How do you define it?

Ancient Greeks believed there were six types of love: passionate love, the love of deep friendship, playful love, universal love, sustaining love and love of self. Maybe we’ve discovered kinds of love which don’t fit neatly into those categories. Then again, maybe we haven’t. If you’ve made a short which demonstrates love, however you view that concept, this is the contest for you.

Filmmakers from around the world are invited to submit to the Audience Awards 2017 Love Shorts Film Festival and give over 100,000 film fans the chance to view and vote. Films chosen will also be judged by an elite panel of jurors. These jurors are industry experts regarding the impact shorts representing love have in today’s film market.  The winning films of all 2017 contests will be screened at AudFest in LA in April 2018.

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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 March 8, 2017!

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SUBMISSIONS DUE BY

Submissions Closed

VOTING OPENS

Feb 21, 2017 at 12:00pm MST (America/Denver)

VOTING CLOSES

Feb 28, 2017 at 12:00pm MST (America/Denver)

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Mar 08, 2017 at 12:00pm MST (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 (and don't forget about AudFest!)

2nd Place Jury Award: $250 Site Credit (and don't forget about AudFest!)

3rd Place Jury Award: $150 Site Credit (and don't forget about AudFest!)

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Late Deadline:

Feb 20, 2017 12:00pm (America/Denver)

Entry Fee: $25