THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

By Campaign

Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign NEW! Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Regional Campaign NEW! Social Movement Campaign

By Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Educate Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Humanitarian Aid Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative NEW! Public Health Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive Business to Business Education Entertainment Fashion and Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Nonprofit Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms NEW! TikTok Twitter YouTube

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality NEW! Gaming NEW! Images NEW! Interactive Content NEW! Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog NEW! Podcast Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Data & Insights NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential NEW! Fundraising Strategy Generative AI NEW! Micro-Influencer Strategy Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Social Commerce NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

Documentary Short

This award honors the most creative and effective use of a short, documentary-style film to bring awareness to a social good campaign, original content or initiative. The film must be 40 minutes or less to be eligible.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Documentary Short
Buried Alive in Turkey’s Earthquake | AJ Close Up
The idea behind our film “How I saved a family buried alive in Turkey’s Earthquake” was to immerse …
Documentary Short
Don't Leave Me Behind: Stories of Young Ukrainian Survival
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a mass exodus of 5.15 million Ukrainian civilians fleeing to…
Documentary Short
Home/Free
The U.S. incarcerates people at a rate higher than any country in the world. What we don’t talk abo…
Documentary Short
How Bermuda Fishermen Are Leading the Fight Against Venomous Lionfish — Vendors
We had the opportunity to go to Bermuda to produce a few episodes of our series, Vendors. We set ou…
Documentary Short
LIVING
LIVING, a global documentary, was created to go beyond the way that pharmaceutical companies tradit…
Documentary Short
My Second First Time
In Germany, around 4.65 million people living with cancer.  Whilst improved awareness, diagnosis an…
Documentary Short
RuPaul’s Drag Race Portrait of a Queen “Face of Bosco”
RuPaul’s Drag Race celebrated Pride 2023 with a special edition of ‘Portrait of a Queen’ (2019 Emmy…
Documentary Short
Securing the Bag
In partnership with WarnerBros. Discovery and their MORE From Us initiative, our ‘Securing The Bag’…
Documentary Short
Under My Skin: Untold Stories of Life with Eczema
Over 31 million people in the U.S. have some form of eczema – a chronic inflammatory disease of the…
Documentary Short
World Toilet Day
In 2022 we visited our non-profit partner The Sanergy Collaborative in Kenya, and wanted to highlig…