SCREEN.
Screen your masterpiece in front of your supporters and Indy's film community! Seeing your film on the big screen is an experience you can never get used to!
NETWORK.
Come speak to other filmmakers from all around Indiana! Connect while showcasing your greatest work. You never know who you'll need on your next set!
CREATE.
New to filmmaking? Create your own short film to submit to the festival. Get a crew together and create something worth showing the rest of your community!
ABOUT IYFF.
The first Indiana Youth Film Festival was created in 2023 with summer 2024 being our inagural! Every year, this festival will facilitate screenings, filmmaker talk backs, workshops, panels, and so much more for the young filmmakers of Indiana.
Filmmakers who submit to this festival will have a chance to win awards like Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best High School Picture, and more. At the festival they are also able to connect with other local creatives at meet and greets, watch other films that are being created in their state, and make connections for potential collaborations!
OUR VALUES.
We celebrate and elevate works by BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women and other young individuals from traditionally marginalized communities. We aim to give young filmmakers a platform to present their work in the way it deserves to be watched.
JUNE 22nd 2024
Kan Kan Cinema and Brasserie
11 AM - 1:30 PM
Screenings and panel discussions
Documentary Filmmakers Panel
Hosted by Mitch Teplitsky
11am - 11:30a
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Special Guests: Andrew Quinn, Kathy Bruner, Haley Semian
Screening #1
IYFF Documentary Films and Q&A
11:40 am - 12:55 pm
Guest Filmmaker Talkback/Q&A
Hosted by Dr. Novotny Lawrence
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Special Guest: Jerald Harkness
1:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Screenings, workshops and panels
Young Actors Workshop
Hosted by Deborah Asante & Asante Art Institute
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Screening #2
IYFF Short Narrative Films and Q&A
2:40 pm - 4:25 pm
Narrative Filmmaker Panel Discussion
Hosted by Precious Jewel
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
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Special Guests: JRELZ, Will Wertz, Sha Collier, Stacia Bohnert
5:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Screening and panel
Screening #3
IYFF Music Video/Film screenings and Q&A
5:30 pm - 7 pm
Music Video Panel Discussion
Moderated by Yin Rochon
7:05 pm - 7:35 pm
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Special Guest: Michael Herrick
Awards Show
Hosted by Deonna Weatherly
Best Original Screenplay
Best Director
Best Acting
Best Cinematography
Best High School picture
Best Middle School Picture
Grand Jury Best Indiana Film Prize
Social Hour/Networking
8:30 pm - 9 pm
Support.
Contact.
We'd love your support in our efforts to create something incredible for our youth! Please support, donate, or partner with us.