What started as a celebration of short film grew into a community of film lovers and filmmakers. Sunday Shorts began in 2019. A short film celebration that hopes to shine a light on a lot of new up and comers and help them garner the attention they deserve.
Sunday Shorts is an IMDB-Qualifying fest, meaning your awards will go up on IMDB as part of your film page. We have a few thousand in cash prizes and $2500 in film equipment/rentals and a streaming/licensing deal to give away.
It's a light, fun Sunday afternoon vibe of an event. Make connections with talent and judges and also build a network for future projects, all in a super relaxed no-pressure atmosphere.
Our first round judges are all avid-movie goers and film lovers from all walks of life. They will narrow the choices and then our Industry Judges will make the final selections and award the prizes. Among our Industry Judges are weighted professionals in all departments of the film industry and we even boast an Oscar winner on the panel. Judges for each year will be announced when submission begin.
In addition to Category Winners, prizes will be given for Best Director, Best Performer and Best Screenwriting as selected by the Judges.
Best category winners are up for the Best Sunday Short Award and
Union of BC Performers award of $500 prize
William F. Whites International offering $2500 in film rental/equipment
for the WHITES Best Short Filmmaker Award
KC Talent sponsoring the Emerging Talent Award.
Passionflix Streaming Service 'True Romance Award', a licensing deal to the winning short/filmmaker
LGBT Films/Filmmakers will get coverage by sponsor Pink Media, with interview with the Winners/Official Selections being broadcast on OUT TV
PENDER PR firm will be giving a press and publicity package to winners as well.
added this year ***SPECIAL CATEGORY FOR OKANAGAN FILMS/FILMMAKERS
Enter your short in Okanagan Category and it will not only be considered for the main categories, but also be up for recognition and $3000 in prizes specifically for Okanagan filmmakers.
Category Awards for:
Best Comedy Short
Best Dramatic Short
Best Action Short
Best Horror Short
Best Romantic Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Micro Short (under 5 minutes)
Best Indigenous Short
Best LGBT Short
Best Performer Award
Best Screenwriter Award
Best Director Award
JUDGES: We have First Round Judges from all walks of life but all avid-movie lovers. Each film will be judged independently twice and then our Official Selections will come from the highest ranked films.
Then our INDUSTRY PANEL will judge the Finalists and determine our winners and some of our special Jury Prizes.
Our 2023 Industry Panel will be announced January 2023
2022 Industry Panel included:
Oscar Winner Angus Strathie (Costume Designer, Moulin Rouge, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
Top Talent Agent Kathy Carpenter (Owner KCTalent, Vancouver)
Cinematographer Stirling Bancroft csc (Kiri and The Girl, Monkey Beach, Freaks)
Gabriel Correa (Director and Producer, Riverdale)
Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, Man of Steel)
Tosca Musk, filmmaker and founder of Passionflix Streaming Service
Vancouver is Hollywood North and with the amount of films and television series shooting here, we are privy to connecting with top talent in all areas of the film industry. Your work will be seen by people who are connected and who know the business.
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Erin Boyes
September 2022 -
August 2022
