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Call for Entries: POV’s Project VoiceScape, Deadline January 14!

Adobe Youth Voices, PBS and POV are searching for the next generation of documentary filmmakers!

Project VoiceScape welcomes good ideas, films-in-progress or completed short films made by aspiring filmmakers in grades 7-12. The program provides mentorship to young filmmakers and showcases their work on a variety of PBS/POV related media. Fifteen young people will be selected for Project VoiceScape and will be honored in June 2011 at a ceremony in Washington, DC.

All subjects, styles and opinions are welcome! We are looking for film projects that:

* Get people talking
* Take a fresh & creative approach to filmmaking
* Express a clear point of view
* Address issues Americans are talking about
* Take a thoughtful approach to the topic
* Showcase the lives of people you rarely see on TV
* Examine issues that are important in your community

Adobe Youth Voices, PBS and POV are searching for the next generation of documentary filmmakers! The deadline for submission is January 14, 2011. The following guidelines will tell you everything you need to know about submitting to Project VoiceScape. Please read them before submitting your project.

Whether you are making video at school or at home Project VoiceScape is for you!

The 15 young filmmakers selected for Project VoiceScape will receive:

* $2000 to complete your short documentary
* Streaming of your film on POV’s award-winning website
* One-to-one mentoring by award-winning documentary filmmakers
* Outreach, Publicity and Fundraising training from experts at POV
* Possible broadcast in the POV Short Film Showcase

Submission Requirements

* Authority to Submit the Film and License: By submitting the film, you acknowledge that you have the full right and authority to submit the film to the Project VoiceScape program and you grant to American Documentary | POV, Adobe Youth Voices and PBS a free license to screen and exhibit the film for evaluation purposes.
* Ownership and Copyright: By submitting the film, you acknowledge that you are the sole author and owner of the film, or if you are not the sole author, you have secured all necessary and appropriate rights, written permissions, and releases in connection with submitting the film. In particular, all music and other rights must be cleared for non-exclusive educational, online, broadcast and theatrical distribution. Please check out The Center for Social Media’s Copyright & Fair Use guidelines for more information.
* Minors (i.e., Youth under 18 years of age): American Documentary | POV encourages you to read this document carefully with your parent (or duly appointed guardian) and consult with your parent (or duly appointed guardian) before submitting your film.

If your film is selected for Project VoiceScape we will require you to sign a separate film license agreement allowing your film to be screened in and used as part of the Project VoiceScape program and for your parent or legal guardian, and in some jurisdictions both parents and/or legal guardians, to also sign the film license agreement. Your submission and the film license agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

How to Submit Your Film or Film Proposal

The submission deadline for Project VoiceScape is 11:59 pm on January 14, 2011.

Click here to complete the Project VoiceScape application.

To submit your film or a sample of previous work, you can:

* Upload a video file to our YouSendIt account
* Include a YouTube, Vimeo or Facebook video link in your application,
* Mail us two DVD copies, or
* Email your film proposal as a word document to voicescape@pov.org

Questions? Email voicescape@pov.org or call 212-989-8121 ext. 380

Apply now!