14th Annual Do It Your Damn Self!!
National Youth Video & Film Festival
Download the DIYDS!! Entry Form (pdf)
The “Do It Your Damn Self!!” National Youth Video and Film Festival was created in
1996 when four teens from Cambridge, MA felt misrepresented in the media and
decided to do something about it. DIYDS!! takes seriously the responsibility to
preserve a tradition of championing the expression of contemporary youth. This
festival is not just about the videos, it’s about who makes them and why. DIYDS!!
gives youth producers a national audience. Through the intense candor, courage,
and vibrant energy of youth, DIYDS!! filmmakers challenge their audience to be
more alive, more aware, and more pro- active. The mission of this festival was,
is and always will be, to give youth producers like ourselves a place to be heard.
Submission details:
-Submission Deadline: June 30, 2010
-Media Formats Accepted: MiniDV or DVD (submitted DVDs must be previewed in
various different DVD players for compatibility and quality before submission)
-All submissions should be labeled with filmmaker name(s) and age(s), title of
piece, year, associated program or school (if applicable), and length of piece
Mail Entries to:
DIYDS!!
Community Art Center
119 Windsor Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Submission Checklist:
1. Film(s)/ Video(s) on miniDV or DVD (make sure your media is properly labeled)
2. Self-addressed, stamped envelope (if you want your pieces to be returned)
3. Entry form completed and signed (download: call for entries | entry form)
For more information:
Contact: Angela Glabach
Phone: 617-868-7100 ext. 12
Email: angela@communityartcenter.org
Accepted Entries:
Videos made by teens aged 13-19 (DIYDS!!)
Videos made by or with children aged 6-12 (DIYDS!! Jr.)
Entries made and conceived entirely by adults are not accepted
119 WINDSOR STREET CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139
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