The Comedy Smalls 2008 Short Film Competition In Collaboration With Paramount Comedy
London, UK (PRWEB) April 10, 2008 -- Following last year's success, The Comedy Smalls (http://www.thesmalls.com/comedy) in collaboration with Paramount Comedy is back for a second year. The search is on for the best new comedy short films, and the organisers expect a high number of entries from all over the world.
The Comedy Smalls brings emerging comedy writers, directors and performers together with industry executives, providing a unique opportunity for the winner to get an original idea commissioned by Paramount Comedy. This is a chance for new talent to be discovered by the channel who helped launch some of the UK's best loved comedy talent including, Sasha Baron Cohen, Simon Pegg, Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
This year's theme is WORK and anyone can enter by submitting a short film of up to 5 minutes at www.thesmalls.com (http://www.thesmalls.com). Call for entries start on April 4 and the deadline for entries is May 30, 2008. All shortlisted films will be screened on Paramount Comedy.
Last year's winners Jamie Glassman and Matthew Steer had a 10 part series commissioned for Paramount Comedy's Short Cuts. Clay Weiner and John Roberts have had three short films (http://www.thesmalls.com) licensed by the channel.
For more information please contact:
Mira Bajagic
Events Co-ordinator
Tel: + 44 207 240 9222
The Smalls
55 Neal Street
London
About The Smalls
The Smalls is a curator of independent short film, committed to the discovery and promotion of new talent through the website www.thesmalls.com, events and competitions.
About Paramount Comedy
- Paramount Comedy 1 and Paramount Comedy 2 are the only UK channels dedicated to comedy
- 8.6 million adults watch Paramount Comedy Channel every month
- Of the Paramount Comedy audience 51% are ABC1 and 44% are 16-34
- Average ratings and share are up 15% year on year
- Peak time ratings are up 21% year on year compared to 3% across multi channel
- The comedy portfolio comprises of three channels - Paramount Comedy 1, Paramount Comedy 1+1 and Paramount Comedy 2
- Paramount Comedy is the international channel brand of MTV Networks International. The channel appears on all Pay TV platforms including cable, satellite and DSL and reaches more than 9 million homes
- Paramount Comedy 1 is targeted at a young, upmarket audience aged 16-44, with a vibrant schedule including brand new series of Two and A Half Men, Everybody Hates Chris and South Park alongside top stand-up and audience approved comedy. Paramount Comedy 2 shows the best of UK comedy including Monty Python, Rab C Nesbitt and Black Books
- Paramount Comedy is 75% owned by Paramount British Pictures (Viacom), with 25% owned by BskyB
Source: Barb/Infosys Pay TV Homes Jan 1st - March 26th 2007
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