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Current contest deadline is 08/31/2018. The winner will be announced 10/01/2018.

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Open call to submit film projects, up to 5 minutes in in length, of any genre, using mental health as the point of interest. Film topics may either be interpretive of mental health, or address it directly.

Film competition is ongoing, with a new competition each month. Submitted films will be accepted and reviewed alongside other films submitted that month.

Art With Impact views short film as an important art form and springboard for young talent. As such, we do not place any formal restrictions on submissions, and will consider all genres and types of short films, including submissions utilizing original footage, shared footage, photo stills, music, essays, screenplays, original art work and more.

There is no fee for submissions.

In an effort to ensure diverse representations of experiences and cultures, we are currently especially interested in films related to:
  • Addiction and Substance Use Disorders
  • PTSD related to Sexual Trauma
  • Indigenous Canadian / First Nation / Indigenous American content
  • LGBTQ mental health issues
  • Men’s mental health
  • Mental health issues related to immigration

How to Submit

First upload your film to our vimeo channel.

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Submission Guidelines

  • Submissions must either be interpretive of mental health, or address it directly.
  • Submissions must be 5 minutes or less. Films longer than five (5) minutes will not be considered.
  • Submissions may not advertise any product, service, brand, or other commercial interest.
  • Submissions must be added to the Mental Health Short Film group on Vimeo and the URL for the video must be included in the Entry Form. Only submissions with complete entry forms (including Vimeo URL) will be considered.
  • Participants may submit only one version of a given project. However, any participant may submit more than one project, and up to three in a given month. A separate Entry Form must be completed for each submission.
  • Jurors who are also filmmakers may submit work, but only during months in which they are not serving as a juror for the competition.
  • Past winners are required to wait at least one year before re-submitting to the competition.
  • Filmmaker agrees that all submitted films may be used by Art With Impact for educational and outreach activities and the winning film may be used by Art With Impact and affiliated organizations in any relevant programming in perpetuity.

Jurying Procedures

  • Films will be judged by five or six people taken from our jury panel, which comprises filmmakers, mental health professionals, college students and Art With Impact board members.
  • To select the winner each month, jurors respond to the eight questions found in the contest FAQ. User comments / audience popularity may be taken into consideration in the final selection but will not determine the winner.
  • In months when fewer than twelve (12) films are entered, the competition will be canceled and the submissions will automatically be entered in the following month’s competition.
  • Art With Impact reserves the right to not award a prize in months when submissions do not meet the jury’s standards for both content and production value.