HEADS-UP & Mark your Calendar!

The 2nd COVID-19 International Student Film Festival is Coming Soon! Official announcement & technical details will be posted on February 5, 2021.

A FEW BASICS & GLIMPSE OF WHAT TO EXPECT:

Submission deadline is set for May 14, 2021, and submissions are limited to middle, junior, and senior high school students;

Films must be produced between January and May 2021 and may not exceed 2 minutes in length;

COVID-19 must be referenced somehow and somewhere in each submitted film (via words or image);

Shooting may occur anywhere, on or off-campus. This is a change from the last festival;

Twenty-One film categories in which students may compete (however, no individual film may be submitted in more than two of them);

Judges will include distinguished journalists, authors, actors, musicians, artists, dancers, chefs, poets, scriptwriters, casting agents, film critics, theatre and film directors, producers, editors, animators, broadcasters, political commentators, academicians, leaders in government, religion, NGOs, and more;

Expect a format similar to our Spring 2020 COVID 19 Student Film Festival (only bigger this time). Check the archive at COVID-19 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL / SPRING 2020

Introducing the TWENTY-ONE 2019 COVID-19 Film Festival CATEGORIES (in alphabetical order)

Review. Brainstorm. Plan.

1. My Animation Fiction or nonfiction. Any genre on any film festival topic. Could also be claymation or Lego stop motion.
2. My Art Arts and crafts (sculpting, painting, photography, drawing, etc…).
3. My Cause Problem or challenge or need that a student feels passionate about addressing (being part of a solution/ making a positive change).
4. My Dance Any student dance (original or not). A chance to demonstrate talent and skill through movement.
5. My Faith The philosophy or religion that a student relies upon for meaning, guidance, purpose, peace, and salvation (eternal or not).
6. My Fashion Anything related to fashion (a fashion show, a new style, cultural or religious garb, etc...).
7. My Food  Anything diet related. I.e. cooking show, new recipe, cultural, health, religious, geographic, and/or environmental factors.
8. My Future  Student aspirations or predictions about the future. May include family, home, possessions, wealth, career, service lifestyle, achievements, travel, and/or residence.
9. My Humour  Anything funny. A clever attempt to make viewers smile and laugh.
10. My Idea  Literally, any new idea.
11. My Investigation Inquiry to discover and examine facts about any person, thing or idea.
12. My Love A thing, place, person, animal, or idea with which (or with whom) a student holds great affection.
13. My Music Either voice or instrument or any combination, original or not. A chance to portray talent and skill through music.
14. My News  Report on interesting, surprising or distinctive stories related to either a student’s direct experience or to the experience of those within his or her social, school, community or family network). 
15. My Perspective Personal commentary on a social, political, cultural, religious, or philosophical matter.
16. My Poetry or Spoken Word Fiction/Nonfiction. Must be original.
17. My Shakespeare Anything related to Shakespeare - his life, his characters, his stories, his words.
18. My Story/Fiction  Student's original story. Any genre.
19. My Story/NonFiction Slice of a life (autobiographical). Must have a plot. 
20. My Trailer Trailer to a movie that a student wants to produce or see produced.
21. My World Glimpse of where and how a student lives (could be in the context of family, school, community, or culture).

Questions? Contact Doug Hart at [email protected].