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NextLens Online Film Festival (Ages 16-26)

NextLens Online Film Festival (Ages 16-26)

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We have launched the NextLens series, which will be an online film festival each Spring and Fall for young filmmakers ages 16-26.

https://www.scetv.org/nextlens

Honorees are selected from South Carolina high schools, colleges, and universities. 

 

Submissions for the Spring 2025 online film festival will open September 6, 2024.

Other important dates are: 

  • Submissions close: November 22, 2024 

  • Honorees selected by: January 31, 2025 

  • Honorees announced by: February 21, 2025 

  • Online Film Festival dates: March 3-14, 2025 

During the festival, selected short films will be featured online at scetv.org, South Carolina ETV’s YouTube and Facebook pages, the PBS and SCETV apps. Honorees will also receive a certificate. 

Participants can submit their short film at https://www.scetv.org/nextlens

Full guidelines are available here:

https://www.scetv.org/sites/default/files/2024-08/NextLens%20Video%20Submission%20Guidelines.pdf