Your shortlisters need you
14 September, 2012 12:30pmSo that’s it; the 2012 shortlist has been revealed and all that’s left is to wait and see who our judges crown the Grand Prize winner in November.
But don’t get too comfortable, we still need you lot to decide who walks away with the People Choice Award and £5,000 film funding, plus mentoring from the BFI on their next project.
All you have to do is vote for your favourite shortlisted short by tweeting the film’s full title and #VMShortsVote or head over to our shiny new Facebook tab and cast your vote there.
Think carefully before you vote – you could be changing somebody’s film making career! Watch the shortlist now:
- Rocket
- Skirt
- Man Up
- Little Larry
- The Plotters
- Mourning Rules
- Dream Girl
- A Brush with a Bee
- Sprockett
- Super Fast Samosa
- The Best Medicine
- Without Saying
- PJ, Tiny Planet Explorer (the Lucky 13th film chosen by you!)
Watch InaniMate, last year's People Choice Award winning film.
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