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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Young Black Film Makers: Document Your Community!





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The Many Voices Youth Film Contest is now accepting short films from High School students in East Tennessee.

**Deadline January 15th, 2015**


Cash Prizes for the top 3 films
1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $100
3rd Place: $50


What kind of films?
AAHA! of East Tennessee is seeking short films (5 to 15 minutes in length) that highlight or document your community's Black History.



Oral history interviews of your family or neighbors, important events or individuals in your community, historic reenactments, stories of Black history sites (cemeteries, schools, buildings, neighborhoods, land, battlefields, coal mines, farms, etc) OR you can use your creativity to produce something completely different!

Need help finding subject matter, interviews or stories for your film? No problem! We have Community Partners in East Tennessee counties to help you with finding people to interview and subjects to document.

To get in touch with your County's Community Partner, email: CEDnet.info@gmail.com



How do I submit my film? Coy and paste the links below into your browser:

CONTEST WEBSITE:
cednet.wordpress.com/task-forces/ahaa/youth-film-contest

RULES AND INFORMATION:
docs.google.com/document/d/1ZfzslWfg8PUhxriNSDUV9tGgtNP3V88r5bIRvRKkRuM/edit?usp=sharing

ENTRY FORM:
docs.google.com/document/d/1KTUA1FHjjn0wR4v6bX8S51j2I7cLz4nDp7DZvH0vmbM/edit?usp=sharing

FACEBOOK EVENT:
www.facebook.com/events/445308992271185

All rules and contest information can be found at the above links.



The Many Voices Youth Film Contest is funded by the We Shall Overcome Fund, affiliated with the Highlander Research and Education Center, New Market, TN.