Submissions of entries are invited from students in the age group of 7 to 18 years for the Childnet International Film Competition 2024.

About the Organizer

Childnet International is a registered UK charity that aims to make the internet a safe place for children and young people.

About the Competiton

Calling all teachers and educators working with young people outside the UK! Do you know any young people aged 7-18 who are passionate about film? Can they tell a good story, create animation, or inspire positive change? Then they’d love to invite you to support the young people you work with to make a short film about online safety for the Childnet International Film Competition 2024!

They’re looking for films made by young people that inspire their friends and others to create positive changes in online spaces! If they’ve got something original to say about creating a better and safer internet, then they’d love to know about it! Remember films should be both entertaining and educational. Since 2010, thousands of young people aged 7-18 and hundreds of schools and youth organizations across the UK have entered the Childnet Film Competition, creating films to help other young people stay safe online.

This competition provides a platform for young people to tell their stories and be heard in spaces they can’t usually access. Over the years, schools and youth groups have won DSLR cameras, tripods, and filmmaking equipment in short everything young people need to keep making great films! Finalists will be invited to the awards ceremony in Central London and the past have met some prestigious judges from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), BBC, and Disney!

Theme

How would you make the internet a better place?

Eligibility Criteria

  • Open to young filmmakers aged 7-18;
  • Entries can come from all over the world.
  • Each group can be up to eight people, including those behind the scenes.
  • Schools/youth groups can submit as many entries as they like, so long as each entry is from a different team of children.

Categories

  • Primary: 7-11 years old.
  • Secondary: 11-18 years old.

Application Process

There are 3 parts of the entry form to complete:

  • Contact information for the supervising adult.
  • A short evaluation.
  • Submitting the film(s). You can enter up to 10.

Application Deadline

April 22, 2024.

Click here to view the official notification of the Childnet International Film Competition 2024.