PANO is looking to spotlight short films from filmmakers experiencing gender marginalization including women, trans, and gender-expansive creators in our 4th annual Shorts Showcase. We will host an in-person screening of all the selected films at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in NYC on Thursday, March 27th, 2025.
PANO (formerly NYC Women Filmmakers) is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to advancing the careers of women, trans, and gender expansive creators in Film, TV & Media. Since our founding in 2015, we've served thousands of filmmakers with labs, grants, screenings, events, workshops and a private online community. To learn more about PANO's other programming, visit www.panonetwork.org.
Submissions are free for any PRO member of the PANO Network. Current PANO PRO members, please login to the Network and visit this page (https://panonetwork.org/benefits/#submissiondiscounts) for the waiver code to submit for free.
We look forward to watching your films! Make sure to save the date March 27th, 2025 for our in-person screening followed by a live Q&A with the filmmakers. Sign up for our newsletter on our website to stay informed with all PANO programming. We hope to see you at NYU in March!
Submission Guidelines:
- Short films with key positions held by filmmakers experiencing gender marginalization including women, trans, and gender-expansive creators
- Limit 1 submission per person
- Please do not submit films that have been submitted to previous PANO Shorts Showcases
- Open to films of any genre and subject
- Maximum length: 40 minutes (including credits)
- Films must have been completed after 1/1/2024
Selected filmmakers will be notified early in March 2025. Please have your assets (H264 video file and graphics and credits for promotion on social media) ready to go, in case you are selected. Selected filmmakers will be invited to participate in a live Q&A at the NYC screening and given 2 free passes for members of their team to attend.
**Current PANO PRO members, please login to the Network and visit this page (https://panonetwork.org/benefits/#submissiondiscounts) for the waiver code to submit for free.
Please email us with any questions. We look forward to watching your films!
Winners will be announced at the festival and will receive laurels & prizes from our sponsors along with marketing and publicity throughout our website and social media channels.
Awards will be given. Some of the possible categories include:
● BEST NARRATIVE SHORT (1 Winner)
● BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT (1 Winner)
● BEST DIRECTOR (1 Winner)
● BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (1 Winner)
● BEST PERFORMANCE (1 Winner)
● BEST EDITING (1 Winner)
● BEST SOUND DESIGN OR MUSIC (1 Winner)
Previous Prizes have included:
● Canon Camera Kit
● $250 AbelCine Gift Card: https://www.abelcine.com/
● $500 towards AbelCine Training: https://www.abelcine.com/education
● Innovator Memberships to Film at Lincoln Center. Learn more here: https://www.filmlinc.org/membership/members/
● Rosco DASH Light: https://us.rosco.com/en/products/brand/dmg-dash
● Headshot/Branding Session with Lauren Sowa: https://www.laureneliotphotography.com/
● Financial Management Consultation by Tuesday Brooks / AJOY: https://www.ajoymanagement.com/
● PRO Membership Extensions to the PANO Network
● This year's prizes subject to change