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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!
Open to high school students, grades 9-12, located in NY, VT, and QC, the festival will run through the 2022-2023 school year.
Submissions will be due April 30, 2023, and a Red Carpet Showcase event will take place in May 2023.
Learn the ins and outs of film-making while empowering your students to create their own films. With the Skills21 Launchpad platform students can access film-making tutorials and easily submit their work in a variety of categories.
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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.
FAQ
When is the festival?
The festival will run through the 2022-2023 school year.
Submissions will be due April 30, 2023, and a Red Carpet Showcase event will take place in May 2023.
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
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