5-Minute Film Contest

Five Minute Film Contest Open to Youth 15 – 24

TERMS OF ENTRY:

This is an open contest — all genres of films are accepted. In the past, winners have included dramas, comedies, animation, documentaries, and unique films which could not be categorized.
No professional filmmakers, actors, or other film-industry professionals. This is an amateur contest.
Contestants must be 15 to 24 years old on Jan.1, 2022 and residents of Canada.
Films must have been made since Jan.1, 2021.
Films must be no longer than 5 minutes in length. This includes credits.
Your film may be played in a theatre for a public audience of all ages during the Powell River Film Festival, and proceeds from admissions will go to the Powell River Film Festival. Your film may be posted to our website www.prfilmfestival.ca our Facebook site or other websites, or shown in future screenings by the Film Festival. Winners may be asked to submit or upload a compressed digital file of their video for the internet as well as a higher resolution screening DVD.
Depending on entries received prizes may not be awarded in all categories.
The Powell River Film Festival, its staff, volunteers, and sponsors accept no responsibility for any liabilities, injuries, accidents, or costs incurred in the production, processing or handling of your entry or incurred by you if you attend the Powell River Film Festival and Adventures in Film Camp.

Entry deadline 2022
Monday, June 6, 2022
No Entry Fee
Link to entry form

Best Sound Design
Kailey Bernard
Moments in Between
Comox Valley Art Gallery Youth Media Project

Best Cinematography
Charlene Mensah
Same Pain
Reel Youth

Best Editing
Si Chen
Five Gifts
Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Best Animation
Joshua Ralph, Josh Sung & Graham Connell>
Trilo Bite
Emily Carr University of Art + Design

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Best Comedy
Celina de Leon
Johnny Bucks Flyin’ Fairy Dust
Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Best Documentary
Varsha Gill
Remember This
Reel Youth

Best Drama
Lily Chiasson & Mel Yerna
Melancholy
Brooks Secondary School
Best Script
Ryder Fletchern
Melancholy
Brooks Secondary School

Best Drama
Reel Youth, Stepping Out
Reel Youth

Best Documentary

Reel Youth, Little Hawk
Reel Youth

Best Experimental
Crofton House School, I am Made of Glitter
Crofton House School

Best Animation
Powell River Digital Film School, Night Terrors
Powell River Digital Film School

Best Cinematography
Gracy Song, Absorbed
Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Best Sound Design
Anogi (The Wind), Throat Singing from Kugluktuk
Reel Youth

Best PSA
Acacia Hill Someone You Love
Comox Valley Art Gallery Youth Media Project

Best Comedy
Powell River Digital Film School, Safety First
Powell River Digital Film School

Honourable Mention
Cedar Butler Summer in Powell River
Powell River Digital Film School

Best Drama
Chloe Yin, A Darker Shade of Blue
Port Moody Secondary School

Best Documentary
Khaled Ahmad, Mohamed B., Rami Al Mitwali, Fouad Hammond, Mohamed & Rami’s Story
Reel Youth

Best Animation
Shay La, Night Terrors
Powell River Digital Film School

Best Music Video
Léa Sapphire, Bad Child
Youth Media Project, Comox Valley Art Gallery

Best Cinematography
Kaiwen Zhenggu, Director: Mengxue Ziam, Soul Pawnshop
Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Best Editing & Sound Design
Islay McKechnie, Caged
Youth Media Project, Comox Valley Art Gallery

Best Drama
Chloe Yin, The Child Who Walks Backwards
Port Moody Secondary, Port Moody

Best Experimental
Chloe Yin, Compliance
Port Moody Secondary, Port Moody

Best Cinematography
Meira Gimenes, Perception camera
Heritage Woods Secondary, Port Moody

Best Script
Amanda Blake, To You
Heritage Woods Secondary, Port Moody

Best Sound Design
Andrew Enevoldson, Nonsense
Carihi Senior Secondary, Campbell River

Best Concept
Kaylin Schober, Millenial Housing Crisis
Chatelech Secondary, Sechelt

Best Comedy
Carrie Chen, This is How I Never Confessed
Port Moody Secondary, Port Moody

Films must be submitted and received by Monday, June 6, 2022.
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INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR ADVENTURES IN FILM CAMP?

As well as entering our 5-Minute Film Contest, you can contact your local Rotary Club to apply for a sponsorship covering film camp fees.

The Film Camp facilities are wheelchair accessible.

Powell River Film School BC Gov Lotteries Rotary Club School District 47