The 3rd Annual Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest is an all-day event dedicated to showcasing short films and videos from regional and national youth.

Saturday, September 8th 2018 at the Halloran Centre at the Orpheum.

The event will also feature several presentations and workshops from high-profile guests. Last year's festival featured talks by Memphis-based Hollywood directors Craig Brewer (Empire, Hustle & Flow, Tarzan) and Tom Shadyac (The Nutty Professor, Ace Ventura).

Workshops included Writing & Directing, Acting on Camera, Cinematography & Lighting, Makeup & Prosthetics, Pre-Production, Practical Audio Recording, Editing Techniques, and Making Music Videos.

The inaugural festival included a workshop with Chris Strompolos & Eric Zala, who as kids between the ages of 12 and 17 shot one of the most famous fan-films ever – a shot-for-shot no budget remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Awards & Prizes

Prize money will be awarded to the winners. More information coming soon!

Rules & Terms

• All films submitted must be made by students in grades 7-12 or 2018 high school graduates.

• Films can be submitted for free by students living in the Memphis metro area (select "Memphis Youth Shorts" category)

• 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 and Go Pro cameras.

• The director, writer, camera person and picture editor must be between grades 7 - 12, including 2018 high school graduates. The actors may be of any age. Adults may assist the crew in advisory/educational roles only.

• 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 Wednesday, Aug. 1st.