Dates & Deadlines
About festival
Do It Your Damn Self (DIYDS!!) National Youth Film Festival is the longest-running youth-produced film festival in the country. Founded in 1996 by six Cambridge teens responding to media misrepresentation, the festival elevates youth voices and social justice–focused filmmaking. DIYDS!! is a program of the Community Art Center’s Teen Media Program and is rooted in the belief that young people create change by doing it themselves.
Festival Amenities
Filmmaker pass
Do It Your Damn Self Film Festival
7 perks included
Accommodation
Hotel Hosting
Filmmaker accommodation
Travel
Airport Transport
Airport pickup/dropoff
Amenities
Swag Bags
Gift bags
Events
Welcome Dinner
Opening night dinner
Q&A Sessions
Audience interaction
Marketing
Festival Catalog
Program listing
Social Media Spotlight
Online promotion
Accepted Content
Submission Categories
Short NarrativeCloses within 7 days or closed
Short DocumentaryCloses within 7 days or closed
ExprerimentalCloses within 7 days or closed
Music VideoCloses within 7 days or closed
AnimationCloses within 7 days or closed
Festival Rules
Filmmaker Must be between the ages of 13-20:
This film festival is strictly for youth between the ages of 13 and 20.
Looking for, but not limited to, entries in the following categories::
• Youth Perspectives (leadership, teen violence, relationships, family, education, etc.) • Social Justice (politics, diversity, activism, LGBTQ+, gender and race equity, etc.) • Youth Perspectives (leadership, teen violence, relationships, family, education, etc.) • Experimental Films that are abstract in nature but feature a perspective or voice not commonly heard from
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