OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, The film festival has inspired OVER A HUNDRED film submissions from all around the world. The Festival idea originated in 2006 with SikhNet’s recognition of the immense popularity and creativity of video postings sites like YouTube, and the need for youth to get involved in media and use their great creativity to better communicate the Sikh identity and values.

Now in it’s fourth consecutive year, the online festival has been judged a huge success by the contestants as well as the creators.

Film Festival winners from previous years like Angad Singh and Jasmeet Singh have gone on to have their films shown on television in the U.K. and India as well as having them screened at other film festivals around the world.

"Tapping into the creativity of Sikh youth worldwide has been one of SikhNet’s primary goals. In 2006, when we began the online film festival, we could not envision how many beautiful and creative films we would receive. Nor could we have imagined the tremendous support we have received from the Sikh community worldwide." – Gurumustuk Singh

 

NOW is the time to submit YOUR homemade film. If you don’t know what to do, start tossing ideas around with your friends and family right away.  It’s really easy to get started even if you’ve never tried your hand at filmmaking. Last year our second place winner in the Junior Division was first-time filmaker Kirat Singh Shahi. If Kirat Singh can win, so can you!

This year in addition to the great prizes which will be given for 1st 2nd and 3rd place in both the intermediate and junior divisions (18-25 years old and 11-17 years old respectively) we are awarding a "Best Film in Genre" in each of three categories: DRAMA, COMEDY and DOCUMENTARY film.

Check out the huge list of prizes!

The best films from filmmakers age 26 and older will also be selected and will shown online, but Senior Division filmakers will not be eligible for prizes. (After all, it IS a YOUTH film festival!)

Here’s one of the many comments Sikhnet has received from the young filmmakers:

"The Sikhnet Film Festival! All I can say is WOW! The Sikhnet Team is truly doing big work and inspiring all to do the same as well. No fancy words. Just the same old line .. Keep It Up Sikhnet Team. YOU RULE — Navneet Singh Saini

This is a humorous SikhNet production encouraging youth to start now and make a video for the SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival. 

 Prabhu Singh makes a terrible video the weekend before submission date and tries to show it to his friends. Don’t make the same mistake. Start now, and take your time making your video!

Are you working on your video yet for the SikhNet Online Film Festival?? You are? Good to hear….!! If you are not, watch video and then get started!

I know you are thinking you don’t know anything about making a video and coming up with reasons not to make a video. But don’t waste any more energy thinking that way, and start thinking of all the reasons why you SHOULD make a video! Not only will it be fun and you’ll learn something new; but you’ll have a chance to be creative, speak up, and have a voice to many thousands of people around the world (plus a chance at winning some $$, fame, and being watched on TV as well). So, unleash the creative Sikh in you! You have a full 31 days from today which is plenty of time!!

Video Produced by Jasmeet Singh Bansal (Ambrosial Entertainment) 

Promo video for the SikhNet Youth online Film Festival