If you are a teen from 9th grade-12th grade, we encourage you to participate in Hope's Door New Beginning Center's first Film Festival! The topic is teen dating violence. The mission of Hope’s Door New Beginning Center is to offer intervention and prevention services to individuals and families affected by intimate partner and family violence and to provide education programs that enhance the community’s capacity to respond. The goal of creating the HDNBC film festival is to grant teens a creative outlet to learn about and show others their knowledge and point of view of interpersonal relationship violence.

Awards & Prizes

Cash Prizes will be awarded to our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners while the other individual awards will be gift baskets with gift cards and goodies!
The top 3 winners will be posted on Hope's Door social media outlets and be given a larger platform to showcase their film to the world. These films will be used to educate and learn. We encourage you to learn as much as you can through this process and attend the festival!!!

Rules & Terms

Film submissions will be open in FILMFREEWAY PORTAL
You MUST be enrolled in grades 9-12 to enter.
Do not include inappropriate language or sexual content. We understand the nature of abuse and do not want to stifle the story telling process, but administration reserves the right not to judge a film that is explicit. Feel free to ask if you are unsure about a scene.
All music must have proper rights and citations.
There may only be up to 2 entries per student.
All students who help with the project MUST be listed in credits.
The film must be 1-5 minutes long.
Finalists will be selected to attend the film festival and will be notified at least 3 weeks prior to the festival.
Your entry must include your name, address, phone, email, and proof that you are in 9-12 may be required.
No travel expenses will be provided. Winners do not have to attend the festival, but prizes will not be delivered.
All films must be in English.