Q: When will you be accepting submissions for the Young Minds Digital Times Film Competition?
A. The registration process will begin July 15, 2008 and continue through October 16, 2008. All films must be submitted by December 5, 2008.
Q: What if I am a home school student?
A. You may submit through your parent, guardian or your home school teacher.
Q: What if I don't know my sponsoring teachers email address?
A. In order for your submission to be accepted, you must include a sponsoring teacher email address. Each sponsorship teacher will be contacted to verify entries associated with their name and email address.
Q: How many entries may I have?
A. Students may submit more than one film but they may only submit a film once per category. So, pick the category that best fits your submission and the criteria outlined.
Q: I've uploaded my video. Why can't I see it on the web site?
A. All submissions are reviewed by the Young Minds Digital Times team, and depending on volume of entries there may be a delay before your video appears on the site. Please rest assured that we will process your submission as quickly as we can!
Q: What kind of submissions is this contest looking for?
A: We want all types of submissions – we hope we’ve created enough categories so that just about anything you create has a home in this contest. If not email us at info@youngmindsdigitaltimes.com and we’ll work on including it next year.
Q: What are the age groups for judging?
A. There are two age groups for this competition. All entries must be submitted by students either in the 6th - 8th grades for the 2008-2009 school year or students in the 9th - 12th grades for the 2008-2009 school year.
Q: When does the public voting start?
A. Online voting will begin December 6, 2008 and continue through December 12, 2008 12:00 Midnight EST.
Q: What if my film is in another language other than English?
A. Films must be presented in spoken English or subtitled in English.
Q: What if my entry is slightly longer than 4 minutes?
A: Unfortunately, we can't budge on the 4-minute time limit. If we receive a work longer than 4 minutes, we will only review and evaluate the first 4 minutes and nothing more.
Q: Does it matter if my entry has been submitted elsewhere?
A: No, but if the piece is currently available to view on the Internet, then we would like for you to tell us where it is for our records.
Q: May I submit a version of my entry that is already online (Quicktime, etc.)?
A: Yes, but you must upload the film via the submission website (link).
Q: Do all entries have to be submitted by a team of students?
A. No. We accept entries by both student teams and individual students.
Q: What if I want to submit an entry under one of the "Doing Good" categories but don't have a non-profit organization that I'm familiar with?
A. We have provided a list of non-profit organizations who are looking forward to working with young filmmakers, however, if you don't see one that you are interested in working with, contact us for additional ideas at info@youngmindsdigitaltimes.com
If your question is not answered here, please feel free to contact us at info@youngmindsdigitaltimes.com