High School senior filmmakers interested in attending The University of Montana are invited to submit their films to compete for two weeks in The Senior Shorts Film Competition at TheAudienceAwards.com. The winner is chosen by the audience and awarded $1,000 in cash, $1,000 scholarship to The University of Montana if they major in Media Arts, and a $1,000 scholarship if they register for The Entertainment Management certificate, totaling $3,000 in prizes.

The competition is run by The Audience Awards, a networking platform connecting filmmakers to audiences through regularly occurring online film competitions. The Senior Shorts Film Competition is accepting short film submissions now through February 23, 2015 at TheAudienceAwards.com. The films will compete for two weeks from February 24- March 10, 2015. The film with the most votes may win up to $3,000.

Audiences worldwide can sign up for free to watch and vote for their favorite films. The audience is allowed to vote for all of their favorite films once a day.The cost of entry for the competition is $10.

Here’s what filmmakers are saying about joining and competing in The Audience Awards: “The Audience Award not only gives a voice to filmmakers, it opens the flood gates for each artist to experience another’s work. The Audience Awards gives the filmmaker a rush of adrenalin from the support of those who vote. I feel privileged to be in the running with some great storytellers. Michael Kehoe, Audience Award winner“What has it felt like to be first in the Audience Award voting process? It feels surreal! To have people vote for something I helped create? WOW. But what is more amazing? The comments. To see that my wildest dreams about this film have come true- people learned something. This is an honor beyond what I could ever imagine.” Amanda Harryman, Audience Award winner.

To submit to The Senior Shorts Film Competition, visit: http://theaudienceawards.com/competition/enter/senior-shorts

To learn more and vote, visit: TheAudienceAwards.com