**MUST BE CALIFORNIA RESIDENT TO PARTICIPATE. VIDEOS MUST BE 5 MINUTES OR LESS TO BE ELIGIBLE.
Please visit our website cleartheairfilmfest.org for our full rules and further information.
The fifth annual Clear the Air Film Fest will be on March 5, 2016 and is presented by local non-profit Breathe California. The festival is a great way for young and upcoming filmmakers, who are currently residents of California, to win cash prizes for making innovative, message-based films.
The Clear the Air Film Fest showcases student-produced short films that address topics on air quality, environmental health and lung health in California, with a goal of encouraging local young people to use film as a medium to interpret and change the world around them. Each year, Breathe California awards $3,000 in prizes to the winning filmmakers and past judges have included academy award nominated actor Mark Ruffalo, executive director of Greenpeace Annie Leonard and actress and activist Q’orianka Kilcher. The festival is only open to California residents.
The festival’s mission is to inspire and empower students in California to become advocates for change in their own communities. The Clean the Air Film Fest showcases young people’s voice and perspectives and supports extraordinary young people who have a powerful voice through monetary awards and ongoing support. The festival connects young filmmakers with the larger film-making community to ensure that they can continue their work long after the festival is over.
A panel of esteemed judges will review and score each film submitted. The films with the highest scores will be selected as finalists and eligible for the following awards:
STUDENT PRIZES:
Youth First Prize (Under Age 14): $500
High School First Prize: $1,000
College First Prize: $1,000
Overall Festival Winner: Entry to the SF Green Film Festival
GENERAL PUBLIC PRIZES:
First Place: Screening of Film and $500
Second Place: Screening of Film