BAFTA has announced that the Academy is now accepting entries for its Short Film Award and Short Animation Award 2010/11 for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2011. Entering your film(s) into either Award is completely free.

The Academy recognises that it is essential to reward and nurture the immense diversity and talent demonstrated by filmmakers producing short film and animation. Shorts offer both new and established talent alike the chance to create experimental and innovative films and, by rewarding excellence within these fields, BAFTA aims to raise the profile of these talented individuals and of shorts in general.

The Awards will be presented to the winners at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony on 13 February, 2011.

Find out more about the Shorts nominees for 2009/10 click here and to read the nominees’ blog click here.

Entry forms, rules and regulations can be downloaded from the Shorts page of the BAFTA website.

The deadline for entries is Friday 29 October, 12:00.

If you have any questions about the process, rules or online viewing requirements (to be published on the BAFTA website shortly), contact nickw@bafta.org.