Video Contests, Film Festivals, and Awards

Featured Call for Entries

The CineYouth Festival announces its nationwide call for entries for the 2010 Festival has been extended to March 25, 2010. The Festival is seeking submissions for films and videos of any genre from filmmakers who are 20 years old or younger. More information, including submission guidelines and submission forms can be found on Cinema/Chicago’s website at www.cinemachicago.org/cineyouth.

This year’s Festival will be a two-day event held May 6-8th, at the Columbia College Chicago campus in Chicago, IL. Youth filmmakers are invited to attend and watch officially selected Festival films with an audience as well as attend exciting workshops, meet in-the-know film professionals, and network with other young filmmakers from all over the country. The CineYouth Festival with conclude with an Awards Ceremony highlighting the winners from each category along with a “Best of the Festival” film selection. Film screenings, workshops and other events are free and open to the general public. “Best of” films are screened at the Chicago International Film Festival in October, 2010.

Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, organizes and facilitates this event annually with the support of Columbia College Chicago, continuing in the mission of encouraging young filmmakers to express themselves and explore the endless possibilities of filmmaking.

In speaking of extended call for entries, Festival Administrator Rebecca Fons noted, “ We’ve received creative and amazing entries so far from student filmmakers from around the country, and we are excited to extend our submission deadline so more students can be involved in CineYouth. ”

The postmark deadline for entering the Festival is March 25th, 2010.

Resources:

CineYouth Festival: www.cinemachicago.org/cineyouth

Chicago International Film Festival: www.cinemachicago.org