Award Ceremony like no other
Get the opportunity to win a Sunni Award! We will be announcing 1 award for each applicant role, Best Film, along with Best Actor, Actress, and Supporting Actor and Actress!
Work with a named actor
Each team will be assigned 1 named actor to work with!
Watch your film in theaters for 1 week
Your film will be compiled with 9 other shorts, turning into into a full Anthology feature to play in multiple theaters for 1 week! Each person who watches will get the opportunity to vote!
Connect with new creators
Connect and work with individuals you've never worked with before. We will build your team with our highly talented and vetted applicants!
How It Works
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Apply individually. Filmmakers submit their work (director, writer, DP, editor, sound, etc.)
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Top talent is selected
The best applicants in each role are chosen and placed into teams
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Every team is paired with 1 named actor
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Create your film
Teams have 1 month to produce a 10-minute film. All films follow a shared theme.
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The Anthology is born
All films are combined into one full feature-length experience
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Theatrical release
The full feature plays in theaters for 1 full week
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Audience voting
Every ticket holder can vote for their favorite film
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Live awards ceremony
Winners are announced in-person + live streamed
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Streaming release
The full feature is released on streaming platforms
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Top 3 teams would earn a percentage of revenue
Why Pre-sign up Matters
This is bigger than just signing up
it directly shapes what we can build.
The more interest we get, the more we can offer:
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Bigger actors attached to each team
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More theaters and wider releases
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Potential film budgets for each team
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Expansion into multiple cities and states
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Larger streaming opportunities + exposure
Interest shows sponsors and investors that this matters!
The Anthology brings together driven filmmakers to build something real; on a timeline, on a team, and on a theater screen. Reach an audience you wouldn’t normally have access to and collaborate with top-tier creatives you’ve never worked with before. Every participant is vetted to ensure a focused, high-level environment built to create something that stands out.