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Beyond the Peaks Student Film Fest
Mountain Lake PBS is proud to present the fourth Beyond the Peaks Student Film Festival — a festival celebrating creativity and amplifying youth voices across our region through film and digital storytelling!
Congratulations to all the participants in the 2023 Beyond the Peaks Student Film Fest! Visit this page for updates, looks at past films, and announcements about the upcoming 2024 festival!
Congratulations to the 2023 Winners!
OVERALL WINNERS
FIRST PLACE
Next Stop: Tupper Lake! | Documentary | Submitted by Harrison Smith
SECOND PLACE
Equal Distance | Documentary | Submitted by Seven Bowen
THIRD PLACE
I Am Odd | Open | Submitted by Benjamin Giroux
CATEGORY WINNERS
DRAMA
The Circle | Submitted by the Butterfly Effect Club – Peru High School
Melina Mitchell, Jennifer Davis, Alexa Markowicz, Malik McDuffie, Karley Tourville, Lucas Allen, Joelynn Montemayor, Serena Ramos, Karlie Hornby, Lorelei Rivera, Ethan Wilson
COMEDY
2024 President Anu Roth | Submitted by Quinn Roth – Northwood School
PSA
Smoking Kills | Submitted by Hyde Wood, Ethan Parow, Corey Delles, Abigail McIntosh, Seth Taylor – Southwest Technical Center
DOCUMENTARY
Next Stop: Tupper Lake! | Submitted by Harrison Smith – Homeschool
OPEN
I Am Odd | Submitted by Benjamin Giroux – Beekmantown High School
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Categories
Documentary
In the documentary category you are to create a documentary on a topic of your choosing. Your film must be under 5 minutes, and you must have credible interviews and b-roll. For preproduction you must include interview questions and a storyboard. A script is optional. You must also include a film poster, film trailer, synopsis and list all cast and crew.
Public Service Announcement
In the PSA category you are creating a public service announcement that has a run time of less than 90 seconds convincing your audience to take action. For pre-production you must include a script and storyboard. You must also include a film poster, film trailer, synopsis and list all cast and crew.
Drama
In the drama category you are creating a dramatic film that has a run time of less than 5 minutes. For pre-production you must include a script and storyboard. You must also include a film poster, film trailer, synopsis and list all cast and crew.
Comedy
In the comedy category you are creating a comedic film that has a run time of less than 5 minutes. For pre-production you must include a script and storyboard. You must also include a film poster, film trailer, synopsis and list all cast and crew.
Open
In the open category you are creating a film that has a run time of less than 5 minutes and doesn’t fit in any of the other categories. For pre-production you must include a script and storyboard. You must also include a film poster, film trailer, synopsis and list all cast and crew.
Storytelling & Filmmaking
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FAQ
When is the festival?
The 2022-23 festival is closed. The festival will relaunch in September 2023 and run through the 2023-2024 school year.
Submissions will be due in April 2024, and a Red Carpet Showcase event will take place in June 2024.
Who can participate?
High School students, grades 9-12, located in NY, VT and QC are eligible to enter.
How do I submit my film?
The film festival uses a platform called Launchpad. Students and teachers can register, view filmmaking tutorials, and submit films at: https://beyondthepeaks.skills21.org/
Launchpad complies with New York’s Edlaw 2-d
