A February for films about love

"An incredible achievement to be on Audience Awards, and I love the site! The films I have watched have been fantastic. I love to see the incredible work and thinking that is going on in short films across the world, it is like seeing into thousands of other lives on a deep and intimate level." Lucy Campbell, 2018 A² Love Shorts award-winning filmmaker 

FILMMAKERS: Submit to our 7th annual festival your short films all about love, 45 minutes or under, because God knows the world could use a little more love right now.

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 of this festival and receive an optional non-exclusive distribution deal. 

PRIZES for finalist films: 

1st Place Jury Award: FUJI Finepix S8600 camera + Distribution Deal (Free shipping only in US ) 
2nd Place Jury Award: Jazz 36 Mirrorless Bag + Distribution Deal
3rd Place Jury Award: LowePro Dublin30 Pouch + Distribution Deal
4th & 5th Place Jury Award: Distribution Deal 

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CHECK OUT THIS INSTAGRAM PHOTO CONTEST BY GABRIEL, LOVE SHORTS AFFILIATE SPONSOR. ENTER TO WIN A $1,000 JEWELRY CREDIT. 

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.

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.

"Participating in the Audience Awards' 2018 Love Shorts Film Festival has been an honor and also a great opportunity to see other independent filmmakers shine! I highly recommend!” Andrea Snider, A2 2018 Love Shorts finalist

SUBMISSIONS DUE BY

Submissions Closed

VOTING OPENS

Feb 12, 2019 at 12:00pm MST (America/Denver)

VOTING CLOSES

Feb 18, 2019 at 12:00pm MST (America/Denver)

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Feb 25, 2019 at 12:00pm MST (America/Denver)

FINAL TEAM AWARDS

1st Place Jury Award: FUJI Camera + Digital distribution

2nd Place Jury Award: Camera Bag + Digital distribution

3rd Place Jury Award: Toolkit Pouch + Digital distribution

4th Place Jury Award: Digital distribution

5th Place Jury Award: Digital distribution

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Extended Deadline:

Feb 12, 2019 11:00am (America/Denver)

Entry Fee: $35