Mashup Filmmaking Competition 2024-25
Open to all young filmmakers aged 10-18 across East Anglia.
Mashup is a filmmaking competition free to enter for children of school age, 10-18 years, in East Anglia.
Young filmmakers are invited to make a short film choosing from a selection of archive footage supplied by the East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA).
Key dates:
We will be accepting submissions from Monday 4th November 2024
All entries must be submitted by midday on Friday 14th February 2025
Competition Brief
Make a short film of between 1 to 5 minutes in duration.
At least 50% of the total duration of your film must consist of archive footage from the competition package supplied by EAFA.
Filmmakers can also choose to combine the EAFA archive footage with other audio-visual material, for example, footage shot by the young filmmaker or footage sourced (with the necessary permissions) from elsewhere. They can include music and sound effects too.
Who can take part?
Mashup is a competition for young filmmakers. To enter the competition, entrants must be aged 10 to 18 at the time of the competition deadline.
Entries may be submitted by an individual, as a pair, or by a group of any size.
We invite educators to include Mashup as part of a school or college classroom activity, or as part of elective home education or with an after-school club.
We also welcome entries from individuals or groups of friends outside of being a classroom activity and from those not in formal education.
Entry Levels
Participants can enter in one of the following two categories:-
Category A – School year 6-11 [age 10-16]
Category B – School year 12-13 [age 16-18]
In the case of group submission, the appropriate entry level is the age/school year of the oldest group member.
The Competition Theme
Each year brings a new theme. The theme for 2024 is ‘Time’.
Films will be judged on their ability to address the theme by being original and engaging. Submissions won’t be judged on production values alone. What we’re looking for is creativity and overall how you choose to interact with the archive film.
Film Duration
Entrants may submit a film of no shorter than 1 minute and no longer than 5 minutes.
Entry Levels and Prizes
Winners in each category will receive the following prizes:
1) Screening of their film at an event in Spring/Summer 2025. The screening may occur in person and/or online (recorded or streamed) TBC.
2) Publishing the film on the East Anglian Film Archive website.
3) Preserving the film for future generations by adding to the digital collections at the East Anglian Film Archive.
4) Cash prize: Each winning filmmaker will receive a cash amount according to the relevant entry level category:
Category A – Year 6-11 [age 10-16] – £ tbc
Category B – Year 12-13 [age 16-18] – £ tbc
Entries may be submitted by an individual, or by a group of any size (eg. a group of friends, an after-school club, or an entire class). In the case of group submission, the appropriate entry level is the age/school year of the oldest group member. One prize will be awarded to the entire group as a whole.
How to Enter
If you are aged 17 and under, you will need a parent or guardian to provide their consent for you to participate. Please download and return to us a signed parent/guardian consent form.
If you are aged 18, please download and return to us a signed entry form.
Return your completed, signed form to us by email at eafa@uea.ac.uk
Please read the full Terms & Conditions before submitting your entry form.
How can I Access the Films in the Competition Package?
Once we have received the completed and signed consent form or entry form, we will email you a link to download the competition package of archive footage.
How do I submit my film?
Use one of the following file sharing methods to send your film to us.
- Use a file transfer service, eg, WeTransfer
- Use a cloud-based storage service, eg, Dropbox, Google Drive or MS OneDrive.
Simply upload your video, create a shareable link, and send it to us by email at eafa@uea.ac.uk
Deadline for Film Entries
You have until midday on Friday 14th February 2025 to submit your film to us.
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Email: eafa@uea.ac.uk
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