2022 COMEDY SHORTS AWARD SUPPORTED BY LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL LONGLIST ANNOUNCED

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The Funny Women Team has worked day and night watching 100’s of Comedy Shorts over the last few months to bring the list of videos down to 20. Here is our longlist including an exceptionally high standard of videos. The longlist represents a variety of eclectic comedy genres. Faced with the ongoing challenge of creating, producing, and directing video shorts for the majority of the last three years, it was truly heartening to see how many of our entrants had produced such brilliantly original content.

Without further ado, our longlist for 2022:

Short TitleWriterRegion
PMS: Premenstral SuperhearingCaterina IncisaGreater London
DispelCharlie BakerGreater London
Becoming A KarenChess TomlinsonNewcastle
Silent LoveDenise MorenoGreater London
The Work PlaceDevin ThomasUSA
Cars SchmarsElla GonzalesLondon
Tea TimeEmily BrownEast of England
Body Positivity WomenEryn TettManchester
The Beautiful Game – Thick ‘n’ Fast Georgina Thomas/Cassie Symes East of England
The PlanGigi BurgdorfGreater London
Women’s History SketchImogen BoleGreater London
World’s Worst Therapist?Jenna WimshurstSouth East
Creative WritingLorelei MathiasBrighton
My Entertainment BadgeLorna Rose TreenGreater London
Bidentity CrisisNayonica GhoshLeicester
What is it like being white?Sapphire McIntoshGreater London
New Mum’s New ToySarah Grant / Katrina AllenGlasgow
OnlyFranSarah RobertsGreater London
Lostmin: The World is not your oyster, from “Life in ADHD”Tristan Alice NietoGreater London
Great Aunty Ji ExpectationsZara JanjuaGreater London

Prizes for the 2022 Comedy Shorts Award supported by LSFF include

Exclusive Screening as part of the London Short Film Festival

A cash prize of £1000

Mentorship and Support from Funny Women, our Industry Partners and our Community

A custom made Tatty Devine necklace trophy

Judging continues until we reach our Shortlist of 10 films. The shortlist will be announced via the website, social media and emails to the successful entrants on the 25th August 2021.

The winner will be announced at the Funny Women Stage Award final on the 29th September at Bloomsbury Theatre, London.

Longlist for Comedy Writing Award sponsored by Sky Studios HERE

Semi finalists for Stage Award sponsored by NextUp… HERE

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Comedy Shorts Award Entry Requirements

The deadline for registration for the Comedy Shorts Award has passed.

Funny Women NextUp…Comedy Shorts Award

Are you a budding Director? Producer? Screenwriter? Are you collaborating with friends to make a funny video? Then we are looking for YOU!

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