Dear Filmmakers,

Please join the Binning Family Foundation for our inaugural QuaranTEEN Film Festival! We give you an opportunity to conceptualize and create your own short film from the comfort of home!

Who: Students currently in grades 7 through 12. No prior experience or participation in a Binning program is necessary.

What: Film your project at home using whatever camera you have available. Cell phone videography will be accepted and encouraged! As a bonus for our filmmakers, every participant will have access to a selection of filmmaking “how to” videos and weekly video conversations with filmmakers if you need help or advice and other special guests.  

When: The program will start on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, February 14. Film submission deadline is by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 19.

Why: Let’s celebrate youth filmmakers and their films! Films will be reviewed by a panel of judges and prizes and really rad trophies will be awarded to the “Best Original Concept”, and “Innovation Prize” (i.e., best use of required elements)” and “Grand Jury Prize.” 

Grand Jury Prize delivered to filmmaker by drone!

How: Please click on the following link to register: https://forms.gle/jvMWrGXjkmzpVj9w5.

There is no fee for participating in the festival. 

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Film Requirements: 

• Minimum film length: 3 minutes. Maximum film length: 5 minutes.

• Any genre. 

• Employ COVID safe practices. Only actors and crew from your household or “COVID bubble” are allowed. Keep in mind, you can star in your own film! 

• Films will be school appropriate. 

  • If you don’t understand what that means, please contact us for clarification!

• Original story ideas only.

• Every film MUST include and feature the following:

  • Prop: A key

  • Line of Dialogue: “I didn’t think it would make that sound.”

  • One character who is frequently confused. 

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Film Submission

Please submit your films to your personal Google Drive and share with nicole@binningfoundation.org. If you do not have access to Google Drive, please contact Nicole for other options.
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Screening

Films will be screened to the public at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 1 on the Binning Family Foundation YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Binningfilm/featured. More details to follow as we get closer to the premiere.
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Questions? Need more information?

Please contact Nicole at nicole@binningfoundation.org or Isaiah at isaiah@binningfoundation.org.