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2017 Calvert Student Filmmaker Grant

Posted on: March 15, 2017 - 3:46pm
Student Filmmaker Grant Winners
Student Filmmaker Grant Winners

Update: May 15, 2017

Southern Maryland Filmmaker Grant Winners Announced

Southern Maryland High School Students, London Short and Cameron Walker, have been named the winners of the 2017 Student Filmmaker Grant sponsored by the Arts Council of Calvert County through the Maryland State Arts Council in partnership with the upcoming North Beach American Film Festival. Both students won the prize with their award winning essay's entitled, " How Movies Affect My Generation and Why I Want to Make Them." The students both receive $500 to produce a short film due to premiere as part of the Opening Night Screening for the three day festival. The screening of the short films will take place on Friday June 23rd before the screening of the high school performing arts documentary 45:A Rock and Roll Revival. Tickets are on sale now.

 

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The North Beach Film Festival along with Calvert Arts Council are proud to announce the "2017 Calvert Student Filmmaker Grant". The grant awards $500 a piece to two Calvert County Public High School students to create a short film to be screened during the Inaugural North Beach American Film Festival in North Beach, Maryland June 23-25, 2017. The Calvert wide contest is open to 9th to 12th graders who must submit a 500-word essay under the topic "How Movies Affect My Generation and Why I Want to Make One". The Essay contest will begin March 15, 2017 and end April 12, 2017.

Essays will be submitted online to this email under the subject header, "NBAFF Contest Submission". The two winners will be notified April 28th 2017 and all entrants will receive a digital subscription to movie maker online magazine. The winners will have until June 9th to turn in their final film.

Final Film Specifications:

  • Film must be no longer than 14 minutes.
  • Film must be delivered as a 1920x1080 MP4 file with 2 Channel Stereo.

Surge Collective Group will provide mentorship to the filmmakers who require assistance with producing their content.

There will be a team of 5 participants who vote on the winning essays comprised of SCG and the Calvert Arts Council members.

For more information: Anthony Greene, NBAFF Creative Director, Email