There are moments in our lives that define us. Decisions that have a lasting effect on who we are now and who we’ll be in the future. Paths whose endings may seem obvious at first, but take us to places we could never have imagined. Sometimes we’re aware of our choices’ impacts before we make them, but more often we only come to understand their true meaning once we’re miles down the trail. When we arrive at a crossroads, it’s the direction we choose that makes us who we are.

For the 2023 EDTV Student Film Festival, we want you to consider the Crossroads. Tell us a story of choice: the challenges behind making a decision, the discoveries revealed by it, and the outcomes that stem from it. Big or small, real or imagined, abstract or to the point – we welcome any idea you’d like to share, so long as the theme of Crossroads stands at its center. Pick from our 4 formats – Narrative, Journalism, Photography, and new for this year, Music Video – to bring your story to life, however you see fit. The choice is yours…

Join us for the 2023 EDTV Student Film Festival – we can’t wait to see your submission! From all of us at EDTV, good luck and happy filmmaking!

DEADLINE FOR ENTRY

Entries for the Plymouth EDTV Student Film Festival (the “Contest”) can be submitted no later than March 6, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ELIGIBILITY

Entrants must submit entries as required on the entry form to be eligible. Entrants must only be middle or high school level students who attend the Plymouth Public Schools. Entries received after the deadline set forth in these terms are ineligible, null, and void.

HOW TO ENTER

Create a film according to the theme and specified length listed in one (1) of the three categories. Additionally, there is a photo category. Visit www.PlymouthEDTV.com/FilmFestival and follow the instructions to complete the entry form to submit your film or photo.

TECHNICAL GUIDELINES

When uploading your submission, you must use the following file naming conventions:

FirstNameLastName_FilmTitle.mp4

Examples:
JaneDoe_MyFilm.mov
JohnDoe_MyMovie.mp4

We will only accept the video file formats listed below:

• .MP4
• .MOV

We will only accept the photo file formats listed below:

• .JPG
• .PNG
• .PDF

Do not submit films in 4K. Please submit your film in 1080 HD resolution. Films that are accepted into the festival will be screened in 16:9 aspect ratio.

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS

Winners will be announced in April of 2023 at the awards show. Winners will be chosen by the Plymouth Public Schools staff, Plymouth Community Members, and the Plymouth EDTV Staff on the merits of each entry. All winners will be notified at the Awards Ceremony scheduled to take place on April 12th, 2023. The ceremony will be held at Plymouth North High School.

RULES FOR ENTRY

An Entry must be the original work of the Entrant, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. All entries should be school appropriate. By submitting an Entry, the Entrant warrants and represents that he/she and any persons appearing or who are identifiable in the Entry consent to the submission and use of the Entry in the Contest and to its use as otherwise set forth herein.

OWNERSHIP/USE OF SUBMISSIONS

By submitting an Entry, you hereby grant to Plymouth EDTV a royalty-free, fully paid up, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, combine with other works, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, edit and display such Entry (in whole or part) including, without limitation, the names and likenesses of any persons or locations embodied therein, and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.

Your video/photo submission will be judged based on the following rubrics. Various members of the Plymouth community will be judging your entries, so keep these guidelines in mind when putting together your submissions.