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- All participants must be aged 12 – 24 years. Only entered team members can be involved in the making of your film.
- All films must be shot and submitted between 5pm Friday 9 August – 11:59pm Sunday 11 August., 2024
- All films must be no longer than 7 minutes in length, including intro and credits.
- Films must include specific items and phrases. These will be released 5pm Friday 9 August, 2024. Find out what they are on the Beaches Young Filmmakers Comp page
- Participants must agree to and sign the Participant Consent and Indemnity form. Participants under 18 will need parent / guardian to sign on their behalf.
- Filmmakers must have permission of all actors/extras featuring in the film. Please be aware of people in background shots also – i.e., children in a public location cannot be present in your film
- All films must adhere to an M Rating or less. No inappropriate content should be present for an all ages audience. If unsure, check out Australian Bureau of Classification or contact us at youth@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au to clarify appropriateness of content before submitting.
- Teams are not to partake in dangerous, offensive, unlawful and/or irresponsible stunts or locations. Doing so will result in disqualification from the competition. Your safety during the Beaches Young Filmmakers Comp is our number one priority.
- Please do not use toy/replica guns for filming.
- You must have permission to use music in your film. There are a number of free copyright music websites you can access. Please acknowledge music source in film credits.
- Films are permitted to use superimposed text and animation.
- By entering a film, you are giving permission for your work to feature in any way, shape or form as part of any related and/or other event in its entirety or in edited format.
- The decision of the judges is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Most importantly, all participants are required to have fun in the making of your film!