Elevating female filmmakers worldwide

In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, AudPop, in partnership with Gerety + MPB.com, launches our 7th annual Women's Film Challenge. 

AudPop invites female and non-binary filmmakers from around the world to submit their short fiction or nonfiction films, 20 minutes or under. Through our films, we celebrate women's achievement, raise awareness about discrimination, and take action to drive gender parity. #EmbraceEquity. 

How It Works: Filmmakers have until March 28, 2024, to upload and submit their short films. Once you successfully upload and submit your film to this challenge on our site, your film is reviewed by our screeners for admittance. You will receive notice if your film is accepted or rejected before jury and audience voting opens. Films are judged by the AudPop content, development, and distribution team. The top five most voted films + the top five films as selected by the AudPop team will advance to the finals round. From the finals round, the finalist jury will select the Grand Prize Jury Award and two Honorable Mentions. The grand prize winner receives a $250 credit to MPB.com!

Films are evaluated based on the following judging criteria:

• Creativity 
• Technical Merit 
• Fresh, Diverse Perspective
• Adherence to the Assignment

The Women’s Film Challenge Mission

• Celebrate the women and girls who are championing innovation and technology for gender equality;
• To exalt female and non-binary driven stories and the work of women in film;
• To promote and engage audiences to support female and non-binary filmmakers;
• To encourage emerging talent to continue to create;
• To provide a platform for female filmmakers and non-binary to find and become role models;
• To build awareness worldwide of the abundance of talented female and non-binary directors, writers, editors and producers in this industry;
• To connect female and non-binary filmmakers to brands and brand opportunities.

Entries will be evaluated based on the following judging criteria:

• Creativity (45%)
• Technical Merit (30%)
• Adherence to the Assignment (25%)

Awards for the winning films:

• Grand Prize Jury Award
• 2 Honorable Mention Jury Award

• Grand Prize Jury Award: $250 MPB.com credit 
• 2 Honorable Mention Jury Awards
  
  The finalist films in this challenge may be used across additional multiple distribution channels. Your film may have been previously screened and distributed. If you are a winning filmmaker, we will request a pro res file of your film for the screening. 

Uploading your film checklist: 

• Use Google Chrome for optimal uploading
• Ensure your film is under 500 MB

About our prize sponsor, MPB: MPB transforms the way that people buy, sell and trade photo and video gear. As the largest global platform for used photography and videography equipment, MPB is a destination for everyone, whether you’ve just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or you’re already a pro. Founded by Matt Barker in 2011, MPB has always been committed to making gear more accessible and affordable, and helping to visualize a more sustainable future. MPB recirculates more than 485,000 used products every year, extending the life and creative potential of photo and video equipment for creators around the world.Headquartered in the creative communities of Brooklyn, Brighton and Berlin, the MPB team includes trained camera experts and seasoned photographers and videographers who bring their passion to work every day to deliver outstanding service.

AudPop is a social impact video platform connecting creators and filmmakers, businesses, and audiences globally. We believe that real stories can change the world. That’s why we connect creators with brands and audiences through the creation, curation, and promotion of authentic video content. AudPop powers turn-key video submissions and video production through connecting mission- driven brands and creators/filmmakers. Brands use AudPop to crowd-source addictive, gorgeous video content at scale from our award-winning diverse global filmmaker collective and to get the exact video that they need. AudPop has worked with many brands including Verizon, Southwest Air, GoDaddy, Hilton Worldwide, and DELL. AudPop supports a community of 75K global filmmakers and creators, has 14K short films on its platform, and has operated over 500 online film festivals, video contests, and film challenges awarding over $10M in cash and prizes to global diverse creators. Founded in 2013, AudPop is committed to facilitating collaboration and creating meaningful change.

*Become a PRO member of AudPop and submit to every opportunity for free. Up to 20GB a week of upload space + 4K/1080p uploads. PRO members receive opportunities to license and monetize their films. PROs are connected to brands looking to hire local filmmakers. Other opportunities for PRO filmmakers include production funding for feature documentaries, narratives, and animations and marketing your career to our followers. $14/month or $140 paid annual (2 months free). Go PRO here: https://audpop.com/upgrade

SUBMISSIONS DUE BY

Submissions Closed

VOTING OPENS

Mar 28, 2024 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

VOTING CLOSES

Apr 05, 2024 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

ENTRY FEE

$20 (or enter for FREE when you upgrade to pro. Learn More!)