Short Film Competition and Prizes Up to $7000 from Mandy

Mandy invites filmmakers all over the world to participate in a competition to make short films of no more than 5 minutes. This year's competition theme: "Where do we go from here?". This festival is a great opportunity to showcase your film to an international community of 2.9 million users and a panel of BAFTA and Academy Award-winning judges from the worlds of TV and film.

Winner: 0 - 2 years experience

• The Mandy Network - Crew Annual Premium Membership.
• We Are Parable - £300 towards the winner's next project.
• We Are Parable - Winner's film to feature on the Who We Are Online Video Platform.
• We Are Parable - A 60 minute 1:1 session with the We Are Parable team.
• Jordan Walker - 1:1 31-minute Coaching Session.
• BBC Maestro - Online Course: Writing Drama for Television, taught by Jed Mercurio.
• Raindance - £250 voucher for any online/in-person Raindance course.
• Fat Llama - £250 equipment hire credit.
• MUBI - 6-month free MUBI subscription.
• FEST Short Film Festival - Free pass for every film screening and Industry Program masterclasses.
• Aesthetica Film Festival - Subscription to Aesthetica Magazine.
• Shiny - Free submission to the Shiny Awards.
• Bounce Cinema - Free submission for screening at Bounce Cinemaز
• BFI Film Academy - Free submission for the BFI Future Film Festival.
• Argo - One-year free trial of Argo.
• Filmarket Hub - Full access membership to the Filmarket Hub marketplace.
• TAXO'D - One-year subscription for the TAXO'D accounting platform.

Winner: 3 - 5 years experience

• The Mandy Network - Crew Annual Premium Membership
• Jordan Walker - 1:1 31-minute Coaching Session
• BBC Maestro - Online Course: Writing Drama for Television, taught by Jed Mercurio
• Raindance - £250 voucher for any online/in-person Raindance course
• Fat Llama - £250 equipment hire credit (redeemable for UK-based winners only)
• MUBI - 6-month free MUBI subscription
• FEST Short Film Festival - Free pass for every film screening and Industry Program masterclasses
• Aesthetica Short Film Festival - Festival pass
• Shiny - Free submission to the Shiny Awards
• Bounce Cinema - Free submission for screening at Bounce Cinema
• Argo - One-year free trial of Argo
• Filmarket Hub - Full access membership to the Filmarket Hub marketplace
• TAXO'D - One-year subscription for the TAXO'D accounting platform

Winner: 5+ years experience

• The Mandy Network - Crew Annual Premium Membership
• Jordan Walker - 1:1 31 minute Coaching Session
• BBC Maestro - Online Course: Writing Drama For Television, taught by Jed Mercurio
• Raindance - £250 voucher for any online/in-person Raindance course
• Fat Llama - £250 equipment hire credit (redeemable for UK-based winners only)
• MUBI - 6-month free MUBI subscription
• FEST Short Film Festival - Free pass for every film screening and Industry Program masterclasses. Access to networking opportunities and 1:1 meetings.
• Aesthetica Short Film Festival - Festival pass
• Rossscammm - Tailored marketing plan for your project
• Shiny - Free submission to the Shiny Awards
• Bounce Cinema - Free submission for screening at Bounce Cinema
• Argo - One year free trial of Argo
• Filmarket Hub - Full access membership to the Filmarket Hub marketplace
• TAXO'D - One-year subscription for the TAXO'D accounting platform.

Winner: Members Choice

• The Mandy Network - Crew Annual Premium Membership
• BBC Maestro - Online Course: Writing Drama For Television, taught by Jed Mercurio
• Raindance - £250 voucher for any online/in-person Raindance course
• FEST Short Film Festival - FEST FILM LAB workshop of winner’s choosing
• Fat Llama - £250 equipment hire credit (redeemable for UK-based winners only)
• MUBI - 6-month free MUBI subscription
• Aesthetica Film Festival - Subscription to Aesthetica Magazine
• Shiny - Free submission to the Shiny Awards
• Bounce Cinema - Free submission for screening at Bounce Cinema
• Argo - One-year free trial of Argo
• TAXO'D - One-year subscription for the TAXO'D accounting platform

• Your submission must include the line of dialogue: 'Where do we go from here?"
• Your mini-movie should be no more than five minutes long.
• filming on a phone, tablet or laptop is fine.
• Profanity is ok, but please avoid nudity and offensive language and themes.
• Our Mini Movie Fest is open to all Mandy Crew members internationally.
• If your Mini Movie is not in the English language, kindly include English subtitles.
• Only one submission per user is permitted.
• Submissions may be used by The Mandy Network for marketing purposes.
• Submissions will be searchable and visible on the web.

About Mandy:

The world’s largest creative community of actors, film and TV crew, theatre professionals, child actors, voiceover artists, dancers, singers, musicians, models, and extras. Mandy empowers professionals to find work in TV studios, movie sets, training institutions, events, concert halls, theatre companies, and art collectives. Mandy helps cast commercials, link art directors with cinematographers, and bring lighting designers to dark stages.

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