Youngabout

About

Youngabout International Film Festival is a fertile ground for aggregation, new ideas, and experimentation, open to people of all ages, with a more concentrated look at adolescence.

Youngabout: A selection of quality international films that are capable of showing the complex beauty and contradictions of our world.

Sections:

• SCHOLASTIC: for short films created in a school setting: eighth grade (last year of middle school/junior high), and high school;
• BEGINNERS: for short films created by young filmmakers between the ages of 13 and 28;
• PROFESSIONAL: for short films created by professionals.

Awards

An international jury of boys and girls will award a prize to the winning short film in each category.

Rules

• Short Film Competition for young people, 14−30 years old;
• All types of movies may participate in the competition (fiction, animation, documentary) and products with every type of media support, created since 2020.
• Films under 12 minutes
• Subtitles language: english

The 2018 edition includes the following themes: 

• Overcoming fear
• Sport without barriers
• Boys and girls friends
• The pleasure of adventures
• For me cinema and...

It is also possible to submit works not related to one of these themes, but during the selection
phase, after merit, those that are inspired by the themes listed above will have an advantage.

Documents and Other Requisite Items

• Fill out entry form,
• Send 2 DVDs with submitted film by mail,
• Dialogue list, 
• Publicity materials ( press book, poster), 
• High quality stills of the film,
• A biography, filmography and photo of the director.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement