London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival

London, Greater London EC1V, United Kingdom, Europe

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London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival

London, Greater London EC1V, United Kingdom, Europe

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General Information

edition

7th

Contact details

3 Torrens St, Islington London, Greater London EC1V 1NQ United Kingdom

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info@wwcsff.com

+44 20 7837 4237

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About the festival

Greetings Comedy Filmmakers

Submissions are now open for the The London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival.

Our festival happens in London, UK, one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities, and screens short comedy films from around the globe. We are proud to showcase, connect and promote talented comedy filmmakers from all over the world.

It is curated by WWCSFF Film Festivals which also produces the UK Seasonal Short Film Festival, the London-X4 Seasonal Short Film Festival and the Asia South East-Short Film Festival.

Go to wwcsff.com for more info on our festivals.

Awards & Laurels will be available for the following categories:

– UK Comedy Short
– American Comedy Short
– European Comedy Short (including Ireland)
– Canadian Comedy Short
– Australasian Comedy Short
– African Comedy Short
– Asian Comedy Short
– Latin American Comedy Short
&
– Student Comedy Short
– Experimental Comedy Short
– Animated Comedy Short
– Music Video Comedy Short
– Shorter Comedy Short (under 2 minutes)
– Longer Comedy Short/ Web Series/Pilot (between 15 and 30 minutes)

Awards are judged by people involved in the comedy and film industry. In previous editions we were lucky to have on our panel:

-MATT TILLER (head of development for Comedy Central UK)
-MONA YOUSEFI (star of her own BBC show and comedy actor)
-TIM RENKOW (star of his own BBC show and stand up comedian)
-ALEXIS DUBUS (well known UK comedian)
-JOANNE LAU (part of the BBC Writersroom Comedy Room)

The Festival Directors have been involved in live and filmed comedy promotion, performance and production for over fifteen years.

Exciting, creative content is more important to us than slick production values. With comedy, if you make them laugh, audiences won't care if you filmed your masterpiece on your uncle the swinger's 1980s video camera.

London and the UK has a long, illustrious history of comedy from The Canterbury Tales to Monty Python. It is also a global centre for production companies and talent agencies that are looking for new talent to provide comedy content for the ever expanding market of online entertainment, digital content marketing and advertising. We have a database of these companies and agencies and update them about the talented filmmakers participating in our festival.

Most importantly though, the films we screen aim to entertain our festival audiences so we have some important criteria for the films we show:

GET TO THE FUNNY BITS QUICKLY.
BE ORIGINAL AND AVOID CLICHES.

"Brevity is the soul of wit" William Shakespeare
(and he knows better than us because he wore tights)

Being able to share great, undiscovered comedy films is a real buzz and delight for us and our festival is an essential calendar feature both for audiences wishing to have some great nights of laughter and for the discovery of new comedy creators.

All participants in our festival (if they wish) will have their contact details along with their film details made available to our industry database.

Awards & Laurels will be available for the following categories:

– UK Comedy Short
– American Comedy Short
– European Comedy Short (including Ireland)
– Canadian Comedy Short
– Australasian Comedy Short
– African Comedy Short
– Asian Comedy Short
– Latin American Comedy Short
&
– Student Comedy Short
– Experimental Comedy Short
– Animated Comedy Short
– Music Video Comedy Short
– Shorter Comedy Short (under 2 minutes)
– Longer Comedy Short/ Web Series/Pilot (between 15 and 30 minutes)

Awards will be judged by a panel of people involved in the comedy & film industries.

About

Greetings Comedy Filmmakers

Submissions are now open for the The London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival.

Our festival happens in London, UK, one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities, and screens short comedy films from around the globe. We are proud to showcase, connect and promote talented comedy filmmakers from all over the world.

It is curated by WWCSFF Film Festivals which also produces the UK Seasonal Short Film Festival, the London-X4 Seasonal Short Film Festival and the Asia South East-Short Film Festival.

Go to wwcsff.com for more info on our festivals.

Awards & Laurels will be available for the following categories:

– UK Comedy Short
– American Comedy Short
– European Comedy Short (including Ireland)
– Canadian Comedy Short
– Australasian Comedy Short
– African Comedy Short
– Asian Comedy Short
– Latin American Comedy Short
&
– Student Comedy Short
– Experimental Comedy Short
– Animated Comedy Short
– Music Video Comedy Short
– Shorter Comedy Short (under 2 minutes)
– Longer Comedy Short/ Web Series/Pilot (between 15 and 30 minutes)

Awards are judged by people involved in the comedy and film industry. In previous editions we were lucky to have on our panel:

-MATT TILLER (head of development for Comedy Central UK)
-MONA YOUSEFI (star of her own BBC show and comedy actor)
-TIM RENKOW (star of his own BBC show and stand up comedian)
-ALEXIS DUBUS (well known UK comedian)
-JOANNE LAU (part of the BBC Writersroom Comedy Room)

The Festival Directors have been involved in live and filmed comedy promotion, performance and production for over fifteen years.

Exciting, creative content is more important to us than slick production values. With comedy, if you make them laugh, audiences won't care if you filmed your masterpiece on your uncle the swinger's 1980s video camera.

London and the UK has a long, illustrious history of comedy from The Canterbury Tales to Monty Python. It is also a global centre for production companies and talent agencies that are looking for new talent to provide comedy content for the ever expanding market of online entertainment, digital content marketing and advertising. We have a database of these companies and agencies and update them about the talented filmmakers participating in our festival.

Most importantly though, the films we screen aim to entertain our festival audiences so we have some important criteria for the films we show:

GET TO THE FUNNY BITS QUICKLY.
BE ORIGINAL AND AVOID CLICHES.

"Brevity is the soul of wit" William Shakespeare
(and he knows better than us because he wore tights)

Being able to share great, undiscovered comedy films is a real buzz and delight for us and our festival is an essential calendar feature both for audiences wishing to have some great nights of laughter and for the discovery of new comedy creators.

All participants in our festival (if they wish) will have their contact details along with their film details made available to our industry database.

Awards & Laurels will be available for the following categories:

– UK Comedy Short
– American Comedy Short
– European Comedy Short (including Ireland)
– Canadian Comedy Short
– Australasian Comedy Short
– African Comedy Short
– Asian Comedy Short
– Latin American Comedy Short
&
– Student Comedy Short
– Experimental Comedy Short
– Animated Comedy Short
– Music Video Comedy Short
– Shorter Comedy Short (under 2 minutes)
– Longer Comedy Short/ Web Series/Pilot (between 15 and 30 minutes)

Awards will be judged by a panel of people involved in the comedy & film industries.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Rules & Terms

The London Short Film Festival's decision is final, and we cannot enter into discussion about films not accepted.

If your film is chosen to screen in competition, we will send you an acceptance email and request a digital transfer of your short film. The file must be received by the date stated in the acceptance email, or your film will not be screened.

If selected, your film can only be screened for the festival edition you have submitted to. We cannot postpone screenings of your film to later festivals.

London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival (L-WWCSFF) is hereby granted the right to utilize for up to a year after the festival an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized for up to a year after the festival to commit the film for screening (including but not limited to multiple screenings in multiple U.K. and International locations), and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.

By submitting your entry you consent to, and have obtained all necessary consents for (and agree to provide copies of the same on request), all or any part of the production being reproduced for up to a year after the festival by the Organizers and/or any other parties authorized by the Organizers and/or broadcast by a third party in any media (e.g. press, television, internet or telephone download), solely in relation to, and in support of, the Festival provided that, wherever reasonably possible, the author of the work is given appropriate notification and credit.*

*Please note that we will notify you if we intend to curate your work in programs outside of the festival screenings and you will be given the opportunity to opt out.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Shorter Comedy Short (under 2 minutes)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $5
Regular (28th September, 2020) $6
Late (19th October, 2020) $7

Films must be under 2 minutes long and be of good enough quality for cinema screening.

Longer Comedy Short/ Web Series/Pilot (15-30 minutes)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $10
Regular (28th September, 2020) $13
Late (19th October, 2020) $14

We accept films, web series, pilots etc.. Films must be between 15 and 30 minutes long.

Student Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

You must have been attending an educational establishment when the film was made. Films must be under 10 minutes in length.

Student Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

You must have been attending an educational establishment when the film was made. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length.

UK Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

Films should be made in or related to the United Kingdom. Films must be under 10 minutes in length.

UK Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

Films should be made in or related to the United Kingdom. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length.

American Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

Films should be made in or related to the United States. Films must be under 10 minutes in length.

American Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

Films should be made in or related to the United States. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length.

European Comedy Short (including Ireland) - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

Films should be made in or related to any country in Europe (including Republic of Ireland) Films must be under 10 minutes in length. Films should have English subtitles.

European Comedy Short (including Ireland) - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

Films should be made in or related to any country in Europe (including Republic of Ireland) Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length. Films should have English subtitles.

Animated Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

We accept any form/type/genre of animation. Films must be under 10 minutes in length.

Animated Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

We accept any form/type/genre of animation. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length.

Music Video Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

Much prefer original comedy songs but open to anything that is creative and exciting. Films must be under 10 minutes in length.

Music Video Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

Much prefer original comedy songs but open to anything that is creative and exciting. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length.

Canadian Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

Films should be made in or related to Canada. Films must be under 10 minutes in length.

Canadian Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

Films should be made in or related to Canada. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length.

Australasian Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

Films should be made in or related to any country in Australasia/Pacific. Films must be under 10 minutes in length.

Australasian Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

Films should be made in or related to any country in Australasia/Pacific. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length.

Asian Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

Films should be made in or related to any country in Asia. Films must be under 10 minutes in length. Films should have English subtitles.

Asian Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

Films should be made in or related to any country in Asia. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length. Films should have English subtitles.

African Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

Films should be made in or related to any country in Africa. Films must be under 10 minutes in length. Films should have English subtitles.

African Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

Films should be made in or related to any country in Africa. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length. Films should have English subtitles.

Latin American Comedy Short - (under 10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

Films should be made in or related to any country in Latin America. Films must be under 10 minutes in length. Films should have English subtitles.

Latin American Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

Films should be made in or related to any country in Latin America. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length. Films should have English subtitles.

Experimental Comedy Short - (2-10 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $6
Regular (28th September, 2020) $8
Late (19th October, 2020) $9

The stranger the better. Imagination and originality are the key. Films must be under 10 minutes in length.

Experimental Comedy Short - (10-15 min.)
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (28th September, 2020) $9
Late (19th October, 2020) $10

The stranger the better. Imagination and originality are the key. Films must be between 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length.

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