Toronto Youth Shorts is currently accepting short films to be considered for our 12th season, taking place in 2021. Submissions are only accepted online through FilmFreeway.
FILM FESTIVAL FEES AND DEADLINES
i. EARLY DEADLINE: There is no fee if you submit by January 3, 2020.
ii. REGULAR DEADLINE The fee to submit during January 4 - February 28, 2020 is $15.
iii. EXTENDED DEADLINE: The fee to submit during February 29 - October 2, 2020 is $25.
iv. Those who are enrolled in an Ontario primary (elementary) or secondary institution (high school) during the 2019-2020 school year are exempt from submission fees. EMAIL US A COPY OF YOUR STUDENT CARD OR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT FOR A WAIVER CODE.
SELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY
i. Toronto Youth Shorts is open to program short films by directors who are aged 30 and under on August 1, 2020. Proof of age may be required
ii. The director must be born in, residing in, attending school in, or will return to school in the province of Ontario.
iii. All entries must be submitted by either the director or producer of the work.
iv. Films can be of any language but films with dialogue not in English require English subtitles hard-coded onto the film.
v. No works in progress. Incomplete entries are ineligible.
FILM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
i. Films submitted to the film festival must be 20 minutes or less, including credits. No exceptions.
ii. Video files cannot be larger than 4GB in length
iii. Preferred formats are MOV files. MP4 files are also acceptable. Please do not use the prores codec.
iv. All files must be formatted to 16:9 aspect ratio. Letterbox or pillarbox any film that is not in that aspect ratio.
v. 4K, 2K, and 1080p resolution accepted but must adhere to the file size and aspect ratio requirement above.
PLEASE NOTE: We HIGHLY encourage you to upload your film to Filmfreeway directly and much prefer it over you using a Vimeo or YouTube link. It provides a better viewing environment for our programming team and expedites the programming process much more efficiently for the festival.
AWARD ELIGIBILITY
i. All films selected for the film festival are eligible for awards, which are determined by a third party jury panel.
ii. Results of the awards will be announced at a ceremony taking place at the end of the festival run.
NOTIFICATION
i. Entrants will be notified of acceptance by email. Please ensure your FilmFreeway account is linked to a primary email that you check on a regular basis.
ii. Submissions may not be withdrawn from the festival once they have been accepted except under the sole discretion of the festival.
iii. Festival organizers reserve the right to pull any admitted works from the festival lineup at any point with no notification.
FILM FESTIVAL FEES AND DEADLINES
i. EARLY DEADLINE: There is no fee if you submit by January 3, 2020.
ii. REGULAR DEADLINE The fee to submit during January 4 - February 28, 2020 is $15.
iii. EXTENDED DEADLINE: The fee to submit during February 29 - October 2, 2020 is $25.
iv. Those who are enrolled in an Ontario primary (elementary) or secondary institution (high school) during the 2019-2020 school year are exempt from submission fees. EMAIL US A COPY OF YOUR STUDENT CARD OR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT FOR A WAIVER CODE.
SELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY
i. Toronto Youth Shorts is open to program short films by directors who are aged 30 and under on August 1, 2020. Proof of age may be required
ii. The director must be born in, residing in, attending school in, or will return to school in the province of Ontario.
iii. All entries must be submitted by either the director or producer of the work.
iv. Films can be of any language but films with dialogue not in English require English subtitles hard-coded onto the film.
v. No works in progress. Incomplete entries are ineligible.
FILM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
i. Films submitted to the film festival must be 20 minutes or less, including credits. No exceptions.
ii. Video files cannot be larger than 4GB in length
iii. Preferred formats are MOV files. MP4 files are also acceptable. Please do not use the prores codec.
iv. All files must be formatted to 16:9 aspect ratio. Letterbox or pillarbox any film that is not in that aspect ratio.
v. 4K, 2K, and 1080p resolution accepted but must adhere to the file size and aspect ratio requirement above.
PLEASE NOTE: We HIGHLY encourage you to upload your film to Filmfreeway directly and much prefer it over you using a Vimeo or YouTube link. It provides a better viewing environment for our programming team and expedites the programming process much more efficiently for the festival.
AWARD ELIGIBILITY
i. All films selected for the film festival are eligible for awards, which are determined by a third party jury panel.
ii. Results of the awards will be announced at a ceremony taking place at the end of the festival run.
NOTIFICATION
i. Entrants will be notified of acceptance by email. Please ensure your FilmFreeway account is linked to a primary email that you check on a regular basis.
ii. Submissions may not be withdrawn from the festival once they have been accepted except under the sole discretion of the festival.
iii. Festival organizers reserve the right to pull any admitted works from the festival lineup at any point with no notification.
