Broadway on Demand Announces Short Film Festival
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
BROADWAY ON DEMAND
ANNOUNCES SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
WILL STREAM August 16-31
FILM FESTIVAL WILL CELEBRATE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO APPROACH THEATRE IN OUR DIGITAL AGE
New York, NY (August 5, 2021) – Broadway On Demand, the industry-leading theater streaming platform, has announced a short film festival to honor the groundbreaking ways creators approach theatre in a digital age and socially-distant world. The film festival will stream on August 16 – 31, 2021 and the top five winning entries will be live streamed on the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Emmy® OTT platform this fall (Watch.TheEmmys.TV).
Submissions are open now through August 13. The winning entry will be announced August 31. Submissions should highlight the combination of theatre and film — i.e., theatrical content, films based on scripts, or content filmed in a theater. Films must be no more than 30 minutes in length and should be submitted as a .mp4 file with a brief 2-5 sentence synopsis and any additional materials (trailers, graphics, etc.).
For more information and to submit, visit: https://livestream.broadwayondemand.com/shorts.
ABOUT BROADWAY ON DEMAND
BROADWAY ON DEMAND is the industry-leading streaming platform housing performance & theatre education programming, and the preferred choice of top Broadway artists, producers, educators, and professionals. Broadway on Demand has streamed over 2,500 events and live productions—from Broadway shows to concert series, performance venues to individual artists, and original content—in 114 countries to 300,000+ subscribers and was honored with an Emmy award® nomination in 2021. Thanks to a unique licensing interface, Showshare, approved middle school, high school, college, community, and professional theatre productions utilize the platform to stream to their audiences. Broadway on Demand is available on the web, mobile, Apple and Android app store, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, and Amazon Fire TV. For access to the complete and ever-expanding Broadway on Demand library, subscribe at BroadwayOnDemand.com.
ABOUT NATAS
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, and Daytime television programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering. NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the United States. Beyond awards, NATAS provides extensive educational programs through its foundation, including regional and national scholarships and Student Production Awards.
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