Attention young filmmakers! Public libraries across Grey and Bruce Counties are seeking submissions of films to be screened at Galaxy Cinemas in Owen Sound for the Grey Bruce Youth Film Festival.
Short animated or live action films of a maximum of 10 minutes in length from students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 may be submitted. Interested teens can pick up an application form from their public library or download the form below or from the Teen Buzz section of the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library’s website: www.owensound.library.on.ca. Deadline for submissions is February 12, 2012.
Selected films will be shown at a festival screening to take place at the Galaxy Cinema in Owen Sound on March 26, 2012 starting at 5:30 pm. Winners will be selected by a panel of industry judges and announced during the screening. Winners of the Grey Bruce Youth Film festival are awarded cash prizes.
This event is coordinated by the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library, and is enabled through the participation and sponsorship of Galaxy Cinemas, The United Way of Bruce Grey, Bruce County Public Library, Grey Highlands Public Library, Hanover Public Library, Meaford Public Library and West Grey Public Library.
For more information about the Grey Bruce Youth Film Festival please contact Nadia Danyluk, Children & Youth Services Librarian at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library at 519-376-6623 ext. 4 or ndanyluk@gmail.com.