Happy festive month of December to one and all, or, to those that don’t celebrate any holidays this month, happy month of chillier mornings, dragon breath (if you know you know), mind-boggling varieties of coffee flavourings (Panettone Latte, anyone?), and obviously, fantastic comedy shows to warm up your cockles, or, laughing muscles.
Thank you for being part of our amazing Funny Women community. As a non-profit community interest company with the lofty goal of disrupting the male dominated comedy industry, I couldn’t have done this without your support over the last 20 years.
We caught up with Kate Cheka, winner of the 2023 Stage Award to talk about her comedy style, what she’s been up to since her win and what’s she’s planning next.
Thank you for being part of our amazing Funny Women community. As a non-profit community interest company with the lofty goal of disrupting the male dominated comedy industry, I couldn’t have done this without your support over the last 20 years.
We’re just putting the final touches to our Awards registration process. We’ll be ready for you soon.
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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.
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