The Salem Film Festival Youth & Amateur Competition (SFF-YAC) has been created to showcase the talent of local amateur filmmakers of all ages. We want to see your vision on the big screen! Screenings of your work and informational forums will be held during the week prior to the festival as well as at a special award screening during the festival.

YOUTH entries will be accepted by students in middle or high school.

AMATEUR entries are those created by filmmakers who are out of high
school, but who still have entry-level filmmaking skills.

ENTRY FEE for each individual category is $15. If submitting multiple entries (up to one in each category including the 72 HOUR CHALLENGE), additional entries are discounted to $5 each. (i.e. if you enter a music video, a narrative and the 72 Hour Challenge, your fee will total $25.)

Submissions accepted in DVD or Mini DV formats ONLY.

All entries must be accompanied by a submission form (available to download here: 2010 YAC SUBMISSION FORM) and a check or money order made out to Salem Film Festival.

Please mail to: SFF-YAC, PO Box 551, Salem, OR 97308

SUBMISSION ENTRIES into the Youth & Amateur Competition must fall into one of the following categories:

• Abstract/Artistic - 5 minute maximum entry length
Visual experiments and expressions in audiovisual media
• Music Video - 5 minute maximum entry length
Storytelling through film with original music
• Short Narrative - 10 minute maximum entry length
Creative fiction storytelling
• Non-Fiction - 10 minute maximum entry length
Real-narrative, documentary and journalism

Excerpts of longer productions will be considered.

SCREENINGS & AWARDS
A jury of media professionals and enthusiasts will review and judge all film submissions, rating them for quality content in categories including, but not
limited to: writing, performance, cinematography and editing. Films ranking highest will be awarded Best In Class in each entry category for each entry
level:

• Youth Middle School (grades 6-8)
• Youth High School (grades 9-12)
• Amateur (ages 18-24)
• Amateur (ages 25+)

A collection of the winning films will be awarded prizes and will screen for the Youth and Amateur program during Salem Film Festival.

72 HOUR CHALLENGE

START TIME: 5PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1
STOP TIME: 5PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010

Showcase your filmmaking talents! To participate, you must send an e-mail to SFFYAC@gmail.com with 72 Hour Challenge as the subject line prior to noon on Friday, October 1st. At 5pm on Friday, October 1st, you will receive an e-mail with the criteria that MUST be included in your film: genre, character name/persona, a prop and one line of dialogue. You will have until 5pm on
Monday, October 4th to submit your finished film. Productions must be original and must not exceed 7 minutes in length with an additional 20 seconds allowed for credits. Be safe, be legal and have fun!

ENTRY FEE for each individual category is $15. If submitting multiple entries (up to one in each category), additional entries are discounted to $5 each. (i.e. If you enter a music video, a narrative and the 72 Hour challenge, your fee will total $25.)

Submissions accepted in DVD or Mini DV formats ONLY.

All entries must be accompanied by a submission form (available to download here: 2010 YAC SUBMISSION FORM) and a check or money order made out to Salem Film Festival.

Please mail to: SFF-YAC, PO Box 551, Salem, OR 97308

SCREENINGS & AWARDS
A jury of media professionals and enthusiasts will review and judge all film submissions, rating them for quality content in categories including, but not
limited to: writing, performance, cinematography and editing. Films ranking highest and meeting all of the 72 Hour guidelines & criteria will be awarded
Best In Class in each entry category for each entry level:

• Youth Middle School (grades 6-8)
• Youth High School (grades 9-12)
• Amateur (ages 18-24)
• Amateur (ages 25+)

A collection of the winning films will be awarded prizes and will screen for the Youth and Amateur program during Salem Film Festival.