Cameo Launch is an online review platform that curates and highlights the best short films online.
We utilise our multiple avenues of reviews, interviews, podcasts and social media to direct our audience to exceptional short films and remove the “choice paralysis” from online users looking for a solid recommendation for short form content.
Our platform aims to draw attention to the creators of the films that we review and recommend. This means our content includes interviews with filmmakers such as special episodes of the Cameo Launch Short Film Podcast entitled In The Green Room, as well as appearing on our new Filmmaker’s Choice segment in which filmmakers discuss other people’s short films that have made an impact on them.
Ultimately, each new month is an opportunity for filmmakers to have their work displayed and highlighted alongside the best films and filmmakers on the short film landscape.
SHORT FILM SHOWCASE - Best Short Films Online
Each month we select short films that receive a video review from a member of the Cameo Launch team and are included in our list of recommended short films on the Cameo Launch Short Film Podcast. The reviews of the selected films appear as featured content on the Cameo Launch site. Films are also embedded on our Cameo Launch Short Film Cinema page from their host platforms, where viewers can view it alongside other selected top-class short films.
Additionally, we invite the filmmakers of the selected films to appear on an In The Green Room edition of our podcast, in which they can share details of their film with our listeners. As well as this being a special edition of our podcast, it is also presented as featured video content on our site, including on the Short Film Cinema page with our social media promotions driving audiences to the film and to our profile of the filmmakers.
SHORT FILM CINEMA - Best Short Films on the Festival Circuit
Cameo Launch Short Film Cinema is a brand-new VOD service extending from our short film review platform. Joining our reviews, interviews and podcasts, Cameo Launch Short Film Cinema offers the opportunity for filmmakers to open up their short films to global audiences while still on the film festival circuit.
Filmmakers can have their work included in a line-up of premium content showing the very best of what short film has to offer. The short films accepted to this platform are available for a month and users can access them via a three-day rental or by subscribing to our cinema in order to access the entirety of our line up at any time.
Films can also include additional bonus videos including ‘making of’ videos, trailers, interviews or any other bonus content that the filmmaker sees fit to provide. Cameo Launch also utilises this space to present interviews with the filmmakers whose films appear in the cinema.
Accepted films are licensed on a monthly basis with fees being paid directly to the filmmaker/rights holder. The filmmaker/rights holder also collects half of the revenue collected from the individual purchases of the three-day rentals.
Short films selected for our showcase will be eligible to receive the following awards and benefits:
- "Official Selection" Certificate and laurels for the selected film.
- Presentation of the accepted film as a Featured Short via a full review write up accompanied by social media promotion
- If the accepted film is currently on the film festival circuit and not available for general online viewing (Vimeo, YouTube, etc.) it will be featured as a 'Watchlist' review, which tells our users which films on the festival circuit to watch out for. Please specify in your submission if this applies to your film
- Invitation to key members of the filmmaking team to appear on the Cameo Launch Short Film Podcast
- Inclusion in the overall promotions of the Cameo Launch platform including the podcast, newsletter and social media