Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival

About

Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF) is an annual film festival to diverse audiences, aimed at encouraging, educating and empowering youth all over the world. This platform offers a golden opportunity for short film makers to receive recognition for their skill, exhibit their films to a wider audience, forge connections with like-minded and passionate filmmakers, and draw inspiration from industry veterans. By shining a spotlight on short films, DBGYFF not only encourages emerging talent but also enriches the festival’s diverse cinematic tapestry.

DBGYFF invites young people between the age of 14 to 25 to participate in this festival on the theme "I Have A Dream" - Youth & Climate Change - Making Mother Earth Cleaner and Greener and upload their entries in any one of the five categories : 2-Minute Short Films; 5-Minute Short Films; 5-Minute Animation Films; 5-Minute Music Videos; 10-Minute Documentary.

All information about this festival can be accessed in 5 languages (English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French) on the web portal: www.dbgyff.com.

Awards

A total of € 120,000.00 will be given to the winners of the DBGYFF under the following sections
1) 15 Global Best Awards
2) 8 Category Best Awards
3) 7 Young Best Awards
4) 5 Jury Best Awards
5) 70 Regional Best Awards

Rules

DBGYFF FESTIVAL REGULATIONS
1. CONTESTANT PROFILE
The current season features an exciting competition with two distinct categories: General Youth and Salesian Youth.
• General Youth refers to any young person from any part of the world.
• Salesian Youth refers to any young person affiliated to any Don Bosco institution within the Salesian Family such as school, college, technical school, social center, hostel, youth center, oratory, parish, etc.

2. CONTESTANT AGE LIMITS
DBGYFF welcomes participants between the age of 14 to 25 from any part of the world. Contestants, as defined in Article 1 above, must be between the ages of 14 (with the provision that minors must provide the necessary express authorization from the adult exercising parental responsibility) and 25 (as of January 1, 2024) to submit their films to the DBGYFF.

3. FILM PRODUCTION DATE
Submitted Films must not have been created before January 1, 2023 and must not have been screened or exhibited online.

4. THEME
“I HAVE A DREAM”
Youth & Climate Change - Making Mother Earth Cleaner & Greener
All submissions should be based on the theme of DBGYFF 2024.

5. GENRE
The festival accepts all kinds of films except those showing cruelty to humans and animals, nudity and gory content. Films with discriminatory content or references to political movements are not allowed.

6. LANGUAGE
The short film can be in any language, but should be subtitled in English.

7. LENGTH AND CATEGORIES
Films must not exceed the indicated length for each specific category including end credits.
• 2-Minute Short Films
• 5-Minute Short Films
• 5-Minute Animation Films
• 5-Minute Music Video
• 10-Minutes Documentary

8. SUBMITTING MULTIPLE FILMS
A contestant may present only one film at the festival. Each work must be submitted individually and accompanied by its own completed online registration form. Multiple entries by the same individual is not permitted.

Premiere Requirements

World premiere required.