Cultural Heritage Student Film Contest
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2023 Student Film Contest Winning Film
Ukraine Resiliency Video (Cultural Fair).mp4Share your story through video!
Share your cultural story.
Share your family's story.
Share the story of someone or something special in your community.
Share a story about a place, people or culture you simply admire!
Students must have a parent or guardian complete the Permission Click Parent Permission Form by January 6, 2025 to participate in this contest.
Videos will be reviewed by January 13th and winner announced by January 20th.
Based on review by a collaborative panel of LCPS staff and BSU sponsors, the top three films will be featured at the Stone Bridge Multicultural Festival, and at other similar LCPS school events and commemorations. The top three filmmakers will also win awards:
1st Place, $250 Amazon Gift Card
2nd Place, $150 Amazon Gift Card
3rd Place, $100 Amazon Gift Card
Create, Edit, and Submit
All submissions must be:
Two to five minutes in length.
Created completely by LCPS students
Created using creative properties and permissions owned by the student
Free of offensive content, including: profanity, nudity and graphic violence.
In compliance with the LCPS Code of Conduct.
Choose a topic to share about your culture and heritage
How can I share my knowledge or general information about a topic of interest to me related to everyone?
What are some ways to organize my story?
How do different media require different storytelling techniques?
Choose Your Film Structure
Narrative: Even a very short film needs a beginning, middle and end. The opening shot is very important and should help to set the tone of the film. In the first few seconds, you will need to introduce a character and present them with some kind of challenge or issue. The story pushes forward and in the final seconds of your film, the initial challenge or issue is fully addressed.
Documentary: A documentary could be used to explore the chosen theme. If you are creating a documentary, think of an interesting way to explore the topic such as conducting interviews. When you are shooting a documentary, it’s very important to capture a B-roll, which is footage that helps to illustrate a story. During your interview you can cut away to the B-roll footage or help maintain audience interest.
Animation: Although animation can be challenging and time consuming, it can allow you to take your audience to places that traditional filmmaking can’t.
