SHOT TV — FIRST AND ONLY TV CHANNEL OF SHORT AND LONG COMEDIES IN RUSSIA

SHOT TV: trendy, featured, urban

  • The biggest library of short films, more than 3000 titles including Oscars winners alongside with series from major studios
  • Films with world famous actors and actresses
  • Selection of the best content using cherry-Picking Strategy
  • Political series for a male audience
  • Focus on comedies
  • Mini-series, episode runtime — 1 minute

Channel uses possibilities of TV viewing to the maximum efficiency. The content of SHOT TV is technically functionable and is convenient to watch via mobile devices on-the-go. SHOT TV is a trendy entertaining channel for those who adore cinematography. Brightness and variety of content draws the maximum involvement from viewers.

260 cities of broadcasting

5 million households

100 films every day

Average daily viewing time — 22 minutes

Average daily coverage — 200 thousand viewers (according to Mediascope)

24/7 broadcasting in HD format

Film submission

We are always looking for new talent and short films to broadcast on our TV channel and beyond. If you have a short flim that you would like us to consider, please complete the form on the following page:

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History

2022

SHOT TV continues to participate in prestigious film festivals, supporting aspiring filmmakers. Representatives of the channel presented special awards at events such as "Kinoles", Genesis International Film Festival, "KinoShock", "Telemania", and others. The SHOT TV collection is constantly replenished with the best long and short comedies featuring global stars, as well as series whose screenings become premieres for Russia. A new segment called "Trash Cinema" appears on air, including the most extravagant, bright, unpredictable, and even shocking short films. At the same time, the channel introduces a tradition of inviting viewers to thematic weeks, during which films are released daily at the same time, united either by a specific theme or by the name of their creator - a director with a global reputation.

2021

The TV channel continues to create its own video content. In 2021, the collaboration with the well-known stand-up comedian Anton Borisov began, who specifically performed for the channel on the New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg with the concert "We are in the brave new world of 1984". The concert is being broadcast on air and is also available on the SHOT TV YouTube channel. The TV channel participated in domestic and international film festivals, collaborated productively with the company CinePromo, the agency for distributing Russian short films VOSTOK, the Voznesensky Center, and also supported aspiring short film directors, helping them promote new films. In response to viewers' requests, the channel acquired a collection of feature film masterpieces and began daily showings of the best comedies featuring the brightest stars of world cinema. Starting from November 2021, cable operators and internet services can receive the SHOT TV channel on the "Medialogistics" terrestrial distribution platform throughout Russia. In 2021, the channel had several bright serial premieres: "Bad" (Great Britain), "Magnus" (Norway), "The Year of the Rabbit" (Great Britain). And in November, an exclusive Russian premiere of the 63-episode series "Hugo Chavez. Comandante," produced by SONY and banned in Venezuela, dedicated to the adept of the Bolivarian Revolution Hugo Chavez, took place on SHOT TV.

2020

During coronavirus lockdown SHOT TV has supported its viewers – we opened our broadcasting for everyone and all films from our collection were available for free online on such platforms as NTV+, WINK, as well as in Tricolor provider's «Films and TV» application. In the spring of 2020, SHOT TV held a series of streaming events called «101 Quarantinians», where Instagram users had an opportunity to communicate with famous Russian directors in live format. SHOT TV was first in Russia to show «Invisible Heroes» series – story of 1973 Chilean military coup organized by Pinochet junta with support of CIA. Russian writer Dmitry Bykov interviewed the Finnish Ambassador to Chile during that time – Tapani Brotherus, a direct participant of the events and protagonist of the series. This interview is available on channel`s website and social networks. In 2020 SHOT TV brought other premieres to Russia such Palm Spring festival winner – «Matriochkas», critically acclaimed «The Devil's Harmony», «All Inclusive», «The Gift», Oscar winners and nominees such as «The Neighbor’s Window», «Helium», «Death of a Shadow», «Nefta Football Club» and as never before more timely «Grab Them». On the eve of new 2021 year SHOT prepared another gift for its viewers – for the first time in Russia popular Australian «Diary of an Uber Driver» were broadcasted. This interesting story is how being a good person becomes a job. SHOT TV was traditionally represented at major Russian and international film festivals as well as on «Short Film Day» annual event. The chosen direction in the selection of content allowed the channel to enter the basic and other public packages of cable TV operators and satellite platforms.

2019

SHOT TV changed the style of broadcasting. The program schedule is divided into thematic blocks and new “look” of the channel was designed to show, that channel is broadcasting for wide audience. SHOT TV was the first channel that showed tv show “Urban myths” budget more than USD 100 mln. produced by Sky, British film studio. “Urban myths” tells stories which may or may not be true about Bob Dylan, Elise Cooper, David Bowie and other celebrities. SHOT TV was the first Russian TV channel showing “Bitch”, comedy short-tv series produced by Lagardère. This tv show is about the desire of modern women draw men’s attention. Each episode is 1 minute long. Another new arrival of this year is political satire “Servant of the People” - The series had not been previously shown on Russian TV. Shot TV annually hosts the Festival of «Audience sympathy" in collaboration with the short films festival "Microfest". The channel editors support young producers.

2018

"Egoist TV" live broadcasted the IV Short Film Festival «MICROFEST». The students of Nikita Mikhalkov’s Academy of cinematographic and theatrical art took part in it. "Egoist TV" was awarded for its contribution into «MICROFEST» Film Festival. The channel was rebranded and renamed into SHOT TV. Channel got new package based on monopoems of famous authors. The editors modified content of the channel for wider audience and expanded list of genres adding big amount of Russian short movies and comedies and entertaining short films produced by major Russian studios.

2015

Out-of-competition showing of “Egoist TV” channel short film collection on Moscow International Film Festival.

2014

“Egoist TV” started broadcasting in Belarus in basic package of interactive television ZALA.

2012

“Egoist TV” made first short film “Snow”, producer Ivan Tverdovskiy.

2011

"Egoist TV" started in the networks of the operator "AKADO".

2010

Short film tv channel, known as "Egoist TV" started broadcasting on "NTV+" platform as an exclusive non-family channel. On air were live action films produced by the world's best studios as well as production of leading Russian producers of “short films”.

Where to watch

SHOT TV is available via more than 30 operators. Check price and conditions with your provider.

List of operators