Faces of Hunger in America - $10,000 in Cash prizes

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Are you a young filmmaker, under 25, interested in expressing your social commitment and showcasing your talent?

Want to participate in an exciting film competition to raise awareness about hunger in the United States and at the same time have the chance to win cash prizes of $5,000, $3,500 and $1,500 and exposure to a vast audience in a full-length compilation of the prize-winning works?

Check out the upcoming Faces of Hunger in America short film contest.

The Project:

Palms for Life Fund is calling out to young filmmakers, 25 years of age and under, to visually depict in their communities the growing epidemic of hunger in the United States. This national competition for documentary short films entitled “Faces of Hunger in America” intends to bring the issue of hunger onto the forefront of the nation’s radar screen while at the same time empowering our youth, the future generation of leaders and activists, to facilitate positive change and challenge antiquated principles.

Palms for Life Fund will offer the top three winners cash prizes of $5,000, $3,500 and $1,500, and give them exposure to a vast audience in a full-length compilation of the prize-winning works.

Why Now?

Food needs to be treated as an inalienable basic human right – beyond charity – and hunger needs to be tackled in its root causes. The short films will increase awareness about hunger, affecting more than 36 million Americans who are unable to access consistently sustainable amounts of food for a healthy life. Of this population, over 12.4 million are children, left to suffer the physical, mental and emotional consequences of daily life without the most basic human needs.

Contest Rules

All entrants must submit a non-fiction short film between 5-12 minutes in length, accompanied by an artist statement of no more than 300 words. This contest is only open to U.S. Citizens, 25 years of age and under.

To get started, please view the official contest rules. Click here for Photo Release form.

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