How to Submit to the 2012 YoungCuts Film Festival
The first essential step to submit to the YoungCuts Film Festival is to make a great short film. If you have already done that, GREAT! Follow the steps below to submit your film and take the next step in advancing your film career.
STEP 1: Fill out the 2012 YoungCuts Film Festival Submission Form online.
STEP 2: Send us your film!
We prefer that you send us your film online, so that we can screen it and let you know whether we need you to send us physical copies of your film. There are a variety of simple ways for you to send us your film online:
- Upload your film to a video-sharing web-site and send us the link and password. We recommend vimeo.com because they do a really good job of converting the footage and have excellent free privacy options. If you would like your film to be featured in the YoungCuts People's Choice Awards, please give us the option to download your film so that we can add it to the site. (If your film is already on YouTube, please keep in mind that we can't download your film from there.)
- Give us a link to download your film from a free service like Yousendit or Dropbox.
- Or upload it to us directly!
When sending us films online, we are looking for a high-quality compressed version of your film suitable to watch online. File size should be no greater than 40MB per minute of the film up to a maximum of 750 MB.
Instead of sending us your film online, you may choose to send us physical copies of your film right away, before we have a chance to screen your film. In that case, please send your two DVD screeners and a Data DVD with .AVI or .MOV file to:
YoungCuts Film Festival
1155 University, Suite 1015
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 3A7
Tel: (514) 285-4591
Fax: (514) 227-5158
STEP 3: Pay your submission fee
From January 31st to March 31st:
- Films under 5 minutes (Short Shorts) are $25.
- Films from 5 to 15 minutes are $40.
- Films from 15-30 minutes are $60.
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You can pay with Mastercard or Visa:
Or you can pay by PayPal:
And of course, you can pay by sending us a cheque or money order payable to YoungCuts Inc.
After March 31st:
- Films are $60 regardless of length.
All fees are payable in U.S. dollars. Canadian resident submission fees are subject to applicable taxes. Submission fees can also be paid by mailing a cheque or money order to the YoungCuts mailing address listed above.
STEP 4: Tell us about your cast and crew
For each member of your cast and crew that you would like us to consider for awards at the 2012 YoungCuts Film Festival, please fill out this optional Cast and Crew form.
STEP 5: Watch films from previous YoungCuts Film Festivals. You will soon be able to watch films submitted for this year's Festival and vote for your favorites!
If you gave us permission to feature your film online and sent us your film, it will be included in the voting - usually within a week after we receive the film.
Questions? Comments? Need More Information?
Contact Festival Director Michael Ryan at 514.285.4591
Or by e-mail at Mike@YoungCuts.com