The Shorts Showcase Film Festival is an international competition dedicated to short films, offering filmmakers exposure through a television program airing on ABC, CBS, and FOX affiliate stations in Southern California's Coachella Valley, as well as online to a global audience. The festival accepts short films from around the world and provides cash prizes for categories including Best Narrative (Drama and Comedy), Best Documentary, Best Animated, and Best Student films. Films must be no more than 30 minutes in length, with those under 20 minutes eligible for television broadcast, and non-English language films are required to have English subtitles.