The 6th Annual SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival is gearing up RIGHT NOW and is open for your submissions!
OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, The film festival has inspired OVER TWO HUNDRED film submissions from all around the world. 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.
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 first place winners in the Junior Division were first-time film makers 12 year old Japman Kaur and Triman Singh. If they can win, so can you!
Spread the word about the Film Festival, print out posters, embed web images. etc. Or volunteer in other ways
Increase your chances of winning
Get feedback from the SikhNet staff judges. Start the creative process now, and send us your scripts and rough films. That way you will have enough time to get our feedback and make your film on time.
Become a sponsor and have your logo or image shown to tens of thousands of people.
"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
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!)
This year we are again awarding a "Best Film in Genre" in each of three categories: DRAMA, COMEDY and DOCUMENTARY film.
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
