RIIFF Youth Jury 2012

On August 7, 2012, Flickers celebrates its 30th Anniversary Year and kicks-off its 16th annual Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) in Providence, RI. This week-long celebration of independent cinema and film arts is New England's largest film festival and only Academy Award (ie. "Oscars") qualifying event. Out of the 7,000-plus film festivals worldwide, only 75 of them share this distinction. In addition to film screenings, the festival will feature the return of the RI Film Forum-geared to be a region-wide educational workshop on bringing film production to the Ocean State-award ceremonies, filmmaker symposia, the annual ScriptBiz Screenwriting Workshop, a walking tour of film locations in Providence, and networking events. For more information about the festival, please visit: www.rifilmfest.org   

Flickers is seeking students from local high schools to participate in its 2012 Youth Jury Program.The youth film jury, is a program that introduces youth to the world of independent film. The program is normally composed of a group of 10-20 students, who attend multiple screenings during the Festival, Q&A's, and festival events. Their goal is to deliberate, and choose a Best Feature, Best Documentary, and Best Short to receive the Youth Jury award. The youth jury program also allows students to network, and makes connections for their future.

The program will be accepting applications through July 20th, 2012. All applications will then be immediately reviewed and acceptance notifications will go out. To receive an application, please visit this link:   

http://www.film-festival.org/pdf/2012_RIIFF_Youth_Jury_Application.pdf.

Send your completed application to
jdoyle@film-festival.org   or mail it to:

Flickers Youth Film Jury
P.O. Box 162, Newport, RI 02840
RIIFF Offices: 83 Park Street, Suite 1,
Providence, RI 02903 

Thank you!

The RIIFF Team