OPPORTUNITY LINKS:
Across the globe, youth are buzzing with creative activity. There are hundreds of media projects around the world that give young people the media tools to express their perspectives. Here are a few of the many opportunities for youth to share their ideas on film and video.This list of film festivals has been prepared in part by UNICEFwith additional festivals added as discovered.
GLOBAL
Kids For Kids
International film festival featuring work by kids 6-16 years of age. A festival and event for young people and media educators, with festivals in the Balkans, the UK, and Africa. http://www.kidsforkidsfestival.org/en
StrangerFestival
An online and offline platform for self-made videos made by young people on issues that matter to them. http://www.strangerfestival.com/
AUSTRIA
YOUKI International Youth Media Festival
Platform for young Austrian filmmakers under the age of 26 and on the basis of its multicultural programming facilitates international comparison. A jury of well-known figures gives six prizes, the Youki Awards. http://www.youki.at
CANADA
The Reel Youth Film Festival (Vancouver)
Festival of Reel Youth, a non-profit youth media empowerment organization. They also put together a traveling film festival out of the winning entries, and have also done projects with youth in other countries. For youth under 19. http://www.reelyouth.ca/
YoungCuts Film Festival (Montreal)
Global network of young filmmakers and videographers under the age of 25, with annual film festival. http://www.youngcuts.com
FINLAND
Videotivoli International Video Festival for Children and Young People
International kids’ and youngsters’ film event, featuring films lasting less than 10 minutes, made by people under 16 years of age. http://www.videotivoli.fi/english09/index.htm
KENYA
Lola Kenya Screen
Lola Kenya Screen is an annual international audiovisual media movement that seeks to place production tools in the hands of children and youth for the advancement of literacy, gender equity, self expression, and democracy in their world. http://www.lolakenyascreen.org/
KOREA
Seoul International Youth Film Festival
With week long film camp for 100 kids from around the world aged 13-18 that culminates with the festival featuring their films and films made by youth all over the world. http://www.siyff.com/
LEBANON
Jana International Film Festival for Youth
A touring festival of Al-Jana, Arab Resource Center for the Popular Arts based in Lebanon, that promotes film made by and for youth, with an emphasis on youth-produced works. http://www.al-jana.org/programs/ArtMediaFilms.htm
THE NETHERLANDS
CineKid Festival
Large international festival highlighting professional feature films made for children and youth between the ages of 4-14, international children’s and youth documentaries, TV productions, and new media. http://www.cinekid.nl
NORWAY
Nordic International Youth Film Festival
For young people between 15 and 25 years old. During festival they conduct workshops to teach young people how to make films. http://www.nuff.no
PAKISTAN
Lahore International Children’s Film Festival
An annual event to showcase local and international cinema by and for children in Pakistan. The festival screen films from international and local film makers for Pakistani children, promotes children as film makers, while training them in the art of film making and exhibiting their work in the festival, and nurtures local film makers to produce films to children in Pakistan. The festival has two categories, one for youth under the age of 18 and one for other filmmakers making films for children. http://www.lahorechildrenfilm.com/
SWITZERLAND
Castellinaria International Youth Film Festival
Features and shorts competition for children and young people 7 to 21 years old. http://www.castellinaria.ch/
U.K. and IRELAND
Breeze International Youth Film Festival (Leeds)
In addition to films, this two week-long festival includes performances, live music, master classes, and a radio show for youth in Leeds, England.
http://www.breezeleeds.org/pg/6/About_the_festival
Cinemagic Film and Television Festival for Young People
Industry-geared film festival for UK and Irish filmmakers and actors under 25 with programming around skills building. http://www.cinemagic.org.uk/
Fresh Film Festival (Limerick)
National competition for Irish youth aged 6-17, and includes a 60 second category. http://www.freshfilmfestival.net/about.html
Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival (Sheffield)
Children and young people 2-19; films made by children and young people, films made for children and young people, shorts, animation, UNICEF UK AWARDS: films on the theme of young people’s rights; also organizes children’s media industry conference. http://www.showcomotion.org.uk/
UNITED STATES
All Youth Film and Education Day (Sacramento, CA)
A festival of the youth media organization Tower of Youth, based in Sacramento, California. The event is combined with youth education day and features films made by youth between the ages of 13 and 20 only in Canada and the U.S. http://www.towerofyouth.org/
Cinemakids (Austin, TX)
Organized by the Radio, Television, and Film Department at UT Austin, this is an annual 2 day event that brings together youth filmmakers under the age of 18 for screenings and production workshops. http://rtf.utexas.edu/cinemakids/
Cine Youth Festival (Chicago, IL)
Produced by the group that puts on the Chicago International Film Festival and Cinema / Chicago, this festival features youth-made films from around the country for those under 20 years of age. http://www.cinemachicago.org/cineyouth/
Do It Your Damn Self!! Youth Film and Video Festival (Cambridge, MA)
Organized and curated by youth at the Cambridge Community Art Center, this is a youth media film festival showing work of filmmakers under the age of 19 from across the country. http://www.diyds.org/
Echo Park Film Center Youth Film Festival (Los Angles, CA) Festival featuring videos made by youth in the Echo Park Film Center youth media programs as well as youth from around the globe. http://www.echoparkfilmcenter.org/festivals/youth-film-fest.htm
kidsfilmfest (Brooklyn, NY)
A festival that spawned from the Brooklyn International Film that showcases and promotes films for an audience of youth and children. http://www.kidsfilmfest.org
Reel Action Video Contest (Kentucky) This video contest is for teen aged youth (ages 12 – 17 –or- school grades 6th thru 12th) and may be used in a large scale media contest and awareness campaign to prevent underage drinking. http://reelactionky.com/contest.php
Reel Teens Film Festival (Woodstock, NY)
The festival of the Reel Teens Media Project, which teaches film and video skills to teenagers. The festival is for teens only, and there are cash awards in 8 categories, trophies, DVD of winning entries and a traveling festival of the winning entries. http://reelteensusa.com/home.htm
Shortie Awards. Established in 2001, The Shortie Awards: Student Film and News Festival recognizes original digital media productions created by student filmmakers, ages 7-18, and their teachers. The Shortie Awards focuses on nurturing imagination and celebrating stories from all over the world. http://www.shortieawards.org/
Youth Silent Film Festival (Portland, OR). A chance for filmmakers under the age of 20 to create a modern version of silent film, see it on the big screen with live accompaniment, and win cash prizes! http://www.makesilentfilm.com/
Tribeca Film Festival (NY, NY)
Tribeca provides a space for youth filmmakers in their “Urban Vision” program. A collection of youth-made films are screened throughout the year. http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/youth/screening_series/
Youth Media Program of the Hampton’s International Film Festival (Hampton, NY)
This program of youth films is part of the Hampton’s International Film Festival. They have a created a “Golden Starfish” award, their top honor, for youth filmmakers & cash award. Organized in collaboration with Children’s Media Project. http://www.childrensmediaproject.org/
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