Friday, June 5, 2009

Youth By Youth Cinema Competition


Youth By Youth Cinema Competition
Presented by the Calgary International Film Festival


"If you think you have a good idea, film it and if it turns out crappy, edit it"
- '08 YYC Finalist



The 3rd Annual Youth By Youth Cinema Competition is here and promises to be bigger and better than ever. We're looking for young directors who have made a film over the past to submit their work and compete in the 2009 YYC Competition!

Youth By Youth Cinema (YYC) is an open competition for young filmmakers from grades 4 through 12. Over $2000.00 in cash and prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

  • Best Short Film - Grades 4 - 9
  • Best Short Film - Grades 10 - 12
  • Young Maverick
  • Audience Favorite

The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) screens exceptional films from around the world to Calgarians. With the YYC Competition, we take the film-viewing experience to a new level by celebrating the best of youth filmmaking. 

Our Programming Committee will pick the top films from all the entries, with the selections making up the program for a special CIFF screening during the 10th Annual CIFF (September 25th - October 4th, 2009). A Jury will choose the winner from each category with prizes and awards being given out at the event. 

Please read the following guidelines before submitting your film:
  • FIlms must be between 30 seconds and 7 minutes in length.
  • Both fiction and non-fiction films are accepted.
  • Films must have been competed after August 2008. 
  • Films must be directed by youth aged 9 - 18 at the time of the film's completion. 
  • Any one applicant may submit up to three films (including group projects).
  • All applicable copyrights (music/image/text sources) must be secured by the filmmaker(s).
  • Preview screeners accepted ONLY on DVD formats.
  • Preview screeners must be labeled with title, director name, contact email address, and running time. 
There are no submission fees for this competition. 

Submission deadline is Friday, July 31st, 2009.

For more information regarding the YYC Competition, please contact the YYC Coordinator, Juan Delgado, at 403.209.4958 or juan@calgaryfilm.com.