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Bird Skin Co. Student Film Festival is open to students in Los Angeles, California and New York, New York. BSCSFF is both a monthly online showcase of student films and an annual live festival. See below for additional rules & terms.
Monthly Online Showcase:
If you are a student who is 18 or under in LA or NYC, you may submit to the monthly online showcase. At the end of each month (exact dates TBA), 8-12 selected films will be screened live on birdskin.net. See below for details on awards & prizes.
Annual Live Festival:
If you are a student who is 18 or under in LA or NYC who has ALREADY placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th in a Bird Skin monthly online showcase, then you are eligible to submit to the annual live festival. The festival will take place at Studio Enrique Martínez Celaya in Los Angeles, California in June of 2021 (exact dates TBA).
Monthly Online Showcase:
Each month, 8-12 films are chosen to be showcased live on birdskin.net. Of these, there is a Best Picture winner and a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place.
The winner of Best Picture award will receive a cash prize of $100 and will be added to the Bird Skin Co. Network, where they can apply for more funding on future projects, meet/collaborate with other young filmmakers, and submit to the annual live festival.
The 2nd, 3rd, 4th place winners will also be added to the Bird Skin Co. Network. There is no cash prize for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place winners.
Annual Live Festival:
For the annual live festival, 10-15 films are chosen. Of these, there will be a winner of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score. For each category, winners will be awarded a trophy, a cash prize, and various other awards to be announced as we get closer to the date of the festival.