BBC Points West Young Film makers project
What’s Your Story? BBC Points West want to know
BBC Points West is celebrating 60 years of broadcasting and is calling young filmmakers to get involved
by inviting you to make a short film of 90 seconds or less. You don’t have to be an expert when it comes to the technical aspects in film making – What Points West are looking for is the story.
Want to get involved?
This project is open to anyone aged 16 – 30 with a story to tell.
Need some inspiration?
We are interested in stories that you want to tell. It really is as simple as that.
It could be something interesting about you, someone you know or something about where you live. It could be a story which inspires or frustrates you. What about something that makes you happy or sad or a subject you’ve always wanted to investigate.
Submit a Film
To submit a film head over to the BBC Points West website for full details and their terms and conditions.
What happens next?
Some films will be shown on BBC Points West and some will be shown on their BBC iPlayer pages. You will also see some posted to the BBC Points West Facebook page and on Twitter via @bbcpointswest. A final selection will be shown during a special evening as part of the Encounters Film Festival in Bristol in September.
The story needs to be connected to the BBC Points West transmission area.
(Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bath, Bristol and North Dorset).
Films can be submitted until 23:59 Monday 31 July 2017- however, the sooner you make your film, the sooner it may be shown.
Selection criteria
The films selected to be shown on BBC Points West and the BBC Points West Facebook and Twitter pages will be chosen in reference to the following set of criteria:
Is this film interesting? Does it tell us something we don’t know about the Points West area or the people who live there?
How well is the story idea fulfilled? (as outlined on the story idea on the entry form)
How creative has the filmmaker been in the telling of the story?
Does it grab the attention of the viewer?
Technical ability will not be taken into account as strongly as the story idea which is featured in the film. The project is aiming to get people with a basic interest in filmmaking to submit entries.
