It's free to submit a short film of any genre to The Short Film Show, up to 59 minutes long. A person watches every film in full. A standard review can take up to 3 months, and Fast-track (£19) gives you a decision within 7 days.
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Any filmmaker aged 18 or over who owns or controls the rights to their film, including any music, images and performances in it. Films of any genre are welcome, and non-English films can include subtitles.
If we invited you to submit a film, submit it the same way as any other film.
Your film as an H.264 MP4 or MOV file, from 720p up to 1080p, up to 59 minutes long and under 5GB, with a poster, a 16:9 hero banner and a short synopsis.
Submitting is free. You can submit up to three films a month with a free standard review.
The one paid option when you submit is Fast-track (£19), for a quicker decision. You choose when you press Submit, after you accept the agreement.
Fast-track (£19) gives you a decision within 7 days of your payment, with three lines of notes from the reviewer. If we miss the 7 days, the full £19 is refunded automatically. It has no effect on whether your film is chosen.
Fast-track places are limited, so it can be full when you submit. If it is, you can choose a standard review instead, or try Fast-track again in a few days.
You get a confirmation email within minutes, and you can follow your film under My Films in your filmmaker dashboard.
A person watches your film all the way through. A standard review can take up to 3 months, because of the number of films we receive, and we email you our decision either way: selected, changes needed, or not selected.
A selected film gets its own page with your credits, a place in the genres and collections, and the chance to play on our 24/7 channel. We email you when it goes live.
You choose your licence on the last step of the form, and you can’t switch afterwards. With either one you keep the copyright.
Non-exclusive: your film can stay on YouTube, Vimeo, your own site and other platforms while it’s here.
Exclusive: your film is only on The Short Film Show for 12 months from the day it goes live. In return it gets prioritised promotion, including a place in the exclusive films row on the home page and an Exclusive badge.
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Yes. Submitting is free, and you can submit up to three films a month with a free standard review. Fast-track, a decision within 7 days, is an optional £19.
Up to 59 minutes, as an H.264 MP4 or MOV file of up to 1080p and under 5GB.
Anyone aged 18 or over who owns or controls the rights to the film, including its music, images and performances.
A standard review can take up to 3 months. With Fast-track (£19) you get a decision within 7 days of your payment, or the full £19 back.
Yes. You keep the copyright and grant us a licence to show the film: non-exclusive, so it can be elsewhere too, or exclusive for 12 months.
It gets its own page with your credits, a place in the genres and collections, and the chance to play on our 24/7 channel. We email you when it goes live.