Saban Brands launches its first-ever animated shorts program, Show Us Your Shorts; grand prize winner to receive a Saban development deal and $5,000.
Saban Brands has launched its first-ever animated shorts program, Show Us Your Shorts, and is turning to the public to pick a grand prize winner, who will be awarded a Saban development deal and $5,000.
Officially open today to qualified U.S., Canada, Mexico and U.K. residents www.sabanshorts.com, the contest calls for original animated short submissions that are primarily comedy- or action-themed, and ideally around one or two minutes long (five minutes being the absolute maximum length). The deadline for submissions is October 24.
While Saban is mainly interested in shorts aimed at children, the contest is still open to teen, tween and adult-driven content. Submissions that offer fresh, original storylines, unique characters, quality animation, and long-form series potential will have the best shot at making the final cut.
The shorts will be judged by an executive committee at Saban Brands that will whittle the submissions down to 10 finalists, which will then be displayed online for public voting from October 31 to November 14.
Saban is encouraging the public to campaign for their favorite short via Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms using #sabanshorts.
Source: Saban Brands
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
