Shorts TV - Shorts International
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Company presentation
ShortsTV is the global home of short entertainment.
We have the world’s largest catalogue of high-quality short movies and series available on TV, on mobile, online, and in theaters, and also produce original short film content for broadcasters and brands.
Our teams obtain only professionally produced live action, animation, and documentary short movies from the world’s most famous film festivals and independent suppliers. Through the acquisition of these films, we offer professional short filmmakers an unparalleled commercial medium to develop their careers, and viewers an opportunity to see the best short movies and series from around the world.
On TV, we operate the first and leading 24/7 channels dedicated to short movies. Our advertising-supported connected TV channel ‘Shorts’ acts as your gateway to the exciting world of short films and an introduction to ‘ShortsTV’, our premium pay-TV channel which brings all the greatest short stories to life and covers the latest events in the short film industry.
On mobile, our ShortsTV+ app is available to download in selected markets and gives you the power to create your own movie channels based on your favourite genres and your mood.
Online, we offer hundreds of the world’s best independent short films for download from stores in over 90 countries, including iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon, as well as a subscription on-demand service on Amazon Prime Video Channels.
In theaters, we produce and distribute the annual Oscar Nominated Short Films theatrical release, bringing the world’s top awarded short movies to the big screen.
And on top of all that, we produce original short film content. Whether it’s for our own TV channels, or other broadcasters and brands, we use our unique expertise in short film to produce high-quality short-form content that entertains, educates, and inspires.
ShortsTV is owned and operated by Shorts International Ltd.
Acquisition criteria for short films:
- Maximum duration: 10'-20' on average, possible up 40'
- Genres: Comedy, horror, SF, crime, romance, sex, animatio, documentary, series
- Production year: No preference, but films shot in HD only
- Rights: 4 years - TV + TV replay rights - Non-exclusive
- Broadcast modes: Pay TV, Free TV, VOD, SVOD
- Broadcast territories: Worldwide
- Fee per minute: Varies according the deal
- Languages accepted for dialogue: English, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, German
- Programming slot: Channels broadcasting short films 24h/7 - Shorts HD in the USA / Shorts TV in the EMEA. SVOD channels on Amazon Prime in UK, USA and Europe. Programming varies between the channels due preference for local language content. Result: English language films and non-English language films are broadcast on Shorts TV.
- Acquisition policy: acquires 300 international short films and 200 national shorts per year.
- Partipation in festivals & film markets: Clermont-Ferrand, Annecy, Brussels
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