Participate in the Annual
KidsEye™ International
Film Festival
August 5-10, 2008
2008 Call for Entries
is now open... apply today!
Our late deadline is June 1st (postmark date)
 The Rhode Island International Film Festival is
a founding partner of The International Film Festival
Submission System (BrigitFest) – on the Web at
Withoutabox.com and prefers paperless entries. Withoutabox
provides cost-saving, online entry to major film festivals
throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry
form, allowing you and us to enter your film more quickly
and with greater accuracy. This method is free and easy.
Withoutabox users enjoy the advantages of Extended Deadlines
and Online Press Kit submissions and filmmakers with
an upgraded project on Withoutabox receive $5.00 off
their Entry Fees.
• RIIFF
2008 Downloadable KidsEye™ Application Form
Please note that our late deadline is June 1, 2008, and our final extended late deadline is June 15, 2008 (only available on Withoutabox).
The 10th Annual KidsEye™ International
Film Festival will take place in August 2008
during the main Rhode Island International Film Festival™ (RIIFF) which runs for six-days August 5-10th
The DEADLINE for entries
is June 1, 2008, if you know any youth media makers,
please feel free to pass along this URL.
Whether you're an aspiring feature film director, animator,
skateboarder, blader, hip hop artist, poet - whatever:
We want to see your work and hopefully screen it
as part of the KidsEye™ 2008.
We're looking to screen: Documentaries, Features,
Music Videos, Dramas, Animation, Oral Histories, Video
Poetry, Experimental, & PSAs
KidsEye™ is about opening up a dialogue amongst
kids, their media arts mentors and a broader public,
about youth-produced videos and web sites as a powerful
form of self-expression for today's kids and teens.
KidsEye™ will present a collection of exciting
and diverse work being made here and around the country
by youth media makers, age 8-16.
Since it began ten years ago, KidsEye™, created
by the Rhode Island International Film Festival™
(RIIFF), has celebrated young video makers by showcasing
their projects.
In 2008, this continues with our popular festival-within-a
festival, complete with guest speakers, discussions,
dance parties, concerts, and a "Youth Open Screen." Those
attending KidsEye™ will be able to meet teen video
makers and their mentors; see a diverse collection of
youth-produced media. And in 2008, KidsEye screenings will take place at locations throughout the state of Rhode Island to reach the broadest possible audience for our filmmakers.
Every year KidsEye™ is presented in partnership
with several not-for-profit and youth-oriented organizations.
By giving kids access to new technologies they are helping
build kids’ capacities for critical thinking,
creative expression and self empowerment.
Sponsors for 2008 are: the City of Providence, the Providence Tourism Council, the Biltmore Hotel, Clear Channel Communications,
Sony, WJAR TV 10, Rule Broadcast Systems, and
the University of Rhode Island.
Call for Entries FAQs
When are the Entries Due?
The Deadline is June 1, 2008 (postmark
date)
Who is Eligible?
Youth between 8 and 16 are eligible to enter. Entries
must have been completed before the artist's 17th birthday.
Professionals can also submit films made for kids.
When will I know if my work is selected?
By late June.
When is the Festival?
August 5-10, 2008 (running within the main RIIFF)
In what format should the tape be?
No tape, please just send a DVD.
Besides being selected, can I win anything?
Absolutely. We have prizes for best feature, best short
and best animation. Winners receive trophies, passes
and an opportunity to have their work screened during
our best of fest week after the main festival.
• RIIFF
2008 Downloadable KidsEye™ Application Form
The Rhode Island International
Film Festival™
KidsEye™ International Film Festival
PO Box 162 • Newport, RI 02840 (United States)
Street Address: 96 Second Street • Newport, RI
02840
Tel/Fax: (401) 861-4445/490-6735
info@film-festival.org
• Learn about our annual KidsEye™ Summer Filmmaking Camp
   
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