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The 5th ShortList Film Festival Opens for Submissions

The Online Festival announces 2016 dates


(Source: ShortList Film Festival - TheWrap)
(Source: ShortList Film Festival - TheWrap)
USPA NEWS - On May 3, TheWrap announced that the 2016 ShortList Film Festival featuring the best in award-winning shorts from around the world is now open for entries, with finalists streaming online from August 9 ““ 23, 2016. The 2016 festival will award in three categories, including :
On May 3, TheWrap announced that the 2016 ShortList Film Festival featuring the best in award-winning shorts from around the world is now open for entries, with finalists streaming online from August 9 ““ 23, 2016. The 2016 festival will award in three categories, including :



- The 2016 Pepsi Creators League Prize with a $5,000 prize
- The Audience Prize with a $5,000 prize
- The Jury Prize with a $5,000 prize
The ShortList Film Festival is led by Sundance veteran and respected shorts programmer Landon Zakheim, selecting 12 of the best award-winning short films that have premiered at a major festival in the past year, making this the most highly-competitive film festival of its kind.

Building on the scope of its in-house content incubator the Creators League, PepsiCo will choose the winner of the ShortList Creators League Prize. The Audience Prize will be bestowed on the film with the most votes tallied online, while the Jury Prize goes to the film chosen by the ShortList´s distinguished panel of independent film experts. Winners will be presented at a live event at the YouTube Space LA.
Film submissions are now open via Film Freeway at filmfreeway.com/festival/TheShortlistFilmFestival. Short films up to 20 minutes in length that have received an award at a major Film Festival in the past year are eligible.

Now in its fifth year, the ShortList comes off the incredible momentum of choosing as its top winner for 2015 the Chilean short 'Bear Story,' which went on to win the Academy Award for Animated Short Film.

Source : TheWrap

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