ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
WELCOME to Short of the Month's March Online Short Film Festival.

'Short of the Month' hosts monthly 'Online International Short Film Festivals'. We, at Short of the Month, aim at bringing out the best short films from around the globe and to present it all on one single platform which is our website. 
Short Of the Month's library has some very remarkable award winning short films from across the globe. 
Short of the Month not only presents a short film but also undertakes it's promotion. Yes, a good film deserves to be seen by as much people as possible. We've been keenly indulged in promoting short films, trailers and posters using our personalized advertising system which runs across the website. 
So submit your short film now & if we find it worthy then you not only win awards but also get a chance to get your film advertised with Short of the Month.

Awards & Prizes

We have awards for the following categories

1) Short of The Month (Best Film Award) 
2) Best Comedy 
3) Best Drama 
4) Best Director 
5) Best Actor (Male) 
6) Best Actor (Female) 
7) Best Editing 
8) Best Cinematography 
9) Best Original Background Score 
10) Best Social Film 
11) Best Animated Short 
12) Best Music Video 
13) Best Documentary 
14) Best Poster Design 
15) Viewers Choice Award (most viewed/liked/shared film on the website)

All the winners name will be listed on our website for lifetime. All the winners will receive a certificate signed by one of our jury members.

*Short of the Month (Best film Award): Promotion of the film (Exclusive advertisement, video and image ads will be placed across the website) + An online interview with the director will be conducted which, later, will be published on our website.

Rules & Terms

When it comes to Short films, we don't follow any set of strict rules. Send us the youtube/vimeo link of your short film. We accept all sorts of short films of any genre in any language. We accept submissions from around the globe. Just few general points which we want you to look into before you click the submit button.

1) All short films must have subtitles in English *(only if the film's original language isn't English)

2) Short film submitted in the 'Regular submission' category should not exceed the time limit - 10 minutes (including opening and end credits)

3) Short film submitted in the 'Premium submission' category should not exceed the time limit - 20 minutes (including opening and end credits)

4) Short film submitted in the 'Premium Plus submission' category should not exceed the time limit - 30 minutes (including opening and end credits)

5) Short film submitted in the 'Premium Ultra submission' category should not exceed the time limit - 40 minutes (including opening and end credits)

6) After a film has been selected and the filmmaker is notified, the film will be listed on the festival web site under official selections for lifetime. Irrespective of whether it wins any awards or not.

7) The core criterion which we use to select a short film solely depends on its story. Yes; we believe that films are made to tell interesting stories. Short films, on the other hand, have that power to tell that story in lesser duration compared to the big length films. So yes; we select films based on its story. The storytelling medium is something we further look into if we find the story interesting.

8) For more payment options you can visit our website : http://www.shortofthemonth.com/submit/

9) Read our FAQ here - https://shortofthemonth.freshdesk.com/solution/categories

10) By submitting your film, you agree to our "Quality Guidelines" and "Terms of Service" which can be found here: 
http://www.shortofthemonth.com/quality-guidelines/ 
http://www.shortofthemonth.com/tos/