Calling all student filmmakers!

Join us for The Gaia’s Zine’s Uniquely Youth Film Festival accepting submissions through April 22nd!

Do you have something to say? Have you been turned down from festivals because of your age? Do you just simply want to get your work out there?

Then Uniquely Youth is the film festival for you!

The Gaia Zine is a platform that amplifies the voices of young creatives through publication, education, and connection opportunities like our film festival, Discord, workshops, books, how-tos, and more! The Gaia Zine currently serves hundreds of filmmakers, writers, and artists in 16 countries worldwide!

The Gaia Zine's Uniquely Youth Film Festival will host its opening night in the Cohen Center Black Box at Rye Country Day at 6PM on Friday, May 10. Opening night will consist of an awards ceremony and the screening of award winning films.

All accepted shorts will become available on The Gaia Zine's website and YouTube channel throughout the following week. Voting for the Audience Award will open on Monday, May 20 and close on Saturday, May 25. The winner of the Audience Award will be announced on Monday, May 27.

Awards & Prizes

Our awards will include Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Acting, Best Animation, and more!

Awards will have prizes of all shapes and sizes including equipment, exclusive access to Gaia workshops, discounts, $$$, and more!

Our biggest prizes will be awarded to the winners of our Audience Award and Best in Show Award.

Rules & Terms

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

By submitting material to The Gaia Zine’s Uniquely Youth Film Festival you and all others associated with the submission attest to the possession of all the rights to all images, sound, music, interviews, promotional materials, third party images, and all other materials involved in the film and the promotion of the film. If your film is accepted, then you attest to the right for the The Gaia Zine to use any portion of the film in promotion of the The Gaia Zine and the Festival in all media in perpetuity.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All submissions must be no longer than 15 minutes long. Filmmakers must be under 25 years old at the time of submission. Please submit an accessible link. All genres are welcome and encouraged. Fees are non-refundable.

SELECTION

All filmmakers will be notified via FilmFreeway of our decision by April 26th. Not all accepted films will be selected for the live screening. Films that are not selected for the live screening will be given the opportunity to be featured on The Gaia Zine’s website and social media pages.