Spreading enlightened ideas

Audience Awards’ Faith & Spirituality AudFest is dedicated to spreading enlightened ideas and pushing humanity forward to join together.

Filmmakers from around the world are invited to submit to the Audience Awards 2017 Faith & Spirituality Shorts Film Festival.  We seek short films 30 minutes or under that explore the issues and faith and spirituality.

We also seek short films shot in 360. If you submit a 360 video, be sure to mark that your video is 360 when you upload your film.

HOW THE WINNERS ARE DETERMINED: From the first round, The top 3 films with the most votes and the top 4 in-house jury selected films move to a finals round are judged by an esteemed panel of industry jurors. The top three final jury winners from the finals round will screen at Audfest 2018 in Los Angeles and compete for our prestigious Best of Fest Audience Award.

ABOUT AUDIENCE AWARDS: Audience Awards provides filmmakers the opportunity to change the world through stories, win prizes and build an audience. Films are judged by the audience as well as industry professionals. Previous jurors represent Vice, YouTube, Variety, Sundance and the list goes on. We are committed to providing a stage for diverse, emerging talent and their creative work. Our platform is dedicated to celebrating the power of storytelling and building an audience. Created by filmmakers, for filmmakers, Audience Awards offers an invaluable platform for exposure. Our filmmakers don't just gain exposure - like press and social media engagement - but also opportunities to accelerate their careers.

ABOUT AUDFEST: Your days at AudFest will be filled with invaluable industry panels and workshops, your nights filled with screenings, networking parties and awards ceremonies. AudFest is the capstone of 365 days full of stellar filmmaking and an opportunity for us to provide opportunity and exposure to our filmmaker family. We play with cameras, gear, learn from industry experts, get mentored by industry execs. We award three pioneer filmmakers and screen your amazing films. Everyone who submits to this festival receives a pass to attend AudFest! See you there!

SUBMISSIONS DUE BY

Submissions Closed

VOTING OPENS

Oct 24, 2017 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

VOTING CLOSES

Oct 30, 2017 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Nov 06, 2017 at 12:00pm MST (America/Denver)

FINAL ROUND PRIZE DESCRIPTION

1st and 2nd place films each win 1 FilmStro soundtrack license for movies with up to a $1M budget worth $1,999. Every accepted film into the festival receives an AudFest All Access pass ($149 value)

FINAL TEAM AWARDS

1st Place Jury Award: 1 FilmStro soundtrack license for movies with up to a $1M budget worth $1,999 + AudFest Screening and All Access Pass

2nd Place Jury Award: 1 FilmStro soundtrack license for movies with up to a $1M budget worth $1,999 + AudFest Screening and All Access Pass

3rd Place Jury Award: AudFest Screening and All Access Pass

ENTRY FEE

$25 (or enter for FREE when you upgrade to pro. Learn More!)