Young Indies Short Film Competition and Workshops

​Heartland Film Society is pleased to announce the 2018 Young Indies film competition and
invites young people to create and submit their own short film.

    Registration is open for the 2018 competition events

• Young Indies short film competition
• Free film-making workshops on 18th and 19th August 2018 for 7 - 18 year olds
• Young Indies logo competition for Highland Perthshire primary school pupils
• Meet Young professional Film Makers events
• A brochure about the Young Indies events is available here

​Who can enter the short film competition?

The film competition is open to any individual or group based in Highland Perthshire and aged
from 5 to 18 years old. There are two categories:-

• ​Junior: films created by children of primary school age (5-11 yrs) and
• Senior: films made by youngsters of secondary school age (11–18 yrs)

​6 films will be short-listed from each category. These films will be shown at the Birks Cinema
during the Aberfeldy Film Festival and prizes awarded to the winners.

​What kind of film?

• There's no restriction on subject or style, so let your imagination run wild.
• Entries must be no more than 10 minutes long.

​Young Indies 2018 Dates

• 18th August:         Free film making workshop for Seniors (11 - 18 year olds)
  
• 19th August:         Free film making workshop for Juniors (7 - 11 year olds)
• 28th September:  Short film registration deadline
• 26th October:       Short films and logos submission deadline
• 12th November:   Junior films screening at the Birks Cinema - free event for schools
• 13th November:   Senior films screening at the Birks Cinema - free event for schools
• 18th November:   Young Indies Short Film Competition at the Birks Cinema
• November:             Meet the Young Film Maker events - dates to confirm
  

• A fee of £5.00 is payable on registration for the film competition
  
• A parent/guardian consent form is required for each child 
  

Download the poster here

Free workshops for young film makers

The workshops offer aspiring young film makers the chance to work with a professional film maker and to learn about the whole process
of producing a film - from creating a story and characters, camera shots and storyboard, through to filming and editing. 

While some practical help from adults is acceptable, any films entered in the film competition must be conceived, written, directed and produced
by the youngsters themselves.  Any films completed during the film making workshops may be entered in the Young Indies film competition.

Young Indies short film competition Entry form and Consent form

• Download a registration form to enter the 2018 competition
• You will also need to complete and return a consent form for each child
• Information about the film competition and workshops is available here
• Information about the film judging criteria is available here

Young Indies logo competition

• More information about the logo competition is available here

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