AECT INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MEDIA FESTIVAL
Washington DC (202) 347-7834
Has several different youth and genre categories.
FEE: $10
DEADLINE: September
AMERICA'S SMARTEST HOME VIDEOS
Graduate School of Education, University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Celebrates videos which document and prompt the teaching of writing.
FEE: None
DEADLINE: March
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM/VIDEO FESTIVAL
American Motion Picture Society
Box 4034
Long Beach, CA 90804-0034
Maintains several youth categories.
FEE: $5 plus return postage
DEADLINE: September
ASPEN SHORTFEST & ASPEN FILMFEST
Colorado (303) 925-6882
Videos compete with college-level entries.
FEE: $25
DEADLINE: July
ATLANTA FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Georgia (404) 352-0653
Videos compete with college level entries. Cash and equipment prizes.
FEE: $25
DEADLINE: December
BLACK INDEPENDENT FILM, VIDEO AND SCREENPLAY
COMPETITION
California, Oakland (510) 465-0804
Videos compete with college level entries but encourage entries from
youth.
FEE: $25
DEADLINE: October
CALIFORNIA MEDIA FESTIVAL
Anaheim, California (714) 895-5623
Maintains a special category for youth, K-12 specifically.
FEE: None
DEADLINE: March/April
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO
FESTIVAL
Ontario (705) 737-2729
Has separate grade, middle and high school categories.
FEE: $25
DEADLINE: June
CAROLINA FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
North Carolina (910) 334-5360
Videos compete with college level entries.
FEE: $10
DEADLINE: January
CHARLOTTE FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
North Carolina (704) 337-2000
Judges student work separately.
FEE: $30
DEADLINE: February
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Illinois (312) 644-3400
Maintains several student categories.
FEE: $25
DEADLINE: June
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN'S
FILMS
Illinois (312) 281-9075
Specifically deals with videos made by youth.
FEE: None
DEADLINE: June
CINDY COMPETITION
California, La Mesa (619) 461-1600
Maintains several student categories.
FEE: Reduced for students.
DEADLINE: December
CINE GOLDEN EAGLE FILM AND VIDEO COMPETITION
Washington DC (202) 785-1136
Has a separate youth category.
FEE: dependent on length of video $45-75.
DEADLINE: August
DALLAS VIDEO FESTIVAL
Dallas (214) 651-8888
Has a KidVid special.
FEE: $15
DEADLINE: August
EAST BAY VIDEO FEST
Oakland (510) 843-3699
FEE: $30 Has a young producers 17-and-under category
DEADLINE: October
FILM FRONT NATIONAL STUDENT FILM AND VIDEO
FESTIVAL
Utah (801) 328-2428
Videos compete with college-level entries.
FEE: $30
DEADLINE: October
FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
STUDENT COMPETITION
Florida (305) 563-0500
Maintains several student categories.
FEE: $25
DEADLINE: September
INTERCOM: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Illinois (312) 644-0784
Maintains several student categories.
FEE: $25
DEADLINE: July
KIDFILMS/USA FILM FESTIVAL
Texas (214) 821-6300
Specifically encourages youth and children's entries.
FEE: None
DEADLINE: December
KIDFILM
California, Los Angeles (818) 766-5197
A festival specifically for kid vids currently in the making.
Will come out in 1995.
FEE: Call for information
DEADLINE: Call for information
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL AND VIDEOFEST:
PROJECT 6
California, Mill Valley (415) 383-5256
Particularly concerns itself with videos by youth under 18.
FEE: $15
DEADLINE: August
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Oakland (510) 465-6885
Strongly encourages youth entries. Cash awards.
FEE: $30
DEADLINE: December
PRIZED PIECES INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO
COMPETITION
Ohio (614) 299-5355
Maintains special categories for youth K-12 and teens. Cash prices.
FEE: $20
DEADLINE: August
SMALL FORMAT VIDEO COMPETITION
Tennessee (615) 636-7304
Maintains several student categories.
FEE: $6
DEADLINE: September
UTAH SHORT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Utah (801) 534-1158
Has a special category for young media artists under 18.
FEE: $10
DEADLINE: Call for information
VISIONS OF U.S. VIDEO CONTEST
California, Hollywood (213) 856-7743
Maintains a young people 17 and under category.
FEE: None
DEADLINE: June
WORLDFEST HOUSTON
Texas (800) 524-1438
Accepts entries for high school level. Cash awards.
FEE: Call for information
DEADLINE: Call for information
YOUTH IN FILM AWARDS
California, Los Angeles (818) 761-4007
Specifically geared towards children and youth.
FEE: None
DEADLINE: September
(from KQED compiled list)