Enter your film for a chance to win!

We live in a world which struggles to expand its definitions of identity, sexuality and gender every day. One way to ease the struggle is to allow people to get to know someone against whom their minds have formally been shut. That world’s people also battle with identity, a battle which sometimes leads to defeat. One way to help another human being identify themselves is by sharing stories with which they might identify.

If you’ve made a film, 30 minutes or under, which shows the many iterations of identity, we invite you to enter the Audience Awards LGBTQ Film Festival. Though an agenda isn’t necessary to submit, you may experience one of these barrier-breaking benefits by participating.

Filmmakers from around the world are invited to submit to the Audience Awards 2017 LGBTQ Shorts Film Festival and give over 150,000 film fans the chance to view and vote. Films chosen will also be judged by an elite panel of jurors who are experts in the fields of identity, gender and sexuality and the impact LGBTQ shorts have in today’s film market. 

The top three final jury winners will screen at the 2018 Audience Awards Film Festival in Los Angeles and compete for the Best of Fest Audience Award.

ABOUT THE CINEMATIQ PRIZE: Cinematiq - gives the winner gives the top jury selected film a free lifetime license to DCP Transfer Software by Cinematiq + a 50% discount on DCP creation. Worth up to $550. 

ABOUT AUDIENCE AWARDS: Audience Awards provides a unique stage for short films. Created by filmmakers, for filmmakers, we are invested in helping you grow and fund your dreams.

HOW THE WINNERS ARE DETERMINED: From the first round, the top three audience-voted and the top three in-house jury-selected entries will move on to the finals round to be judged by an esteemed panel of industry jurors. Along with other prizes listed below, the top three final jury winners will screen at the 2018 Audience Awards Film Festival and compete there for the audience award. Winners will be announced on July 6th, 2017!

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SUBMISSIONS DUE BY

Submissions Closed

VOTING OPENS

Jun 20, 2017 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

VOTING CLOSES

Jun 27, 2017 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Jul 06, 2017 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

FINAL TEAM AWARDS

1st Place Jury Award: $300 + 1 FilmStro soundtrack license for movies with up to a $1M budget worth $1,999 + a free lifetime license to DCP Transfer Software by Cinematiq + a 50% discount on DCP creation. Worth up to $550 (and don't forget about AudFest!)

2nd Place Jury Award: You're going to AudFest!

3rd Place Jury Award: You're going to AudFest!

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Late Deadline:

Jun 19, 2017 12:00pm (America/Denver)

Entry Fee: $35