Submit your short fiction films

Submit to our 7th annual Live Action Shorts Film Festival. If you’ve made a short film, 45 minutes or under, which falls under the many definitions of “Live Action” - narrative film which is not documentary and not animated, adaptations of animated cartoons or comic books, use of puppets or a film in which animation and “real” actors coexists - this is the right festival for you.

HOW THIS FESTIVAL WORKS: Once you successfully upload and submit your film to this festival on our site, your film is reviewed by our festival screeners for admittance. You will receive notice if your film is accepted or rejected before voting opens.

On the voting open date, your film is juried by our preliminary jury panel and the global audience. From this first round, the top 3 films with the most votes and the top 5 preliminary jury-selected films advance to the finals round. If audience winners are preliminary jury selections, the prelim jury will select additional films so that there are always 8 finalist films. From the 8 films, the expert jury panel will select their top 5 films. These films are the finalists and receive an optional non-exclusive distribution deal.

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AUDIENCE AWARDS provides filmmakers with the opportunity to gain exposure & accelerate your careers. We are committed to providing a stage for diverse, emerging talent and your creative work. Our democratized platform celebrates the power of storytelling and provides you with the tools to build an audience. Films submitted to opportunities on our site are juried by industry professionals and the global audience. The top films win prizes and screen at festivals around the world. Created by filmmakers, for filmmakers, we work to give you a leg up.

LIVE FILM FESTIVAL: The top three films will screen at Audience Awards' Film Festival in Missoula, Montana December 6th - 8th, 2019 at The Roxy Theater. 

2 things: 

1. Your film will be publicly viewed, so make sure it’s the right time for your film to gain an online audience. If it's too early for the public to watch your short film online, we invite you to come back next year and submit.

2. If you want your friends and family to vote for your film, share away. Audience voting greatly increases your views & exposure for your film and career, but social sharing is not necessary to win. The jury ultimately chooses the finalists and winners of the festival.

PLEASE USE THE DISCUSSION TAB FOR QUESTIONS

SUBMISSIONS DUE BY

Submissions Closed

VOTING OPENS

Sep 18, 2019 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

VOTING CLOSES

Sep 25, 2019 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Oct 01, 2019 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

FINAL TEAM AWARDS

1st Place Jury Award: FUJI Camera

2nd Place Jury Award: Digital Distribution Deal

3rd Place Jury Award: Digital Distribution

4th Place Jury Award: Digital Distribution

5th Place Jury Award: Digital Distribution

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Extended Deadline:

Sep 17, 2019 11:59am (America/Denver)

Entry Fee: $35