Best Global Shorts

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Due to ongoing pandemic, we are unable to do a physical screening this season. However, we shall promote every selected submission in best possible manner and shall screen this current season's winners with the winners of the coming season.

Best global shorts curates and screens the best of all shorts across the globe. We are also in process of launching an e-magazine to feature all the shorts and its makers in the magazine to inspire other film makers to create more and more short films. We also showcase audience reactions.

1) Best Comedy Short
2) Best Horror Short
3) Best Social Short
4) Best LGBTQ Short
5) Best Experimental Short
6) Best Fictional Short
7) Best Mime Short
8) Best Women Short
9) Best Romance Short
10) Best Musical Short
11) Best Thriller Short
12) Best Short of the season
13) Best One minute Short
14) Best Advertising Short
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1) Best Comedy Feature
2) Best Horror Feature
3) Best Social Feature
4) Best LGBTQ Feature
5) Best Experimental Feature
6) Best Fictional Feature
7) Best Mime Feature
8) Best Women Feature
9) Best Romance Feature
10) Best Musical Feature
11) Best Thriller Feature
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1) Best Director
2) Best Producer
3) Best Actor - Male
4) Best Actor - Female
5) Best Actor - They/Them
6) Best Editor
7) Best Art Director
8) Best Costume
9) Best Make-up
10) Best VFX
11) Best Dialogue
12) Best Cinematography
13) Best Movie Poster

Award:
1) BGS Laurel (for official selection and award winner)
2) BGS Certificate (For Award Winners)

1) submissions through FilmFreeway only.
2) Download file is needed for the selection process.
3) Official selection in FilmFreeway does not mean that the film will be screened.
4) Films selected for screening will be notified separately.
5) There is no production year deadline for submission
6) If you would like to apply for a trophy then write to us. Courier cost is to be paid by the applicant. In case of loss or damage during the transport, the festival team is not responsible for the same.

Title winners have to pay the courier charges if they would like to have Best Global Shorts Trophy.

7) Digital certificates will be issued as per the result.
8) No refund will be processed if the film is withdrawn/no accepted/disqualified or not shown for any other reason.
9) Festival committee's decision is final.
10) Rules & regulations may be changed by the festival committee without any intimation.
11) Submitters are requested to visit the festival page for regular updates.
12) If you have submitted your film in the earlier season and would like to compete again for the next season then write us an email to get a special waiver code.

** Kindly note: After placing an order for a trophy, when we book the shipment, our responsibility is to get it cleared by Indian customs. Any customs fee levied in the destination country is to be borne by the applicant.

Overall Rating

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Hospitality

Networking

Shihyun Wang

My film "Warm Winter" won Best mobil film. I appreciate the great film selection and awesome communication. It is a great film festival, you should definitely submit to.

July 2022

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Fabio Teriaca

Great festival and great communication.. really happy to be part snd winner with my short movie.. thank you

July 2022

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Jonny Kapps

THANK YOU BEST GLOBAL SHORTS for all the work that goes into putting on a festival especially in these times. We were so happy to be involved this year and have our Documentary Short be selected & awarded alongside so many great films. Thanks again for the support and acknowledgment. - Jonny

March 2022

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Ethan Wearn

Thank you for the Official Selection of "Losing Heaven - What kind of planet will we come back to next life?."

March 2022

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Dawna Lee Heising

We love this Film Festival! We will definitely be entering again!!!

March 2022

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Dates & Deadlines

July 26, 2022
Opening Date
August 9, 2022
Earlybird Deadline
August 31, 2022
Regular Deadline
September 23, 2022
Late Deadline
October 15, 2022
Extended Late Deadline
November 5, 2022
Rush Hour Deadline
November 6, 2022
Notification Date
November 7, 2022
Event Date

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Best Global Shorts of the season
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Best Global Feature of the season
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Best Global Screenplay of the season
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Best Comedy Short
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Best Social Short
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Best LGBTQ Short
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Best Experimental Short
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Best Fictional Short
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Best Mime Short
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Best Women Short
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Best Romance Short
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Best Musical Short
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Best Thriller Short
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Best 1 Minute Short
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Best Advertising Short
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Best Documentary Short
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Best Mobile Short
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Best Horror Short
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Best Documentary Feature
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Best Social Feature
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Best Horror Feature
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Best Thriller Feature
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Best Romance Feature
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Best Women Feature
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Best Experimental Feature
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Best Fictional Feature
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Best LGBTQ Feature
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Best Director
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Best Debut Director
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Best Producer
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Best Art Director
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Best Editing
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Best Cinematography
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Best VFX
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Best Poster
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Best Costume
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Best Make Up
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Best Actor - Male
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Best Actor - Female
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Best Actor - They/Them
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Best Global Shorts Poster Design Service
Still don't have a poster for your film or script? No worries. We at BGS can make one for you. Submit your project in this category and we'll get in touch with you.
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