Get ready to send SikhNet your shorts! This year for the first time ever, we have added a short film category to the SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival. Here at SikhNet we want to see your short (but very impactful) film! We believe you can make a good video that makes its point solidly in just 2-5 minutes.
Our challenge to young filmmakers this year is: Let's see what you can do in 5 minutes or less that moves people deeply, makes them laugh out loud or hits them right between the eyes!
No, we are not excluding longer films. We do want to allow young filmmakers to be able to make longer films, up to 25 min. as usual. So you still have the freedom to express yourselves with a longer film if you wish.
TWO Opportunities to Win!
When you make a great short film this year you also have the opportunity to enter it into the Tony Blair Foundation "Faith Shorts" Film Competition. Faith Shorts is an annual global short film competition launched by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation to provide young people with the opportunity to express their faith through film. (This competition has a July 9th Deadline!) The "Faith Shorts" competition gives young voices a global platform on which to showcase their films. This year, they are asking entrants to send in a 3 minute film which explores the following theme: "How My Faith Inspires Me". You can find out the details here. Why not submit your short film to BOTH the SikhNet Youth Film Festival and the Faith Shorts competition?
We have upped the age range for the intermediate group this year to 28. This way more young filmmakers will be eligible to win either of the $1,000 cash prizes.
The Submission Deadline is August 31st, 2012
...for the SikhNet Film Festival (July 9th for the "Faith Shorts" Competition)
This year's THEME is Open! Make your video about anything relating to being a Sikh and living this lifestyle. It can be a drama, documentary, comedy, animation, song, or anything else you want to share.
Here are Details on How to Get Started
