Wharton Studio Museum (WSM) proudly presents Quiet on the Set! Film Festival. This short silent film competition for Southern Tier youth is a terrific opportunity to introduce students to the art of filmmaking and showcase their creativity and imagination.

Awards & Prizes

Prizes & Trophies will be awarded to the Top 3 films & honorable mentions. Winners are selected by a jury of local educators and arts professionals.

Rules & Terms

Registration required — No previous filmmaking experience necessary

To register please visit this link here :
https://forms.gle/SqNyd4ZnR26per8g6

(Registration is not a commitment to submit)

• Open to youth (ages 11-18) from anywhere in the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, and Central NY regions

• Submissions may be made by an individual or group

• Runtime up to 3 minutes in length

• Films must be black and white. A sepia-tone hue for your film is acceptable. In terms of color, 25% can be in color or use color for tone.

• Films must be silent -- no spoken dialogue

• Music soundtrack & instrumental sound effects must be original or public domain (Places to find public domain music are Internet Archive https://archive.org or Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/#google_vignette)

• Films must include at least one title card (More information on what title cards are and how they are used : https://beverlyboy.com/filmmaking/how-were-silent-film-intertitles-used/)

• Films must include credits

• Films can include animation but still must remain in black & white

• NO explicit content (no gun violence, no sex, no alcohol, or drugs).
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  • Michael Blegen

    Great opportunity for students around the area to share their work-- lots of really creative films!

    June 2022
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