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WHAT IS FILM PRIZE JUNIOR NEW MEXICO?

Film Prize Junior New Mexico is a new initiative from the creators of the award-winning Louisiana Film Prize and Film Prize Junior Louisiana in partnership with the Stagecoach Foundation. Film Prize Junior is a student short film competition for middle and high school students across the state of New Mexico.

For this competition, educators and students work together to create a concept, write a story, and produce and edit a short film with help from our team members and film mentors. If an entrant to our festival makes it through our competition, we showcase their short film at our film festival.  Furthermore, entries can qualify for huge prizes including equipment grants for the schools, scholarships for the students and cash rewards for the educators!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN FILM PRIZE JUNIOR

To participate in Film Prize Junior New Mexico, you only need three things:  a Teacher Sponsor from a school or program in the state of New Mexico, a Student Lead enrolled in middle school or high school, and a Film Concept to bring to the big screen at our festival.  The Film Prize Junior team keeps in touch with filmmakers throughout the process to provide students and educators with reminders, resources and training every step of the way. No matter what education or resources are available at your school, Film Prize Junior will be there for guidance and support.

To learn more about what you need to participate, visit our Requirements, Rules & Guidelines page to find out how you can get involved!

If you have any questions about our program, including ways to support and participate, please contact Rosey Hayett using the contact portal linked below.

FILM PRIZE UNIVERSITY VIDEOS

VIDEO LESSONS WITH WORKING FILMMAKERS

Made possible by a generous grant from Aquent/Vitamin T.

Story & Screenwriting | Festival Panel

Jaya McSharma, Melissa Goslin and Thom Johnson

Pre-Production & Production | Festival Panel

Melissa Munds, Brent Latin and Clint McCommon

Stories from the Front Lines | Festival Panel

Hillary Frazier, Josh Munds and Patrick Kirton

Building the Perfect Story

Writer Colette Friedman

Building a Story Arc

Writer/Director Gregory Kallenberg

Writing Real Characters

Writer/Actor Paul Petersen

Break Down Your Script

Writer/Director Christine Chen

Film Equipment Basics

Director/Producer Rich Hansil

Video Editing Basics

Director/Editor J.C. Doler

Finding the Right Music

Composer Jay Weigel

Mixing Sound and Music

Editor/Producer Chris Lyon

An Introduction to Visual Effects

Media Teacher Thom Johnson

Film Prize Junior 2021 Vaccination PSAs

FIVE STUDENT DIRECTORS, ONE IMPORTANT MESSAGE

Made in collaboration with LSU Health Shreveport

Be A Hot Girl, Get Vaxxed

Join the Club, Get Vaccinated

Precious Memories

Reunited

Get Informed, Get Vaccinated

VIRTUAL GROUP WORKSHOPS

REPLAY PREVIOUS LIVE EVENTS

Pre-Production, Production Planning, Acting, and Directing Workshop

Production, Editing, Sound Mixing, Finishing Your Film

How to Win Film Prize Junior

ADVICE FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

HEAR THEIR EXPERIENCES FIRST-HAND

Sparking Creativity Roundtable

Media Teacher Thom Johnson

Guiding Students Thru COVID

Media Teacher Thom Johnson

Advice for the Class of 2021

Media Teacher Thom Johnson

Making "Breaking in the Silence"

Directors Christy Tran and Autumn Daley

Making "Face the Melody"

Director Olivia Hays

Making "Stardust"

Director Quensey Hopkins

OUR FAVORITE EDITING VIDEOS

LEARN HOW TO EDIT FOR STORY AND TECHNIQUE

How an Editor Thinks and Feels

6 Rules for Cinematic Editing

7 Simple and Beautiful Editing Tips

Creative Match Cut Editing & Techniques

3 Editing Techniques from Star Wars

Editing to the Eyes

Cuts & Transitions 101

Breaking Bad: An Episode of Reactions

10 Lessons from Top Film Editors

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