Blue Ridge Young Filmmakers Festival

Blue Ridge Community College invites you to submit your videos to the first annual Blue Ridge Young Filmmakers Festival! Selected films will be shown as part of the Blue Ridge Young Filmmakers showcase screenings on May 5, 2016. Finalists will be judged by a panel of independent filmmakers, and winners announced during the screenings. Filmmakers of films selected for the festival will be invited to Blue Ridge Community College May 5th to participate in an all day festival workshop with festival jurors.

Submission Guidelines

Eligibility is limited to public, private, and homeschooled 9-12th grade students in North or South Carolina.
Films must have been completed in the last year (2015-2016).
All music and other copyrighted material (images, video, etc.) must adhere to the codes of best practices in fair use or be properly licensed. Material may come from free music and image resources.
All films must be in English or subtitled in English.
The DEADLINE to submit is 11:50pm April 8, 2016.
Submissions must be sent via a secure URL link, emailed with the submission form to ce_taylor@blueridge.edu
Applicants will be informed of the status of their project in late April.
Accepted students must register for the free all day workshop event by April 29th.

Music Video
Max length (excluding credits) 5 minutes
Music videos must use original, free, or licensed music! No unlicensed covers will be considered.

Fiction
Max length (excluding credits) 10 minutes

Non-fiction
Max length (excluding credits) 10 minutes

Animation/Experimental
Max length (excluding credits) 5 minutes

Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Max length (excluding credits) 60 seconds

Questions?
Email: ce_taylor@blueridge.edu