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Now in its third year, The ShortList Film Festival is thrilled to once again bring the very best short films from around the world to your computer or mobile device.

The ShortList Film Festival is not like most film festivals. The only way to submit your film is by invitation. Also, we select only 12 of the best award-winning short films that have premiered at a major festival in the past year, making this is the most highly competitive film festival of its kind!

The 12 films will be presented from August 13-27 on this website as well as TheWrap.com, which gets over 7 million unique views per month. They will also be highlighted daily in our First Take Newsletter which goes out to thousands of subscribers.
Finalists will have the opportunity to promote their film to fans and friends who can then vote online. The film with the most votes will win our Audience Award. In addition, our jury of esteemed industry experts will separately judge the 12 shorts and select one Grand Jury Prize winner. Winners will be presented at our live event at YouTube Space LA on August 28th.
The prize packages already include a $5,000 cash prize for the Audience Award Winner, plus the use of the YouTube Space for their next project.