PLEASE NOTE THE RULES WHICH STATE FILMS MUST BE 15 MINUTES DURATION OR LESS TO QUALIFY. THANK YOU.
The Purbeck Shorts Competition is part of the annual Purbeck Film Festival in Dorset, England - the longest running rural film festival in the UK.
The Purbeck Film Festival will take place in October 2024 and the dates will be announced in due course.
In our main programme we show approximately 80 films in up to 34 venues across the Purbeck region, Poole and Bournemouth during a two week period each year, and the Purbeck Shorts event is our exciting filmmakers' competition, with the shortlisted finalists screening at the Mowlem Cinema, Swanage during the festival (date to be confirmed).
The Purbeck Film Festival is a not for profit, registered charity, run mostly by volunteers. The Purbeck Shorts screening event will take place the Mowlem Theatre in Swanage.
Films that are submitted are viewed by a preliminary judging panel and the finalists are then chosen for the screening event. The films are judged on that evening and winners are announced. Cash prizes are awarded to student winners.
Finalists are invited to attend the Purbeck Shorts evening.
The Judges' Award for Best Animation- judged by media professionals/people from industry on our panel
The Judges' Award for Best Over All Film - judged by media professionals/people from industry on our panel
The Audience Award for Best Animation- voted for by the audience
The Audience Award for Best Short Feature - voted for by the audience
The David Holman Award for Best Student Film - selected by the Judges' Panel
Prizes are awarded to the winners on the evening and if not present, the prize will be forwarded to them. Prizes are to be announced on the evening.
PLEASE NOTE FILMS OF 15 MINUTES MAXIMUM WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY
