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CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
In our perspective, "God-honoring films" aren't limited to those with a strictly spiritual message. While we do inspire individuals who follow the teachings of Jesus to boldly showcase their faith through films, we embrace a diverse range of possibilities. It's entirely acceptable to weave narratives that capture simple "slice of life" dramas or comedies devoid of overtly "religious" themes. Any storyline that mirrors your perception of life or evokes laughter pays homage to the Creator of our universe, who endowed us with creativity.
With that said, we kindly request you to keep these guiding principles in mind as you craft your film:
No profanity
No sexually explicit content or imagery
No excessive portrayals of gratuitous violence (gunshots, gore)
No excessive horror (Monsters, demons, scary images)
No blasphemy (dishonoring the name of God or Jesus)
Keep in mind that this festival is attended by families with small children and if your film is too mature we will be forced to disqualify it.
Eligibility and Submission Guidelines
Those wishing to enter the NXNW Film Festival must read and acknowledge the following requirements
Each film must be submitted by a high school student during the 2024-2025 school year by January 2nd, 2024.
Each film should be submitted via an online link through YouTube or Vimeo.
The submission must be entirely student directed, produced, and edited. Multiple students may be involved in all capacities and the film may contain actors of any age.
The submission must not exceed 5 minutes in length.
The submission must represent an original concept or idea.
The submission must align properly with the film festival’s content statement in the view of the judges.
The creative team submitting the digital short accepts all licensing responsibility for any copyrighted material contained within the film.
The content and ideas put forward by students as part of their film festival submission will remain the property of the students. However, the copy of the submission, in whatever form it is provided, becomes the property of the NXNW Film Festival for use defined in the student release form. As part of this, participants should understand that their film will be made available to the public via an online platform for an indeterminate period of time.
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Please be sure to upload your film to YouTube first