Rich with a variety of stories and purposes, sequential imagery has been used for over 200 years to capture and hold the public’s attention. Short films and animations have been a popular choice for the artist with a vision best shared as a sequence. With the arrival of short digital video, this art form has exploded and gone viral, thanks to online sites such as YouTube.
Each GENIUS Short Film projects can be prepared and submitted by two students. Whether informative, expressive, or affirmative, GENIUS Olympiad is seeking animated, live action, or documentary short films shorter than six minutes that transport the viewer into the scene, create an emotional change with the scene, and motivates and informs the viewer towards any global or local environmental issue. Here is an example of award-winning GENIUS Short Film: "2017" "2017-2" "2016", or for professional short films
The GENIUS Olympiad is open to all international and U.S. students in grades eight through twelve (or the equivalent).
SHORT FILM | NARRATIVE
Any movie that tells a fictional story. This category might include such movie types as drama, action, science fiction. Please search for "short film narrative" on Google for award-winning professional short films to get inspired. As an example, see these or these or this or these.
SHORT FILM | DOCUMENTARY
Any movie about a real-life person, event, your community or culture, personal experiences, or even yourself related to issues of environment, its impact on us. Please search for "short film documentary" on Google for award-winning professional short films to get inspired. As an example, see these or these or these.
SHORT FILM | ANIMATION
Any movie uses computer animation, hand-drawn, clay-animation, or frame animation to tell a story. Please search for "short film animation" on Google for award-winning professional short films to get inspired. Here are some professional examples.
SHORT FILM | APPLICATION RULES
Short Film projects can be prepared and submitted by two students
Short films should be 2-6 minutes in length, and animated, live-action, or documentary in style. Short Films which are non-English must include English Subtitles.
Short film projects must be uploaded on YouTube with the following title: "GENIUS Olympiad - YEAR: Title of the project". The YouTube link must be submitted during the application process within MEDIA LINK. Please Do NOT upload the video itself into the application site, we will watch your video on Youtube for initial evaluation.
All work shown in short film projects MUST be your own work, including imagery used in documentaries. Short films consist of a collage of images from the internet is not accepted. Your short film may have up to 20% of imagery taken from the web, but you must show the credits for each image at the end of the film.
File names must be in English characters and should be less than 25 characters.
By submitting an application, you give rights to GENIUS Olympiad to freely use your creative work
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