3rd ANNUAL SANTA MONICA
TEEN FILM FESTIVAL: Call for Submissions
April 22, 2008
CONTACT: Justin Yoffe, (310) 458-8634
3rd ANNUAL SANTA MONICA
TEEN FILM FESTIVAL: Call for Submissions
Santa Monica, California – The Third Annual Santa Monica Teen Film Festival invites teens in grades 7 through 12, or ages 12 to 18, to submit original films between thirty seconds and thirty minutes in length. Submissions in all categories will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 9, 2008.
Film entries that meet the minimum criteria will be considered for screening at The Santa Monica Teen Film Festival on June 21 and June 22, 2008. Entry forms and submission guidelines are available online at www.santamonicateenfilmfest.com or at the following locations: The Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center, 2200 Virginia Ave. and the Santa Monica Main Library Youth Reference Desk, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
A special award entitled the “Santa Monica Budding Filmmaker Award” will be presented to a local Santa Monica teenager who demonstrates originality, potential, and a commitment to the art of filmmaking. Local teens are encouraged to apply.
The Santa Monica Teen Film Festival is an interdepartmental initiative between the Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division, the Santa Monica Public Library, the Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center and City TV. Its purpose is to showcase and provide an outlet for the creative talents of teen filmmakers, as well as encourage youth to use the art of filmmaking as a form of creative expression and commentary on the world in which they live. For more information about the film festival or about film submissions, please call the Cultural Affairs Supervisor Justin Yoffe at (310) 458-8634 or email him at justin.yoffe@smgov.net.
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