<p>The DOE is delighted to announce the <b>3rd Annual New York City Public School Film Festival </b>presented by NYC DOE and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment! The Festival will open for <b>submissions from NYC Dept. of Education students January 5 through March 16, 2021.</b> Films will be selected for the Festival by a panel of educators and media professionals. Building on the immense success of last year’s virtual screening – including over 15,000 views of the 2020 selected student films, highlighted in the <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfohub.nyced.org%2Fdocs%2Fdefault-source%2Fdefault-document-library%2Fannual-arts-in-schools-report-19-206c27b4d2f8dd43a48aaacc378daa16d9.pdf&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C52c324cbfa2842d3e09a08d8a399fb8a%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637439229052892732%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=UtbzVomlgzu%2B7x%2BGKhlozuVoWZ9%2Fxjg0TW5bxDwcb%2Bw%3D&reserved=0">2019-20 Annual Arts in Schools Report</a> released yesterday – we are thrilled to screen the films virtually on May 6, 2021. And following the May 6thvirtual screening, student filmmakers will be invited to virtual discussions with industry professionals. </p><p>Submitted films must be 5 minutes or less, and in .mp4 or .mov format. Films must use only original or public domain music. No nudity, profanity or violent acts are permitted. Youth filmmakers <b>must </b>play the major creative role on the production of the submitted works — as directors, writers, and/or editors. Teacher directed, produced or generated works will not be considered. Submission categories are: </p><ul><li><b>Animation</b></li><li><b>Short feature/narrative</b></li><li><b>Documentary</b></li><li><b>Experimental</b></li><li><b>P.S.A./Advocacy</b></li></ul><p>Films will be selected and notification given by mid-April 2021. Online resources will be posted in the new year to support filmmakers with the technical and storytelling aspects. For full rules and regulation information, please go to:<a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffilmfreeway.com%2FNYCPublicSchoolFilmFestival&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C52c324cbfa2842d3e09a08d8a399fb8a%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637439229052902727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=PKJtMyNSqo7EJIKlnMBzHvjbdkasxaw59y1ivyISUWA%3D&reserved=0">filmfreeway.com/NYCPublicSchoolFilmFestival</a></p>
