The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.
If you have a short film or sketch that you think is hilarious, then enter your work for our Comedy Shorts Award to be in with a chance of winning some life-changing support and mentoring from comedy professionals.
WHAT KIND OF FILM ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
A 1- 6 minute film that can take the form of anything comical. It’s a great opportunity to show us your creative flair and have fun!
WHO CAN ENTER?
This award is open to all women filmmakers and content developers. The film must be an original narrative created, produced and devised by a woman, or women, although male cast and crew members are allowed.
ARE THERE ANY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MY FILM?
Yes – we require all films to be 6 minutes or under, to be entirely original dialogue, to not feature brand logos and most importantly, to only use music with the written consent of the performer and/or publisher either personally or via the PRS system https://www.prsformusic.com/ .
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH MY FILM?
We will broadcast selected entries on our Funny Women YouTube channel and social media (so keep an eye out) and the top 10 finalists’ films will also hosted on a dedicated Funny Women Comedy Shorts Awards page on our website. We will also broadcast the final 3 entries as part of the grand final night.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Films are judged for production, concept, delivery/performance, creativity, writing and overall funniness. The top 10 films are then viewed by an independent judging panel of top television and film industry professionals who will choose one overall winner and two runners up. The final three will be invited to attend the grand final in London on the 23rd September.
WHAT CAN I WIN?
2021 Funny Women Awards Prizes
The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.
If you need further information please contact us here
Dear Men in Comedy
Louise Leigh
This weekend, social media erupted as brave women from the Irish circuit called out abuse by comedian Davey Reilly, and we all reeled at footage of US comics Joe Rogan and Joey Diaz laughing about the latter forcing women to give him oral sex to secure spots at the Comedy Store in LA.
It has forced a general conversation about the level of abuse within comedy, and why it is such ripe ground for this kind of behaviour.
For my part, as a middle-aged woman I feel blessed to be pretty insulated from the worst of this kind of thing. Being sexually non-viable to young men sometimes feels like a superpower. But even I, with my dried up ovaries and low-buoyancy breasts, have had to deal with the kind of low-end creepy behaviour that can be the bottom rungs of a ladder of abuse.
For some men, it’s difficult to see where the line is between flirty chat and behaviour that makes women feel uncomfortable.
This open letter to the Men of Comedy, first written last year and posted on a couple of industry groups, was a way to clarify things for those men, and to help them to nip themselves in the bud before they become another big star with a slew of distressed and broken women in their wake:
Dear Men in Comedy
Like men, women have a right to pursue their creative passions, hobbies and work without being harassed, sexualised or made to feel uncomfortable.
In addition to obvious sexual assault and touching of “danger” areas, here are some of the behaviours that have made women in the comedy scene feel unsafe because they are the bottom rungs of a ladder that can lead to real violence and danger:
Please do not repeat these behaviours, either as a promoter, or as a colleague. They would not be acceptable in an office or factory setting and there is no reason for comedy to be less professional.
If you are behaving this way, women will not feel safe to gig with/for you, and particularly to car-share.
Please be aware that there are men who will resort to violence if confronted about these “low level” inappropriate actions. Many women have encountered this, and won’t feel safe to talk directly to you about it.
However, women talk to each other about these instances, and to sympathetic men.
If you are behaving inappropriately, it will not be kept secret.
If you think you may have inadvertently behaved badly in the past and understand why it is wrong, do what you can to make up for it; you may have to work hard to rehabilitate yourself.
If you know of anyone who is behaving inappropriately around women and/or other minorities, please don’t keep it to yourself. These things can only stop when they are brought to light.
Thank you.
Louise Leigh
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