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LAST CHANCE! Chicago International Film Festival's CineYouth Festival: DEADLINE EXTENDED to March 25, 2010!
By Staff
posted Mar 11, 2010, 05:00
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."
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
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