The 9th Leeds Young People's Film Festival is now accepting submissions for the 2008 Festival, taking place on 27th March - 4th April 2008.

We are now looking for exciting and innovative films made both FOR and BY children and young people from across the UK and the world. The films can be shorts or features in any genre (fiction, documentary, animation) and in any format. With an established reputation as the leading young peoples' Festival in the United Kingdom, we want films that will excite and motivate our audiences and that showcase the best and newest young filmmakers from around the globe.

NYFA (National Young Filmmakers' Award) is for short films made BY children and young people (up to 19 years old) in the UK. Selected films will be entered into competition where a jury comprising of young people and industry professionals will award £250 prizes in two age categories to the chosen films.
Deadline for entries is Friday 25th January 2008.

Click here to download the NYFA Entry Form


Pink Pony - NYFA Winner 2007

LYPFF - this category is for any films that are made specifically FOR children and young people. Entries can be any length, genre or format and submissions from anywhere in the world are welcomed.
Deadline for entries is Friday 25th January 2008.

Click here to download the LYPFF Entry Form

If your film is completed, please send it in now!

MediaFish is a cooperative of young people from Leeds who are passionate about film and everything to do with it. We provide a variety of film screenings to cater for everyone’s needs, if you love film, you will love MediaFish.

If you like comedy we are currently showing our favourite funny films. So far we have shown Drop Dead Fred and Napoleon Dynamite, but still have a couple of other side-splittingly funny films to screen. If you want a good laugh then join us at our MediaFish screenings.

Friday 02 November, 6:30pm, Electric Press
Revenge of the Pink Panther

Friday 30 November, 6:30pm, Electric Press
Some Like it Hot

All the screenings are FREE and you get popcorn and a drink thrown in too!

For more information or to book tickets please contact Adam Graham on 0113 247 8398 or e-mail him at adam.graham@leeds.gov.uk

We'll be showing lots of other types of films soon so keep checking back here to see what other great films you can see as part of MediaFish!

The Film Festival has a new educational year-round programme Film Academy, which has been inspired by the Film Festival workshop events and feedback from young people.

The young people involved in 2006 - 2007 programme got to meet the producers of Casino Royale, work alongside professional scriptwriters, editors, directors and filmmakers and gain an Arts Award qualification. On top of this they got to see some fantastic films including the world premiere of their own short films at an Oscars-like ceremony at Vue cinema.

The 2007-2008 programme is now under way, with the new cohort recently completing a week of filmmaking during the half-term holidays. Look out for the first screenings of ther films at the Leeds Young People's Film Festival during the Easter holidays next year.

If you or your teacher want to know how to get involved then e-mail adam.graham@leeds.gov.uk or call the Film Festival office on 0113 247 8398.

Click the date to view the 2007 programme.

> A-Z Film List
> Film Academy Workshops & Masterclasses
> Full Programme

Click here to see the Audience and Jury Award winning films from the 2007 Leeds Young People's Film Festival.

To find about more about the Leeds Young People's Film Festival and year-round MediaFish e-mail filmfestival @leeds.gov.uk with your name & address with the heading LYPFF.

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