Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest

Memphis, TN, United States, North America

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Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest

Memphis, TN, United States, North America

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About the festival

Looking for the 2020 Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest? Head here to join us: https://www.indiememphis.org/youth-fest-2020

*INDIE MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL WILL PROCEED - COVID-19 NOTICE*

Indie Memphis pledges to move forward with the 2020 film festival. In these uncertain times, we will proceed with the event whether it is held in our usual venues, online in a virtual format, or a combination of both.
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The 5th Annual Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest is an all-day event dedicated to showcasing short films and videos from regional and national youth.

Saturday, August 29th 2020 at the Halloran Centre at the Orpheum.

The event will also feature several presentations and workshops from high-profile guests. Prior festivals have featured talks from Memphis-based Hollywood directors Craig Brewer (Empire, Hustle & Flow, Tarzan), Tom Shadyac (The Nutty Professor, Ace Ventura), and actress Caitlin McGee (NBC's Bluff City Law)

Workshops have included Writing & Directing, Acting on Camera, Cinematography & Lighting, Stunts, Makeup & Prosthetics, Pre-Production, Practical Audio Recording, Editing Techniques, and Making Music Videos.

The inaugural festival included a workshop with Chris Strompolos & Eric Zala, who as kids between the ages of 12 and 17 shot one of the most famous fan-films ever – a shot-for-shot no budget remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Prize money will be awarded to the winners in our Memphis Competition Screening as well as the CrewUp Mentorship Screening.

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Looking for the 2020 Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest? Head here to join us: https://www.indiememphis.org/youth-fest-2020

*INDIE MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL WILL PROCEED - COVID-19 NOTICE*

Indie Memphis pledges to move forward with the 2020 film festival. In these uncertain times, we will proceed with the event whether it is held in our usual venues, online in a virtual format, or a combination of both.
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The 5th Annual Indie Memphis Youth Film Fest is an all-day event dedicated to showcasing short films and videos from regional and national youth.

Saturday, August 29th 2020 at the Halloran Centre at the Orpheum.

The event will also feature several presentations and workshops from high-profile guests. Prior festivals have featured talks from Memphis-based Hollywood directors Craig Brewer (Empire, Hustle & Flow, Tarzan), Tom Shadyac (The Nutty Professor, Ace Ventura), and actress Caitlin McGee (NBC's Bluff City Law)

Workshops have included Writing & Directing, Acting on Camera, Cinematography & Lighting, Stunts, Makeup & Prosthetics, Pre-Production, Practical Audio Recording, Editing Techniques, and Making Music Videos.

The inaugural festival included a workshop with Chris Strompolos & Eric Zala, who as kids between the ages of 12 and 17 shot one of the most famous fan-films ever – a shot-for-shot no budget remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Prize money will be awarded to the winners in our Memphis Competition Screening as well as the CrewUp Mentorship Screening.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

• All films submitted must be made by students in grades 7-12 or 2020 high school graduates.

• Film submissions under 10 minutes in total runtime is strongly recommended.

• Films can be submitted for free by students living in the Memphis metro area (select "Memphis Youth Shorts" category)

• Students living outside the metro area can submit films but must pay a fee for each film submitted (select "National Youth Shorts" category)

• Films can be shot with any type of equipment including cell phone, iPad and Go Pro cameras.

• The director, writer, camera person and picture editor must be between grades 7 - 12, including 2020 high school graduates. The actors may be of any age. Adults may assist the crew in advisory/educational roles only.

• Students can submit as many entries as they like but each must be submitted as a separate entry.

• The deadline to submit is 11:59pm Wednesday, July 15th.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Memphis Youth Shorts
Early Bird (15th January, 2020) $0
Regular (15th July, 2020) $0
Late (1st August, 2020) $0

Short Film & Video submissions (under 10 minutes strongly recommended). Open to students in grades 7 – 12 and 2020 high school graduates from Memphis and/or surrounding counties. NOTE: If you submit to this category and you are NOT from one of these areas, your submission will be automatically disqualified.

National Youth Shorts
Early Bird (15th January, 2020) $10
Regular (15th July, 2020) $15
Late (1st August, 2020) $10

Short films and video submissions (under 10 minutes strongly recommended). Open to students from around the country in grades 7 – 12 and 2020 high school graduates.

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