( We Will be taking a hiatus for 2021, and hope to return next year for 2022(=)
OUR VOICES Short Film Festival is the brainchild of Aiden Cumming-Teicher a young actor and film-maker who feels that youth aren’t always heard, even though they have a lot to say. The hope is that the creation of this film festival allows other youth to find their voices too, to express their points of view and tell their stories.
The festival had live screening of the finalists in their categories at the Cinematheque in Vancouver British Columbia on November 10th, 2018 ( and in 2017 at Hollywood 3 Theater), but for 2020 due to the worldwide situation it was held strictly online. The 2021 Edition will also be held strictly online, but we hope to return to live screenings in 2022.
This film festival is open to all youth who ages 5 - 20; at least one of the categories have to be filled by people in that age range. ( actors, director, writer, cinematographer). Drama, Comedy, Documentaries, PSAs , webseries- all are welcome.
Our festival has nominal entry fees; we wanted to give everyone the opportunity to enter and participate. We also accept experimental/smart phone films to be submitted!
All official selections will get official laurels via email.
We will be awarding the following categories :
• Best Dramatic Short
• Best Comedic Short
• Best Animated Short
• Best Music Video
• Best LGBTQ+ short
• Best Microshort or PSA
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Director
• Best Experimental /Web Content /Wildcard award
All winners will all be awarded certificates via email. Other awards/categories may be awarded at our discretion.