straight 8 shootout

is for companies to compete at straight 8 rules

WATCH THE FILMS AS THEY PLAYED IN THE CINEMA

shootout 2024 results

all entered companies had their work screened in cannes and london’s prince charles cinema. no one had seen their results until the screenings. every film was made with just one cartridge of super 8, editing only with the camera. yep - they shot in story order, no re-takes, no edit, no post, no fixing and no fiddling. the sound was made ‘blind’ and lined up by straight 8. the film order was randomised and the winners were voted for in cannes, by the companies that had entered.

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silver award - deirdre's new pet - vccp

never ending shi(f)t - kaus

props - iris

gold award - ai cheese - imagine this

superhigh - outsider

mindfield - mad cow films

bronze award - non-playable connection - the&partnership

chippy - mr+positive

blue - luxure xo - newd

audience award - over-stimulated - presence

the breach - humant life

i want to be your carrier - odelay films

room service - rsa films

dabbling ducks - not just any

so the winners are…

gold - imagine this for 'ai cheese'
silver - vccp for 'deirdre's new pet'
bronze - the & partnership for 'non-playable connection'
audience - presence for 'over-stimulated'

huge congrats to the winners and all these companies that braved our challenge. all the films played brilliantly.

our HEARTFELT thanks GO to ALL these companies and our sponsorS for helping to support straight 8

click here to sign your company up for priority entry to shootout 2025 - only 20 can enter

shootout

shootout is the opportunity for creative companies to compete at straight 8 - we hold the premieres at cannes ad festival, online and more…

nb: straight 8 shootout is not the same as straight 8 2023, 2024 etc - compare the two competitions here

20 companies can enter and they put their company name to their film. the rules are the same as our individuals competition: in-camera editing on super 8, no post-production, make an original soundtrack without seeing your film, and for shootout every film gets played at the premiere, regardless of how - or whether - it came out. for shootout, the max film length is 2.5 minutes. and gold, silver and bronze winners are voted for live at the premiere and the winning companies get to take away our iconic trophies to grace their awards cabinets

crucially shootout helps support the whole of straight 8 so get your company involved

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check out the gold winning films from our nine shootouts so far. think your company can do better? enter the next shootout

this is the calibre of global companies that have braved straight 8 shootout so far - several more than once. thanks to all of them for jumping in. you can click the logos to go to their websites…

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