The ShortList Film Festival 2018 Submissions Now Open

TheWrap is pleased to announce that submissions to the 7th Annual ShortList Film Festival, highlighting the best in short filmmaking from around the world, are now open.

The Festival will stream online for two weeks from August 8 to 22, 2018 with the winners announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on August 23, 2018.

Filmmakers interested in submitting their films can do so here!

The ShortList Film Festival, now in its seventh year, elevates the best in short filmmaking as the format has exploded across every device in the age of streaming.

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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The contest selects 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. The festival awards the Jury Prize and the Audience Prize, each of which award $5,000 to the winner.

ShortList finalists and winners have frequently gone on to greater recognition within the entertainment industry. The 2016 Jury Winner, “Maman(s),” won the Cesar award for best short film. The 2015 ShortList Audience and Jury winner, “Bear Story,” won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

The Award-Winning Shorts Competition is for films up to 20 minutes in length that have received an award during the past year.

Tthe festival has also added a student category, for the second year in a row. The top 10 film schools on TheWrap’s ranking of film schools have been invited to submit their top student films, and will participate in this year’s competition. The films will also be voted on by TheWrap’s audience.

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The Scene at ShortList 2017: TheWrap's 6th Annual Short Film Festival (Photos)

Pictured here are the 10 of the finalists in TheWrap's sixth annual ShortList Film Festival.
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The crowd at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival, including "American Paradise" director, Joe Talbot
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Jurors at the sixth annual ShortList Film Festival
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Audience at TheWrap's sixth annual ShortList Film Festival ceremony
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Founder and CEO of TheWrap, Sharon Waxman, welcomes the crowd and introduces the ShortList juror panel.

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Waxman hosts a panel with jury members Stephen Ujlaki, Lesley Chilcott, Alec Shankman, Lisa Bunnell, Misha Green, Matt Ross and Ryan Heller.
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Juror Misha Green speaks on what makes a good short film.
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Jury members Stephen Ujlaki, Lesley Chilcott and Alec Shankman discuss monetizing short films at the ShortList Film Festival ceremony.

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Juror Stephen Ujlaki, dean of the film school at Loyola Marymount
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TheWrap's Sharon Waxman and ShortList finalists Ceylon Carhoglu, Daniel LaFrentz, Benoit Martin and Joe Talbot discuss budgeting short films.
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Tim Mason, director of "No Other Way to Say It"
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Ceylan Carhoglu, co-director of "Gardeners of the Forest"
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Filmmaker Garrett Bradley ("Alone") speaking.
Student finalists Ceylan Carhoglu ("Gardeners of the Forest") and Daniel LaFrentz ("Noble Creatures")
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TheWrap's Sharon Waxman at the sixth annual ShortList Film Festival
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"The Silence" wins the 2017 ShortList Industry Prize. Co-director of the film, Ali Asgari, accepts the award from abroad
"GLOW" actresses Rebecca Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood announce winners of the ShortList Audience Prizes.
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Rebecca Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood stand with student Audience Prize winner, Uttera Singh ("Fanny Pack").
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"Fanny Pack" director Uttera Singh accepts the student Audience Prize.
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Rebecca Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood stand with Audience Prize winner, Joe Talbot ("American Paradise").
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"American Paradise" director Joe Talbot accepts the Audience Prize.
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Audience Prize winner Joe Talbot ("American Paradise") and Student Category winner Uttera Singh ("Fanny Pack") pose with TheWrap's Steve Pond.
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The crowd at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival
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The crowd at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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"The Geneva Convention" director Benoit Martin at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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Ceylan Carhoglu and Alberto De Coste Calla, co-directors of "Gardeners of the Forest"
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DJ Alex D at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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The crowd at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival
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"American Paradise" director Joe Talbot and juror Stephen Ujlaki, Dean of Loyola Marymount University's film school
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2017 ShortList Film Festival reception
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Imax CEO Greg Foster greets Stephen Ujlaki at the reception at Imax headquarters
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Juror Ryan Heller, VP of acquisitions at First Look Media
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"Curiosities of the Quiet Boy" director Quran Squire at the sixth annual ShortList Film Festival reception
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ShortList Juror Lesley Chilcott, a producer and director
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Juror Alec Shankman, SVP at Abrams Artist Agency
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Juror Lisa Bunnell, president of distribution at Focus Features
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Juror Matt Ross (also an actor-writer-director)
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The scene at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival
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TheWrap's Sharon Waxman at the 2017 ShortList Film Festival
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TheWrap's Sharon Waxman snaps a selfie with student finalist, Quran Squire (“Curiosities of the Quiet Boy”).
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TheWrap's Steve Pond and juror Matt Ross.
TheWrap's Matt Turner snaps a photo of "GLOW" actresses Rebecca Johnson and Kimmy Gatewood.
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TheWrap's Steve Pond and student finalist, Uttera Singh ("Fanny Pack")
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Student finalist Bethany Spreadborough, director of "This Year's Angel"
Finalist Tian Xie, director of "Promise"
Lisa Bunnell and Matt Ross present an award.
Joe Talbot accepting the award for his film.
Audience at TheWrap's sixth annual ShortList Film Festival ceremony
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Student finalist Quran Squire ("Curiosities of the Quiet Boy"), and the lead actor in Joe Talbot's "American Paradise"
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