This summer, the world welcomes one of the biggest events dedicated to women\u2019s sports: The FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n
In parallel, we will be hosting our very own celebration of women: The Women\u2019s World Cup of Shorts.<\/strong><\/p>\n From mid-July through mid-August, ShortsTV\u2019s channels and video-on-demand services will screen 32 national short films made by female filmmakers from each of the 32 countries participating in the FIFA World Cup Football tournament, as well as a special series of shorts featuring women in sports.\u00a0 Each national film selection was chosen by our team of leading short film experts based on the film\u2019s excellence in craft, topical or important issues raised, and timely and effective storytelling.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The line-up of films includes Oscar nominees \u2018Me and My Moulton\u2019 (representing Norway) and \u2018Marguerite\u2019 (representing Canada), multi-award-winning animation \u2018The Bird and the Whale\u2019 (representing Ireland), multi-award-winning comedy \u2018Short Calf Muscle\u2019 (representing the Netherlands), student Academy Award winner \u2018Lalo\u2019s House\u2019 (representing Haiti), plus \u2018True Colours\u2019 (representing England), which stars Amy-Leigh Hickman and Tilly Keeper from the hit Netflix series \u2018You\u2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis key event continues the ShortsTV mission to support and champion female filmmakers from across the globe, bringing greater opportunities and recognition to the amazing women who make movies,\u201d <\/span>said ShortsTV\u2019s Director of Programming, Jade Tan.<\/span><\/b> \u201cIt builds on our regular weekly show \u201cFilms by Her\u201d, which gives female filmmakers a unique platform to introduce their films and talk about what it means to be a woman in the industry today,\u201d <\/span>added Tan.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEach of the 32 national films selected for the Women\u2019s World Cup of Shorts extravaganza is amazing, capturing fresh perspectives and demonstrating once again that there\u2019s nothing as entertaining as a great short film \u2013 and all of them by some of the world\u2019s best women directors\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span>said ShortsTV CEO, Carter Pilcher<\/span><\/b>. \u201cThe FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup is one of the biggest events dedicated to women\u2019s sports, and we are thrilled to bring a companion celebration with the Women\u2019s World Cup of Shorts.\u00a0 A huge congratulations to each filmmaker selected for the spotlight, \u201c<\/span>added Pilcher.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n The Women\u2019s World Cup of Shorts <\/span><\/b>will air nightly during the Group Stages of the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup between 20 July and 3 August at the following times:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The series will repeat on the weekends of 5\/6 August and 12\/13 August before a final marathon on the day of the Women\u2019s World Cup Final on 20 August.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All of the films will also be available <\/span>on demand<\/span><\/b> on the ShortsTV+ app, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play in the US and UK.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018Women in Sport\u2019, <\/span><\/b>a series of short films featuring women\u2019s sports, will precede the tournament on 15\/16 July at 9pm in all markets<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ***\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Full Film Line-Up:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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