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Tribeca Film Institute's Our City, My Story now open for submissions!

The Tribeca Film Institute is proud to announce that submissions are now open for Our City, My Story—an annual screening of short work made by NYC high school students!

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 14, 2007

The Fine Print:

* Students: Fee waived for student entries if a photocopy of current and valid student ID card or letter from school verifying enrollment is submitted at time of entry.

* Region: All films must be made by youth residing within the five boroughs of New York City

* Age of youth producer(s): 20 or younger and a high school student at the completion date of the film

* Length of submission: 15 minutes or less

* Submission Format: DVD or VHS

* Completion Date: Films must have been completed after January 1, 2005.

* Works in Progress: We do not accept works in progress.

* Previously Submitted Films: TFI will not consider previously submitted films.

* Multiple Entries: Multiple entries may be submitted. If multiple entries are submitted, each film should be submitted separately.

* Youth Made: To be eligible for TFI's Youth Media screening, youth under the age of 20 must be responsible for the majority of the work submitted. All submissions should have young filmmakers serving in the major creative roles on the production of submitted films — as directors, writers, cinematographers or editors. Any films that reflect more than 50% of creative control by filmmakers over the age of 20 will not be considered for this screening and preference is given to films that are overwhelmingly youth made.

Our City, My Story is a youth media program produced by Tribeca Film Institute. Films selected to be screened in this program are not official selections of the Tribeca Film Festival.