SHORT TO THE POINT (STTP) is an international network of distribution, broadcast and promotion of short films and their authors. Since 2009, SHORT TO THE POINT has gone through several steps and right now it has gathered some awesome projects under its umbrella, offering professionals and amateurs the opportunity to promote their work, see their short films projected in unconventional cinemas across the world and even share their experience and knowledge to those who need advice and guidance.
SHORT to the Point - Monthly Awards
This is our main project, and it is dedicated to filmmakers from all over the world. Our jury selects every month the winning short films for each category:
Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Narrative, Best Production Design, Best Leading Actor, Best Leading Actress, Best Short Comedy, Best Short Drama, Best Short Horror, Best Adventure/Action, Best Thriller/Mystery, Best Short Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Best Romance, Best Dance/Musical, Best Narrative Short, Best Student Short, Best Young Director, Best Children Short, Best Animation Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Experimental Short, Best Music Video, Best Mini Short, Best Mobile Phone Short (incl vertical) , Best Debut or First time Filmmaker, Best No Budget or Low Budget Short Film, Best Amateur Short, Best Series (Web/TV), Best Fashion Short, Best Commercial/Ad/TVC, Best Stop-Motion/Time-Lapse, Best Trailer.
How it works
First of all, you have to choose one or more categories and submit your short film.
Usually, our submissions start on 1st-11th of the month and end on the same day next month.
IMPORTANT NOTE: We don't screen the films online! The members of the jury watch the films online and they choose the Official Selections.
In maximum one week after the deadline day for submissions we publish the Official Selections list, and we notify the filmmakers via e-mail.
During the next 14 days our members of the jury watch the selected short films again and they decide the winners for each category. After that we publish the Winners list, and we notify the filmmakers by e-mail. The lists are published on social media and on our dedicated website: shorttothepoint.com.
Your nominations and awards can be listed on IMDb. (http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003900).
This is a short tutorial about How To Get Your STTP AWARD Listed On IMDb - https://theshortfilmfestival.com/how-to-get-your-sttp-award-listed-on-imdb
All the awarded films will be screened next summer at the open-air cinema - Uzina Foto, Transylvania.
First of all, the JUDGING PROCESS
Submissions are judged and scored based on criteria including: quality of screenplay (story, dialogues etc), acting, production quality, originality, technical proficiency, cinematography, sound design, editing, location/s used and set design. We support indie filmmaking and we will award additional points to shorts produced on a micro budget and/or minimal crew.
The AWARD CATEGROIES are:
Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Narrative, Best Production Design, Best Leading Actor, Best Leading Actress, Best Short Comedy, Best Short Drama, Best Short Horror, Best Adventure/Action, Best Thriller/Mystery, Best Short Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Best Romance, Best Dance/Musical, Best Narrative Short, Best Student Short, Best Young Director, Best Children Short, Best Animation Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Experimental Short, Best Music Video, Best Mini Short, Best Mobile Phone Short (incl vertical) , Best Debut or First time Filmmaker, Best No Budget or Low Budget Short Film, Best Amateur Short, Best Series (Web/TV), Best Fashion Short, Best Commercial/Ad/TVC, Best Stop-Motion/Time-Lapse, Best Trailer.
We are trying to satisfy all filmmakers who submit their shorts to SHORT to the Point ISFF. We know how difficult is to make a film and therefore we want to offer you a good experience with our festival. So here are our awards and prizes.
NOT SELECTED:
+ 50% discount for your next entry at SHORT to the Point ISFF (the waiver is valid till the end of the year).
SELECTED:
+ Official Selection laurels.
+ Entry fee waiver for submitting your short film to ‘rolling ideas’.
+ 30% fee discount for submitting your short film to ‘Short Film Factory’.
+ 30% fee discount for submitting your short film to ‘Short Close-Up.
SEMI-FINALIST:
+ Semi-Finalist laurels.
+ 65% fee discount for submitting your short film to ‘Short Film Factory’.
+ 45% fee discount for submitting your short film to ‘Short Close-Up.
FINALIST:
+ Finalist laurels.
+ 80% fee discount for submitting your short film to ‘Short Film Factory’.
+ 60% fee discount for submitting your short film to ‘Short Close-Up.
MONTHLY AWARD WINNER:
+ Award Winner laurels.
+ Live Screening of your short film.
+ Digital Certificate (printable).
+ One published interview with a member of the film crew in SHORT CLOSE-UP [Film Magazine].
+ The poster (or a screenshot) and info about your short film will be listed in the next edition of The Short Film Yearbook. Starting with 2021, we will publish every year The Short Film Yearbook, an international publication dedicated to the study of film and associated arts, and at the same time, an educational resource based on the knowledge and experience of multi awarded filmmakers from all over the world.
+ promotion of the short film (trailer, photos, behind the scenes video etc) on SHORT CLOSE-UP [Film Magazine] and ‘rolling ideas’ [Short Film Channel] websites.
+ Promotion of the short film (trailer, photos, behind the scenes video etc) on Social Media.