Call for Entries: Girls Impact Film Festival 2019 in USA
  • December 7, 2018 - January 20, 2019
  • Austin, Texas

Girls Impact Film Festival is an annual event that focuses on issues facing women and girls around the world. High school and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit 3-6 minute short films that address global women’s issues such as education for girls, maternal health, violence against women and girls, and a variety of other issues.

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Films will:
(1) Raise awareness about current issues affecting women and girls around the world AND/OR (2) Propose solutions to current challenges faced by women

These issues include:

  • Economic independence for women and girls
  • Education for girls and women
  • Ending child marriage
  • Ending FGM
  • Gender pay gap – equal pay
  • Global health for women and girls
  • Honest Beauty
  • Maternal mortality
  • Poverty affecting women and girls
  • Refugee Stories of women and girls
  • Sex trafficking and slavery of women and girls
  • Stand Up Men
  • Teen & child marriage
  • Violence against women
  • Women and girls in media
  • Women and girls in STEM
  • Women in business (leadership)
  • Women and the environment (including water issues)

ConnectHER invests in female leaders who are creating sustainable impact in their local communities and gives youth a compelling platform for telling their stories through the Girls Impact the World Film Festival.

CONNECTHER WAS FOUNDED ON A FEW MAJOR PRINCIPLES:
  • Women and girls suffer disproportionately from poverty, conflict, oppression and war.
  • By working to advance women and girls globally, communities will be elevated since women give back significantly to their families & communities.
  • We need to highlight & invest in women leaders from developing world communities to help scale their efforts. For every woman leader we invest in, multiple more are created.
  • Encouraging women’s access to space and voice is crucial. Connecther provides a platform for women & girls to tell their own stories.

The winners will be given cash prizes from a pull of over $25K. The award ceremony will be held in Austin, Texas in the United States.

Location:

United States

Benefits

Winners will be awarded over $25K in prizes.

  • Judges’ Choice Grand Prize: $5000
  • Judges’ Choice 1st Runner Up: $2500
  • Judges’ Choice 2nd Runner Up: $1000
  • Gems’ Choice Grand Prize: $1000
  • People’s Choice Winner: $2500 (based on the total number of fb likes + tweets – winner will be chosen from top 10 most popular) *
  • Most Innovative Film or Solution prize: $1000
  • Ian Somerhalder Foundation Green IS Prize – $2500
  • HONEST BEAUTY Prize – $2500
  • Global Impact Prize: $2,500
  • Stand Up Men Prize: $2,500
  • Girls in STEM Prize: $2,000
  • Let Girls Learn Prize: $1,000

Eligibilities

  • Students enrolled in high school or undergraduate programs are qualified to enter.
  • If chosen as a finalist, filmmakers must provide proof of enrollment at their school/university. (Special circumstances may be considered for youth who are not in school.) Filmmakers must be 25 years old or under by the submission date of January 20, 2019.
Eligible Regions: Open for All.

Application Process

Apply online through the given link

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Application Deadline: January 20, 2019

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