Leeds Young People's Film Festival

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Leeds, United Kingdom March 2013, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: January 2013, TBA
Festival Data:
- Established: 1999
- Genre: Children (click to see)
- Attendance: 5000
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 10
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 300
- Total Number of Films Screened: 49
- Total Screenings: 25
- # of Shorts Screened: 35
- # of Features Screened: 14
- Accreditations: CIFEJ
- Competitive
- Has Panels
Festival Website:
http:/ / www.leedsyoungfilm.co.uk/
Festival Description:

The Leeds Young People's Film Festival (LYPFF) has established a reputation as the leading young peoples' festival in the United Kingdom and programs exciting and innovative films made both FOR and BY children and young people from across the UK and the world. LYPFF is open to shorts or features in any genre (fiction, documentary, animation) and in any format that will excite and motivate audiences and that showcase the best and newest young filmmakers from around the globe.

Selected films are entered into competition where a jury comprising of young people and industry professionals awards £250 prizes in two age categories to the chosen films.

Awards include:

Winning Films: Young Jury Award (8-14 years); Young Jury Award (15-19 years); Audience Award

National Young Filmmakers' Award: Under 14 Years; 15 - 19 Years

The Festival also produces many seminars and masterclasses during the festival to help youngster and adults learn more about the filmmaking creative process and business.
Film Submissions:
- Call for Entry: http:/ / www.leedsyoungfilm.co.uk/ assets/ NYFA_Entry_Form_2011.doc

Email:	adam.graham(at)leeds.gov.uk
Phone:	(44) 0 113 247 7952
Fax:	(44) 0113 247 8397
Mailing Address:	Leeds Film, Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AD UK

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APR 16, 2007 06:28PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

Film Academy 2007

Want to do more than just watch films? Then come along and get creative!

Film Academy is the UK's leading interactive filmmaking programme for young people and your chance to find out how to make a film, design a costume or even create a Manga superhero. All the workshops are run by professionals working in the industry, so you get experience from real filmmakers, actors and artists who can show you the huge range of skills and talents that go to make up the film industry.

For a full list of all the Workshops and Masterclasses that you can get involved in, go to: http://www.leedsfilm.com/2007/lcypff/show/strand/Film_Academy

All workshops must be booked in advance and for some you will need to complete an application form too.
You can get an Application here: http://www.leedsfilm.com/2007/lcypff/page/apply
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APR 16, 2007 06:25PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

The Young Consultants

The Young Consultants worked alongside the Festival Team all year to put this together.

For 2007 we're also planning our own year-round Movie Club. If you want to be part of it, e-mail martin.grund@leeds.gov.uk to find out more.

The Young Consultants are: Alfie, Rosa, Oliver, Harry, Sarah, Edward, Maud, Alex, Rachel, Freya, Oscar, Callum, Tamsin, Alex, Aidan, Jade, Harry, Bella, Lucy, Calvin, Caroline, Ruby, Ben, Matthew, Annie, Liam, James, Stephanie, Liam.
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