Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
1.44$
Must be directed by a women
28 Aug 2017
Call for entries
01 Jan 2018
Early deadline
17 Feb 2018
Standard deadline
15 Mar 2018
Late deadline
15 Mar 2018
Festival closed
12 Jun 2018
Notification date
15 Jul 2018
21 Aug 2018
Festival start: 15 July 2018 Festival end: 21 August 2018
After the successful wrap of 3rd WIIFF, Whatashort is back again with it's 4th Annual Film Festival (WIIFF2018) with a mission to stimulate, promote and enlighten. Let's celebrate short films.
Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatashort_Independent_International_Film_Festival
Every script has a message to convey, every camera has a story to capture and every short film has a story to captivate. If you have the imagination, message to narrate through your story and the dream to transform your vision into reality then pick up the camera and capture your vision, transform your imagination into reel.
Now accepting short films of all genres, themes or topics from all over the world.
WIIFF is an annual film festival which celebrates short films from around the world. Awards / Certificates are presented to the best of each category. All Official Selections and Winners will be listed on our website and social media, winning films will be awarded with Certificate.
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Awards & Certificates will be given in the following categories :
• Short film (Fiction)
• Short film (Documentary)
• Short film (Student)
• Short film (Debut)
• Feature film (Fiction)
• Feature Film (Documentary)
• Feature Film (Debut)
• Feature film (Student)
• Film on Human Rights
• Film on Women
• Film on Disability Issues
• Film on Religion
• Film on LGBT
• Film by a Women Filmmaker
• Whatashort Young & Independent Creator Award
(Special Award Based on Audience Votes Given to an Independent Creator)
PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING. ANY FILM NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT.
• Short films above 3 mins and under 40 mins are allowed & Feature Films above 40 mins and under 90 mins are allowed. Running time includes front and back credits.
• Film submitting under "Short film / Documentary Showcase (Online Public Showcase on Whatashort TV)" must be a public link of youtube / vimeo and submitter must agree to show his film or video content on whatashort.com or its associated partner
• Film can be presented on any topic.
• All films must have subtitles (English films also) and must be in a legible font to be read by audience at back.
• All materials must be submitted with the film like film poster, trailer, production images, director's bio and film synopsis with a bio
• You must be 18 or above to participate in this competition.
• Only youtube and vimeo links are accepted.
• The film certificate is required once your film is selected.
• Once the film is selected can’t be withdrawn in any circumstances, however festival committee reserves the right to disqualify any film on certain grounds.
• By submitting film to WIIFF18, a filmmaker/producer takes the whole responsibility of copyright issues, script & other creative and technical aspects of film.
• Failure to follow the rules will reject or disqualify your film from being admitted to the festival and you forfeit your entry fee.
• Festival committee reserves the right to extend or shorten the deadlines, notification or event’s date.
• Festival committee may introduce various offers for the promotion of the film festival.
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
Must be directed by a women
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
In this category, film must be more than 40 mins and can go up to 90 mins in duration.
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
Short films, Series or Documentary intended for online showcase on Whatashort.com website and its associated / partner channels. • Short film (min 3 min & max 20 min) • Series (at least 3 episodes) • Documentary (upto 40 mins) Film submitted in this category will be published on our website and will be shared to the world through our promotional mediums like (website itself, youtube channel, marketing newsletters, social media channels & so on). So the submitted film needs to be a public link of youtube or vimeo.
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
In this category, film must be more than 3 mins and can go up to 40 mins in duration.
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
In this category, film must be more than 40 mins and can go up to 90 mins in duration.
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
In this category, film must be more than 3 mins and can go up to 40 mins in duration.
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
In this category, film must be more than 3 mins and can go up to 40 mins in duration. Student submitting in this category must have a valid college ID Card.
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
In this category, film must be more than 3 mins and can go up to 40 mins in duration. In this category only Debut short films are allowed
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
In this category, film must be more than 40 mins and can go up to 90 mins in duration. Only Student Filmmakers with Valid college ID proof are allowed to submit
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
In this category, film must be more than 40 mins and can go up to 90 mins in duration.
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
Films made on topic LGBT can be submitted here
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
Submissions deadline
15 Mar 18
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