Boulder Int’l Film Festival
Film festivals are an incredible way for teen artists to showcase their work, and BIFF is no exception. BIFF accepts youth submissions for its teen short film competition. Past winners include works in documentary, mockumentary, humor and drama. Entry in a competition is one of the best ways to get noticed. It’s also a fun way to network with our talented and artistic teens.
“Named one of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals” in the world by MovieMaker Magazine, the Boulder International Film Festival brings films and filmmakers from around the world to Boulder for a four-day celebration of the art of cinema. BIFF has developed a reputation as one of the most influential young film festivals in the U.S., with an extraordinary number of new-but-unknown feature films, documentaries, and shorts that have gone on from early screenings at BIFF to significant box-office success and multiple Oscar nominations.”
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How do I expand this narrative arc? Go deeper with your filmmaking and explore these other interesting options:
Spend a summer in NYU Tisch’s Filmmakers Workshop;
Become the Director of Photography or Official Photographer at your school. Expand your role beyond a single event and cover games, academic competitions and other school events as well. You could also consider the same role for your community;
Check out some of these other great filmmaking competitions.
Teachers are getting really creative about the media they allow students to use for projects. For example, check out this physics final project made by two students at Fordham Prep in NYC. Incorporate your filmmaking talents into the classroom.
HOT TIP: Creative skills like video editing and filmmaking are helpful far beyond the art studio and theatre. These are real assets in college classrooms and the workplace. If you have a talent for creating visually interesting content, make sure you show it off!