. We have a tendency at Short Com for putting funny content before production values and we aim to continue that. But we will also running a ‘Vision Category’ that focuses on directorial vision in comedy.
Foreign language entries must contain English subtitles.
Content must not be offensive to minorities or portray racism. Politically incorrect is okay but try to know your boundaries.
The filmmaker gives permission for Short Com to use images and footage of their film for the purposes of promoting Short Com events.
Submitting your film to Short Com does not mean your film will be selected for screening at Short Com events. Only selected films are screened in the Short Com programme.
A final disclaimer. You have the right to submit the film and are responsible for any copyrighted material within your film. Short Com cannot be held responsible for the promotion and distribution of materials that contain footage or music that does not have the required legal permissions. Basically we’re not having our arse sued because you’ve been a bit lazy. Short Com is under no obligation to screen films that do not satisfy the criteria set above.
For Film schools or individuals who would like to submit several films, get in touch regarding a discount for packaged submissions.
Link to Submit
