Deadline: 19 January 2024
The 15th annual edition of First Cut! Youth Film Festival is open to short films with a running time of under 15 minutes made by filmmakers.
These films can be made by individual filmmakers, secondary schools, colleges or youth groups. Every type of film is welcome, including fiction, documentary, animation and music video.
Categories
- Fiction
- Animation
- Music Video
- Documentary
- Schools
- Colleges
Guidelines
- Films entered must be no longer than 15 minutes.
- To be eligible for entry, filmmakers must be between the ages of 12 and 24.
- Films received after the closing date (5pm on Friday January 19th 2024) will not be eligible for selection.
- There is no limit to the numbers of films you can submit but each entry must have its own entry form and still.
- Although adults can assist in making the films, 12-24 year olds must have had significant creative input.
- International entries are welcome but all non-English language films must have English subtitles.
- First Cut! reserves the right to use stills or clips of up to 30 seconds from submitted films for publicity purposes.
- Ownership and copyright: By submitting the film, you acknowledge that you are sole author and owner of the film, or if you are not the sole author, you have secured all necessary and appropriate rights, written permissions and releases in connection with submitting the film. In particular, all music and other rights must be cleared for nonexclusive educational, online, broadcast and theatrical distribution.
For more information, visit First Cut.
