Wex Photo Video, in association with Panasonic Lumix, has announced the 2018 WexShorts competition – its biggest filmmaking contest yet.

This year, WexShorts will feature two separate categories: Short Film and Short Documentary, with a prize of £1,000 of Wex vouchers up for grabs for the winner of each genre, and £200 of vouchers for each runner-up.

Short Film category
Those with a talent for narrative and a creative flare are encouraged to enter the Short Film category. The judges will be looking for originality, high quality cinematography, outstanding editing skills and solid sound design, while paying attention to visual creativity and storytelling ability.

Short Documentary category
This category has been designed for cinematographers specialising in documentary filmmaking. In addition to powerful storytelling skills, the judging panel will be seeking informative content packaged and delivered in a well-edited format, with a cleverly-constructed narrative that is meaningful, easy to understand and entertaining to watch.

UK filmmakers, of any level of experience, should submit their entries by midnight on 30 November 2018 via the Wex Photo Web site. Full details can be found on the Wex Photo Video website. There is no limit to the number of entries per person, and entrants can participate in both categories. Each film must have been shot and edited in 2018, with a running time of four minutes or fewer to be eligible. All entries are subject to terms and conditions here.