WHO WE ARE
Cameo Launch is a short film platform that curates and highlights the best short films online.
We utilise our multiple content 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. We also aim to draw attention to the creators of the short films that we review and recommend.
WHAT WE DO
We strive to showcase first class short film and first rate filmmakers. We do this by creating online entertainment content such as:
- Short Film VOD & Rental: Filmmakers whose short films are currently on the film festival circuit can have their films included in our VOD service on a rolling monthly license. The films would be available to stream via a £1.49 2-day rental or as part of our subscription library, allowing filmmakers to receive revenue from their work.
- Short Film Reviews: Our platform publishes written and video reviews in which we provide short film recommendations along with highlights of stand out aspects of each film. The reviews are accompanied by links to the films themselves allowing the viewer to go straight from our review to the film itself.
- The Cameo Launch Short Film Podcast: A film news and short film review podcast (video is also available via our YouTube channel). Our team gathers to discuss their short film recommendations as well as the latest goings on in the world of cinema and independent short film.
- Filmmaker interviews: Special episodes of our podcast include interviews with filmmakers whose films we have reviewed. In these episodes they discuss their experiences and insights gained in the making of their films. In our Filmmaker’s Choice segment, filmmakers also discuss other people’s short films that have made an impact on them.
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
Filmmakers can submit their films to one of the categories below.
REVIEW SHOWCASE - Best Short Films Online
Each month we select short films currently available to view for free online. They receive a video review from a member of the Cameo Launch team and are included in our list of recommended short films on our site as well as the Cameo Launch Short Film Podcast. The films themselves are displayed as featured content and linked to from the reviews from the filmmaker's hosting platform of choice, ensuring that any views generated by our reviews add to the views on the filmmaker's account.
Additionally, we invite the filmmakers of the selected films to appear on our podcast/video interview, in which they can share details of their film with our audience.
FESTIVAL SHOWCASE - Best Short Films on the Festival Circuit
This is a VOD service featured alongside our short film review showcase. Joining our reviews, interviews and podcasts, Cameo Launch 's Festival Showcase 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 selection of premium content showing the very best of what short film has to offer. The short films accepted to this platform can be watched by audiences via a two-day rental or by subscribing to the Festival Showcase channel for on-demand access.
Accepted films are licensed on a monthly basis with fees being paid directly to the filmmaker/rights holder with additional revenue options available via the collection of part of the rental revenue generated by our 2-day rental feature.
Short films selected for our showcase will be eligible to receive the following awards and benefits:
REVIEW SHOWCASE
- Inclusion in the line up of short film reviews appearing on cameolaunch.com
- Filmmakers invited to appear on the Cameo Launch Short Film Podcast
- Film embedded on the Review Showcase page from its host platform
- A "Cameo Launch Recommends" laurel, which can be included with any applicable promotional material that the filmmaker/rights holder sees fit to use
FESTIVAL SHOWCASE
- License fee paid to the filmmaker/rights holder to have their film included in the line up of Festival Short Films on the Cameo Launch site.
- Revenue share of the paid downloads of their short film
- Filmmakers invited to appear on the Cameo Launch Short Film Podcast
- An "Official Selection" laurel indicating the inclusion of the film on the Cameo Launch Cinema page, available to use in any applicable promotional material that the filmmaker/rights holder sees fit to create
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March 2022