Reel Youth - Submit Your Film

SUBMIT YOUR FILM to
RAH! the Out in Schools Youth Short Film Contest
and the REEL YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

The Reel Youth Film Festival and RAH! the Out is Schools' Youth Short Video Contest have partnered up to make submission easy! If your film is eligible, you can easily submit it to both festivals online.

Deadline for entries is 17:00 PST on May 20, 2016

About RAH! Out in Schools' Youth Film Contest: Are you a youth who is interested in how art catalyzes change? You are in the right place.Out in Schools is looking for youth-made short films that explore the real and diverse experiences of LGBT2Q+ youth. RAH! is all about creatively challenging homophobia, transphobia and bullying by telling stories that can change the world. RAH! creates the space for youth to practice making eye-opening, heart-strings tugging, perspective-shifting videos. So step up to the camera and show your vision of what more inclusive communities looks like. Use your digital camera, smartphone or any other device to create your films and submit it to us before May 20, 2016. Your films will be judged by a jury of youth, like yourselves, and the selected winners will be screened at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival. All entries will also be submitted into the Reel Youth Film Festival for a chance to be screened there, too!

The Reel Youth Film Festival (RYFF) is a collection of international youth-made films, which premieres at the Vancouver International Film Festival and tours across North America and beyond. Film selections are made by a youth jury, who rate them based on technical merit, entertainment value, and the message portrayed. If your film does not fit the criteria listed in the technical deets, you may still be able to submit it to just the Reel youth Film Festival - please see our submission criteria here.

Questions to explore:

What are the experiences of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) youth?
What about those who are gender creative, gender non-conforming, asexual, pansexual, questioning or two spirit?
How do we create safer schools for youth who experience homophobia, transphobia and bullying?
What is a youth ally?
How can allies speak up to create safer schools and/ or intervene when bullying happens?
How do other kinds of discrimination relate to homophobia, transphobia and bullying?

What kind of films are we looking for?

Public Service nnouncements (under 2 minutes)
Narrative
Documentary
Music Video
Experimental

Because no one deserves a video lecture:

Is your video creative, entertaining and believable?
Is there a love story?
Is there a unicorn?
No? What will keep your viewers hooked and interested?

Technical Deets:

Your films must:
be made by people 19 old and younger, living in British Columbia. Sorry, Saskatoon!
be under 10 minutes (including title and credits),
be original video (video you shot yourself) or have permission to use
have original music or music that you hvave permission from the artist to use

Most importantly, have fun!

Questions? Email us.