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Top Shorts Online Film Festival (online) (0)

Deadlines

23 Feb 2015
Call for entries

15 Apr 2015
Early deadline

01 Jun 2015
Standard deadline

20 Jun 2015
Late deadline

20 Jun 2015
Festival closed

25 Jun 2015
Notification date

01 Jul 2015
15 Jul 2015

Address

Moses 39, 90012, PT, IL, United States

Festival description

Short film festival 50'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Online Festival

January 2011

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 50'<

Languages
English

Subtitles
English

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This festival is not currently open for submissions.

Festival description (Edition: 0)

Festival start: 01 July 2015 Festival end: 15 July 2015

Top Shorts is a new online film festival, showcasing outstanding short films from around the world to an audience of film fans and filmmakers.

We accept short films (up to 20 minutes length) in the following genres: Animation, Documentary and Narrative.

Prizes and qualifications

TSOFF 15' Official Selection
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Narrative
Best Micro Film
Best Inspirational Film
Best Low Budget Short Film
Audience Award - Animation
Audience Award - Documentary
Audience Award - Narrative
Audience Award - Inspirational film
Audience Award - Short Cut (60 seconds film)
Audience Award - Low Budget Short Film
Special Screening

Rules

Rules and Guideline

ELGIBILITY

● Top Shorts is a juried competition, open to any independent filmmaker worldwide. Works will be considered for competition only if they are of a total running time of 20 minutes or less, and were completed after January 1, 2011. The Festival committee reserves the right to determine the eligibility of any project.

* For the Special Screening category, we accept longer films (20-50 minutes).

● Films produced, financed or developed by a major film studio or television network are also eligible for competition.

SUBMISSIONS

● Films must be available online from the selection day and until July 6, 2015 (www.festhome.com).

● Selected films will be automatically available to watch on Top Shorts’ website. During the days of the competition (July 1-5, 2015), viewers will be able to vote for their favorite film. The film that gets most of the votes will be the Audience Award Winner. The jury will select the winners of any other award.

● A completed entry form must be submitted with each project. Multiple submissions by the same director and/or Production Company are accepted, but a separate completed form must accompany each film. Unsigned entry forms will be rejected.

● By submitting this material and signing the release form, you acknowledge Top Shorts’ right to copy any material for the festival’s use.

DEADLINES

● The deadline for submitting is June 20, 2015. Applicants will be notified of their status after Screening Committee viewing.

JUDGING

● Entries are pre-screened by the Festival Selection Committee. This panel, headed by the Festival Director, selects the films from the submission field. These Official Selection Films will be screened on Top Shorts’ website during July 1-15, 2015. The jury panel will pick the festival’s winner of each category, while the viewers will pick up the Audience Award winner of each category. The jury panel is made up of artists, writers, filmmakers and educators.

PUBLICITY

● By signing the entry form, the filmmaker gives the Top Shorts Online Film Festival permission to use all submitted materials, including but not limited to film stills, descriptions, director’s biography and film screening history in any and all forms of media for the express purpose of festival promotion and publicity.

THE FESTIVAL

● The mission of Top Shorts Online Film Festival is to promote and encourage independent filmmakers and their short films.

● The Top Shorts Online Film Festival on the web:

Official Site: topshorts.net
Facebook: facebook.com/tsoff
Twitter: twitter.com/topshorts

SUBMISSION

● The Top Shorts Online Film Festival is a participating member of www.festhome.com

CONTACT US

● Roy Zafrani, Festival Director: roy.topshorts@gmail.com
● Nami Melumad, Festival Organizer: info.topshorts@gmail.com

Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Inspirational, Indie - Up To 20 Minutes

Short Films >1' 20'<

Fee

-8%

Early 35$ 32.2$ 15 Apr 15

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 01 Jun 15

Late 55$ 50.6$ 20 Jun 15

Submissions deadline
20 Jun 15

Save up
3.6$

Submit

Short narrative (fiction) / documentary / animation / inspirational / indie (low budget) films, up to 20 minutes including credits, are eligible.

Special Screening - 20-50 Minutes Length Films

Short Films >21' 50'<

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 15 Apr 15

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 01 Jun 15

Late 70$ 64.4$ 20 Jun 15

Submissions deadline
20 Jun 15

Save up
4.8$

Submit

Films between 20-50 minutes are eligible. Genres accepted to this category: Narrative, Documentary, Animation. Special screening is a non competitive category, only 15 films will be accepted as "Top Shorts Special Screening".

Short Cut - Up To 60 Seconds

Short Films 1'<

Fee

-8%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 15 Apr 15

Standard 25$ 23$ 01 Jun 15

Late 35$ 32.2$ 20 Jun 15

Submissions deadline
20 Jun 15

Save up
2$

Submit

Films up to 60 seconds (including credits) are eligible in this category.

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