Calling All Filmmakers,

The 2nd annual Mission Viejo Film Festival will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the McKinney Theater at Saddleback College, 27741 Crown Valley Pkwy., Mission Viejo from 1 pm to 8 pm.

The festival will showcase aspiring filmmakers in two categories-elementary-high school and college-indie. Films need to be 15 minutes or less and family-friendly. Deadline for submissions to is May 4.

Films can be submitted by going to missionviejofilmfestival.com and then through the Withoutabox site. The entry fee is $25, $8 is retained by Withoutabox and the remaining $17 will go to the City of Hope (it is tax deductible).

Screening will take place all day at the McKinney Theater. After each film there will be a question and answer forum with the filmmaker.

There are two categories: (Elementary/High School) and (College/Indie.)

Awards in four categories: Mark Jennings, Mayor’s, City of Hope and People’s Choice.

Not only does the film festival support filmmakers it also creates awareness of pediatric cancer.

Cancer statistics for children are staggering. One in every 330 children will develop cancer before 19 years old. In fact, cancer is the number one cause of death in children under the age of 15 years old, yet pediatric AIDS receives four times the funding.

Cancer also kills more children than AIDS, asthma, diabetes or cystic fibrosis put together. Did you know nearly 4,000 children and teenagers will die from cancer every year? The National Cancer Institute allocates less than 5 percent of its annual budget for childhood cancer research.

Proceeds from the festival will benefit City of Hope for pediatric cancer research and treatments.

For more information please go to missionviejofilmfestival.com