Rushes Soho Shorts Festival 2012 // Call for Entries

Rushes Soho Shorts Festival 2012 has opened for submissions for our 14^th celebration of all things short.

Recognised internationally as a leading showcase of short films and renowned for the championing of emerging and established creative talent, Rushes Soho Shorts has built a phenomenal following and maintains a significant bridge between the independent and commercial filmmaking communities.

The annual not-for-profit festival celebrates the previous year’s best director in each of eight competitive categories.

UK FOCUSED CATEGORIES:

Short Film Award – live action work under 15mins, from long standing filmmakers
Newcomer Award – live action work under 15mins, from new filmmakers

FOREIGN FOCUS CATEGORY:

International  Award – live action work under 15mins, from new and long standing filmmakers

GLOBAL CATEGORIES:

Animation Award – animated work under 15mins from new and long standing filmmakers
Documentary Award – factual work under 15mins from new and long standing filmmakers
Music Video Award – promo work under 15mins from new and long standing filmmakers
Long Form Award – live action work under 30mins from new and long standing filmmakers
Pushing Boundaries Award – brilliantly creative, experimental work or branded content under 5mins from new and long standing filmmakers

Work can be submitted at http://entries.sohoshorts.com

The competition entry fee is £15. Students £10.

Films can be submitted up until 5^th April, with the shortlisted films being announced early in June.

The festival will open on Wednesday 11^th July and will culminate, as is tradition, with the Rushes Awards on Thursday 19^th July 2012.

Rushes Soho Shorts has an open submissions policy for all programmes.

Work should have been completed between 1^st January 2011 and April 2012.
Full terms and conditions are available on the entry site http://entries.sohoshorts.com and further information can be found at www.sohoshorts.com