Unfortunately the 2020 Rockland Youth Film Festival has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Rockland Youth Film Festival (RYFF) was created by the kids at Spring Valley Commons and the EELEF Homework Center as a way to showcase the wonderful films that are made by young people worldwide. The EELEF Homework Center, located in Spring Valley, NY, is a licensed 501c(3) nonprofit organization that is free of charge to all residents of the Spring Valley Commons. It offers kids in grades K-12 a homework help center that provides academic support and extended homework enrichment activities after school. After a few years of incorporating the art of film and production into our enrichment, we realized that we needed a way to showcase and share our films. At the same time, we learned there were other kids like us in our community and around the world, and so on one afternoon with our group at the table, the Rockland Youth Film Festival was born. At our festival, we feature the films of the winners of our various categories [horror, drama, PSA, suspense, international, documentary, comedy...etc] and present them with an award in front of their family and friends. Our film festival was created to encourage the youth of today to continue to follow their dreams and give them to the opportunity to broadcast their voice into the world and truly make an impact.

Rules & Terms

All film submissions must meet the requirements detailed below. Films that do not meet RYFF requirements will be disqualified.

You may submit a film by completing the online submission form that includes an online link to your film (e.g. YouTube or Vimeo).

Your film must have been written, directed, produced, and technically executed entirely by youth 21 years of age or younger.

Film entries must be appropriate for viewing by the general public; appropriateness will be determined by RYFF at its sole discretion.

Regarding Copyrighted Material: By entering RYFF you are declaring that all material in your production is either entirely original, or you have obtained proper, legal permission to use copyrighted material. For popular songs, you must be able to produce copies of expressed written consent from both the publisher and the record company that states your name, the name of your production, the title of the song, the names of the composer, performer and publisher, and any specific limitations on the use of the song. Note the time frame of this festival. It can take 4-6 months to obtain this permission. Any entry using a popular song without this documentation will be disqualified. Please see additional rules, guidelines, and requirements listed on the online submission form.
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  • Elizabeth Kazanjian

    Hey! Thank you for selecting my animated short the Pigeon as an award winner! That's awesome! I wish I could have made it to the Festival.

    June 2019
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  • Christine Arnold

    Thank you so much for selecting my film Don't Lose Heart as an award winner. I was very saddened that I could not personally attend the festival, but very honored to be chosen.

    June 2019
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    Response from festival:

    We really missed you at the Festival Christine! But truly loved your film and the message it had. We wish you all in the best in your future endeavors within the great art of film making!