beActive Launches beActive Classics

Multi award-winning transmedia production company, beActive have announced the launch of beActive Classics, an online competition offering aspiring comedy filmmakers in the UK and Ireland the chance to submit original short films for a chance to win a monthly cash prize.
Every month, beActive will select a topical subject and digital comedy filmmakers will have just eight days to create and submit a short film based on this theme. The winning video will be chosen by beActive based on its quality, creativity and entertainment value, and will then be posted to beActive's YouTube page. The winner will also receive €2000. beActive is planning for the competition to run for six months, resulting in six winning entries that will also be shown through the beActive YouTube channel.
The launch of beActive Classics follows The Digital Comedy Lab, another talent investment project from beActive. The Digital Comedy Lab offers UK and Irish comedy filmmakers the opportunity to enter feature-length mockumentary films, with the two winning projects receiving up to €50,000 each in development funding. The entry period closed on 31 January and received almost 200 applications. The 12 finalists will be announced by the end of February.
beActive's co-founder and CEO Nuno Bernardo said: "beActive Classics provides an amazing opportunity for future comedy production stars to have their films viewed by a wide online audience and receive a valuable cash prize to invest in their careers. Together with The Digital Comedy Lab, it illustrates beActive's interest in finding and supporting the next generation of creative talent.”
For more information, please visit: www.digitalcomedylab.com