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The Short Film Awards

South Orange, NJ, United States, North America

20 - 21 Nov, 2020

Category

Short

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The Short Film Awards

South Orange, NJ, United States, North America

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edition

5th

Contact details

South Orange, NJ 07079 United States

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Venue

Hahne & Co 54 Halsey Street 2nd Floor Newark, New Jersey 07102, , United States Show me on the map

About the festival

We honor the giants of short film...the best producers, directors, writers, actors, cinematographers, sound engineers, stylists and other creators of short films.

The Short Film Awards is an international awards organization. We accept short film submissions from all around the world.

The Short Film Awards, affectionately nicknamed the SOFIES, was born out of a love for the special art form known as the Short Film. Due to its brief nature, the Short Film fosters an unmatched spirit of creativity, resourcefulness and independence that inspires, stirs and transforms. The Short Film Awards promote and extol the Short Film as an important and unique art form and outlet for social commentary.

The Short Film Awards shine the spotlight on the best and brightest in Short Film and bestow the beautiful and coveted SOFIE award.

The Short Film Awards Foundation is an officially approved 501(c)3, nonprofit organization.

All SOFIE Award Nominees receive an official The Short Film Awards Nominee Medal...a beautiful, golden medal on a ribbon, to wear or display!

The Winner in each category receives the prestigious and beautiful SOFIE award, designed by the same manufacturers of the most prestigious and coveted film and TV awards!

Also, all SOFIE Award nominated and winning short films, that are listed on IMDB, will be added to The Short Film Awards IMDB event page: https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003315/2019/1/?ref_=ev_eh

The Short Film Awards offer the opportunity to earn the respect of peers and industry decision makers. Submitting your film places your work before top professionals in Entertainment and Film.

Winning a SOFIE award is a great honor that increases global awareness of your work and could result in increased opportunities.

About

We honor the giants of short film...the best producers, directors, writers, actors, cinematographers, sound engineers, stylists and other creators of short films.

The Short Film Awards is an international awards organization. We accept short film submissions from all around the world.

The Short Film Awards, affectionately nicknamed the SOFIES, was born out of a love for the special art form known as the Short Film. Due to its brief nature, the Short Film fosters an unmatched spirit of creativity, resourcefulness and independence that inspires, stirs and transforms. The Short Film Awards promote and extol the Short Film as an important and unique art form and outlet for social commentary.

The Short Film Awards shine the spotlight on the best and brightest in Short Film and bestow the beautiful and coveted SOFIE award.

The Short Film Awards Foundation is an officially approved 501(c)3, nonprofit organization.

All SOFIE Award Nominees receive an official The Short Film Awards Nominee Medal...a beautiful, golden medal on a ribbon, to wear or display!

The Winner in each category receives the prestigious and beautiful SOFIE award, designed by the same manufacturers of the most prestigious and coveted film and TV awards!

Also, all SOFIE Award nominated and winning short films, that are listed on IMDB, will be added to The Short Film Awards IMDB event page: https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003315/2019/1/?ref_=ev_eh

The Short Film Awards offer the opportunity to earn the respect of peers and industry decision makers. Submitting your film places your work before top professionals in Entertainment and Film.

Winning a SOFIE award is a great honor that increases global awareness of your work and could result in increased opportunities.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

NOTE:
All films chosen as a Nominee will screen during The 6th Annual Short Film Awards weekend.

Additionally, all nominated shorts, and then, the winning short films will be included in Nominees and Winners specials to show on The Short Film Awards online channel, SOFIE TV and partner channel, INSPIRE TV. A filmmaker can choose to have only a trailer included in the specials, rather than the full short film.

ELIGIBILITY:

RELEASE/PRODUCTION YEAR

Best Short From the Vault submissions-
produced any year UP TO December 31, 2018

Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor,
Best Supporting Actress submissions-
produced any year

All other category submissions-
AFTER December 31, 2018

PRIOR FESTIVAL INCLUSION: not required

SUBMISSION FORMAT: online preferred

If your project is chosen as an award NOMINEE, the following will be required:
* Film poster
* Crew and Cast Bios and pictures (as appropriate for category)
* Short film website and/or social media accounts
* A 30 second clip appropriate for the category in which your film is nominated
* A download of the full nominated short film, for the screenings

LENGTH: less than 21 minutes

* BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM

* BEST DRAMATIC SHORT FILM

* BEST COMEDIC SHORT FILM

* BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

LENGTH: 30 minutes or less

* BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

LENGTH: 21 to 60 minutes

* BEST LONG SHORT FILM

LENGTH: 60 minutes or less

* BEST DIRECTOR OF A DRAMATIC OR COMEDIC
SHORT FILM

* BEST DIRECTOR OF A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

* BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM

* BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM

* BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM

* BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM

* BEST WRITING IN A NARRATIVE OR DRAMATIC SHORT FILM

* BEST WRITING IN A COMEDIC SHORT FILM

* BEST WRITING IN A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

* BEST EDITING IN A DRAMATIC OR A COMEDIC
SHORT FILM

* BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

* OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL WORK IN A SHORT FILM

* OUTSTANDING STYLING IN A SHORT FILM

* BEST SHORT FILM FROM THE VAULT
(Any year up to December 31, 2018)

JUDGING

* By top Media and Entertainment professionals dedicated to excellence
in film

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Narrative short films, less than 21 minutes, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST DRAMATIC SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Dramatic short films, less than 21 minutes, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST COMEDIC SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Comedic short films, less than 21 minutes, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Documentary short films, less than 31 minutes in total, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Animated short films, less than 21 minutes, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST SHORT FILM FROM THE VAULT
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Short films 60 minutes or less, produced PRIOR to January 1, 2019

BEST LONG SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Short films of any genre, 21 to 60 minutes in total, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST DIRECTOR OF A NARRATIVE, DRAMATIC OR COMEDIC SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Directors of Narrative, Dramatic or Comedic short films, 60 minutes or less in total, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST DIRECTOR OF A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Directors of Documentary short films, 60 minutes or less in total, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST EDITING IN A NARRATIVE, DRAMATIC OR COMEDIC SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Editing in Narrative, Dramatic or Comedic short films, 60 minutes or less in total, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Editing in Documentary short films, 60 minutes or less in total, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST WRITING IN A NARRATIVE OR DRAMATIC SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Writing in Narrative or Dramatic short films, 60 minutes or less in total, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST WRITING IN A COMEDIC SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Writing in Comedic short films, 60 minutes or less in total, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST WRITING IN A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Writing in Documentary short films, 60 minutes or less in total, produced after December 31, 2018

BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Leading Actresses in short films, 60 minutes or less in total, in any film eligible for current Call for Entries

BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Leading Actors in short films, 60 minutes or less in total, in any film eligible for current Call for Entries

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Supporting Actresses in short films, 60 minutes or less in total, in any film eligible for current Call for Entries

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Supporting Actors in short films, 60 minutes or less in total, in any film eligible for current Call for Entries

OUTSTANDING STYLING IN A SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Hairstyling, makeup, costume design or set design in short films, 60 minutes or less in total, produced AFTER December 31, 2018

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL WORK IN A SHORT FILM
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Camera work, lighting or special effects in short films, 60 minutes or less in total, produced AFTER December 31, 2018

BEST WEB SERIES
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th November, 2019) $15
Regular (4th May, 2020) $25
Late (1st June, 2020) $50
Description

Web series, each episode must be 20 minutes or less in total. Must submit three episodes, each produced AFTER December 31, 2018

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