Welcome to Scout Film Festival 2023! We are excited to invite filmmakers and audiences to join us at the 2023 festival LIVE and in-person in Boston, Massachusetts October 27-29. We will also be incorporating a virtual program for our film family around the world.
Scout Film Festival (Scout) produces an annual international event that celebrates and empowers emerging filmmakers aged 24 and under, through short film. Scout presents an exciting and enriching festival of film screenings, workshops, an incubator series and talks/panels with industry professionals, networking events and receptions. Scout offers a platform for emerging voices and talent around the world, supporting young people who focus their energy on building meaningful connections through their art, through film and visual storytelling.
Scout is an international organization and annual festival celebrating emerging filmmakers from around the world in two age categories - 18 and under, and 19 to 24. Founded in 2014 by Anna Colavito (Cantabrigian, WIFVNE member and VT state chair, Cambridge Film Festival Board) and cofounder Adriana Teresa Letorney (Visura.co) - Scout serves to amplify emerging voices worldwide, build connections that lead to collaborations, provide educational opportunities, and foster an inclusive, merit-based, equitable pathway into the film, media, and journalism industries. A foundational part of Scout’s mission is to highlight creators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers aged 24 and under, who are contributing to the future of film, visual storytelling, and technology. Scout is more than a film festival for youth, it is a destination for audiences at large to learn about the incredible work that is being produced by youth in film, entrepreneurship, visual storytelling, and beyond.
Over 8000 filmmakers aged 24 and under from 109 countries have submitted their films.
Scout's Career Development Program offers grants, workshops, and mentorships with award-winning film industry leaders. The Emerging Filmmakers Grant is sponsored by Jurassic World's Writer and Director, Colin Trevorrow.
Scout has a meaningful impact on our community of international artists, not just in their storytelling abilities, but in their desire to take action in their communities, to be connected to like-minded peers, and to make a difference in the world. By collaborating with them in this way, we empower them to amplify the impact they are able to have. Scout offers a home where emerging storytellers become energized with access to resources, direction, opportunities, connectivity, support, and a community of like-minded peers.
