• All films submitted must be made by students in grades 7-12 or 2024 high school graduates.
• Film submissions under 10 minutes in total runtime is strongly recommended. If your film exceeds 10 minutes in length, it will be much harder to consider for programming.
• Films can be submitted for free by students living in the Memphis metro area (select "Memphis Youth Shorts" category). Any submissions made to this category by non-Memphis area residents will automatically be disqualified.
• Students living outside the metro area can submit films but must pay a fee for each film submitted (select "National Youth Shorts" category)
• Films can be shot with any type of equipment including cell phone, iPad, Go Pro cameras, and beyond.
• The director, writer, camera person, and editor must be between grades 7 - 12, including 2024 high school graduates. The actors may be of any age. Adults may assist the crew in advisory/educational roles only.
• Pay careful attention to your audio quality while filming and before submitting to the festival. Poor audio recording is the #1 issue for otherwise well-made youth films.
• Students can submit as many entries as they like but each must be submitted as a separate entry.
• The deadline to submit is 11:59pm Sunday, July 7th 2024.
