Helpful Steps to Take to Participate in Our Film Festival

Step 1
This is a unique opportunity: This Festival gives the youth of the world a voice in world affairs—their opportunity to speak and tell their story of how THEY would make Peace in the Streets.

This festival is designed to help our youth tell a story, share with old friends and new ones, and have an audience who will listen.

Step 2
The Film Festival Details Are:

• The Festival will accept submissions from 3 age categories: 8 and under, 9–13, and 14–18
• All submissions go into the Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival competition.
• Semi-Finalists will be chosen in October. Winners will be invited to the UN for the Awards Ceremony.
• The Awards Ceremony will be held in New York in December 2015.
• The Festival will continue annually with submissions, ongoing TV episodes, and the Annual Awards Ceremony.
• Funds raised will go to produce the Peacemaker training videos for FREE distribution to all schools and youth organizations in the U.S.

Step 3
Helping Youth Create Their Film – For Parents, Students, Mentors, and Teachers:

• Think of and write a story on what making “Peace in YOUR Streets” means to you.
• Draft it out using the basic writing principals of storytelling: a beginning, middle, and end.
• Figure out what visuals you need to shoot (video) to capture the story you want to tell.
• Arrange what you need to shoot: locations, actors, scenes (make sure all actors sign a Release Form).
• Shoot your story (tips for shooting, editing, and submission are on our website at www.psgff.com).
• Edit your footage—making sure to get the essence of your story told: a beginning, middle, and end.
• Finish with appropriate music (make sure you have it licensed).
• Wrap it with the end credits and thank you’s.