Festival de Cannes 2023: TikTok Announces Second Short Film Competition

TikTok, the world’s leading destination for short-form mobile videos, have announced the next chapter of its partnership with Festival de Cannes 2023 with the launch of the second edition of the #TikTokShortFilm competition.

From March 6 to 29, TikTok invites creators in Sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world to register through the official form to create and share their own short-form films, using the hashtag #TikTokShortFilm.

From 40 shortlisted videos with the highest number of views and engagement, a highly-acclaimed jury will select winners across three categories: ‘Grand Winner’, ‘Best Script’ and ‘Best Direction’, and will be invited by TikTok to the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes to present their work and receive their prize. The grand winner will receive a cash prize of €10,000, while winners of the ‘Best Script’ and ‘Best Direction’ categories will receive €5,000 each to support their next creative projects.

Launched for the first time in 2022, the #TikTokShortFilm competition brought together emerging and experienced filmmakers as they showcased their skills through TikTok’s wide range of creative tools and bringing their stories to life in new and authentic ways.

Olusola Akintonde