What does free speech mean to me?

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** 2022 Youth Free Expression Film Contest
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The National Coalition Against Censorship and New York Film Academy invite films from filmmakers under 19

WHAT DOES FREE SPEECH MEAN TO ME?

Although it’s a founding principle of the United States, the term “Free Speech” has been used in many different ways by many different people. From limits on what can be taught in schools to arguments over who should decide what is allowed on social media, from “cancel culture” and laws infringing on the right to protest, free speech has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. But what does it mean to you–as a student, as a citizen, as a human being?

Create a video (up to 3 minutes) using film, animation, photographs, music, or anything else to explore what free speech means to you–a student, a citizen and a human.

Be thoughtful. Be creative. Be original. Be uncensored.

Details, terms and conditions at ncac.org/film-contest ([link removed])

Awards & Prizes
The first-place winner receives a scholarship to the New York Film Academy ([link removed]) (terms and conditions apply). The top three filmmakers (individual or team) will receive cash prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250.


** How To Submit
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Upload your film to the YFEP Film Contest page on Film Freeway ([link removed]) and include an artist’s statement articulating your film’s message. Any genre of film is accepted, including but not limited to, documentary, music video, narrative, and animation. The contest is free to enter.

Submission Deadline: September 19, 2022 ([link removed])

Questions? Send us a note at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
The National Coalition Against Censorship’s annual Youth Free Expression Film Contest invites young filmmakers to create a short film on a contemporary First Amendment issue. Over the past 15 years, the contest has showcased the talents and ideas of dozens of student filmmakers. NCAC’s Youth Free Expression Program Film Contest is made possible by generous support from the New York Film Academy.

Contestants must be either living in the U.S. or its territories (but need not be citizens) and must be age 19 or younger on the day the film is submitted. Films will be judged on content, artistic and technical merit, and creativity. Judges will be drawn from a panel of renowned filmmakers, writers, artists, and activists.
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** Watch the 2021 winning films ([link removed])
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In 2021, we invited teens to create a film on the importance of expressing one’s gender and identity through personal appearance. The 3 winners tackled a wide range of polarizing, and often taboo, topics including gun violence, immigrant family separation, gender equality, toxic masculinity, shaming and bullying, and climate change.

The Chairs of the New York Film Academy Departments of Documentary Film and Cinematography, Jonathan Whittaker and Andrea Swift, along with guest judges Alex Gino ([link removed]) , Julian Winters ([link removed]) , and Gina Leonetti, selected 3 winners. First place went to Jenna Miller for Unzipped, the story of a teen’s decision to reveal a non-traditional gender expression within a traditional family. Second place was awarded to We Are The Art, directed by Abraham Flores, which artfully tackled the filmmaker’s journey with culture and identity. The third place award was given to Cadence Callahan for Hair Care, a film exploring Cadence’s relationship with her natural hair and the memories of her grandmother doing her hair when she was a little girl.

Watch the winning films here ([link removed])
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