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Submission Themes

DIVERSE IDENTITIES & CHALLENGES » A RICH INHERITANCE

Submissions in this category are expected to explore the experiences of diverse individuals and their communities across the Region: What is the experience of a teenaged youth who recently arrived from Kowloon, Hong Kong to Mount Albert, East Gwillimbury; What of that of a recent arrival from Xining, China to Nobleton, Township of King; An elderly person from Peshawar, Pakistan to Richmond Hill?

 

YORK REGION  » A RICH INHERTANCE OF MOSAIC FRAGMENTS

Films and multi-media treatments in this particular category are expected to explore our collective identity as residents of York Region with all the richness and diverse identities we embody as a whole and as individuals--the true coming together of cultures, identities, experiences and challenges. 

What of our geographic identities? Are you from Maple or is it Vaughan or rather York Region or all of the above? What unifies us across the Region? Is it our varied differences geographically or otherwise? Is there such a thing as a York Region identity?

 

POPULATION INFUSION » INDIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE CHALLENGES 

Films and multi-media treatments in this category will explore the varied social needs and issues within our Region through the eyes of those who are experiencing them. For instance, what is the experience of those who are: poor, homeless, living with an acute mental health challenge, survivors of family violence, living with AIDS or those discriminated against based on their sexual orientation?

       

RAPID REGIONAL GROWTH » ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

Films in this category will delve into matters concerning our cultivation and responsibility to the air, water, soil, and vegetation we have temporarily claimed stewardship over. Have we found the perfect balance between human development and environmental preservation? Are we in search of that balance as we continue to sculpt the land around us?  What are we doing right and what can we improve on? In essence, are we good environmental guardians of our Region?

 

THE WORLD THROUGH THE LENS OF YORK REGIONITES

Submissions should explore local, provincial, national and/or international challenges or experiences through the lens of those within our borders. Namely, York Region film-makers are encouraged to explore a vast range of subject matters from poverty, environmental challenges, war, famine, politics, art, archeology, human interest stories, cultural practices, historical footprints, and narratives of innovation, discovery, heroism and triumph.

 

Note: All submission themes are open to most genres: comedy, satire, drama, documentary forms, quirky treatments, musicals, animation and film noir. Make it interesting, provocative and eye-catching with the undercurrent of a good story. When all is said and done, it is all about story telling!

Submissions that promote/contain or allude to: gratuitous violence, excessive coarse language, explicit sexual content, or hate/discriminatory practices will not be considered.

 

The Film Development Council of York Region reserves all rights to deny or withdraw a submission from the film festival at anytime (e.g. during the adjudication stage, pre or post screening phase, etc.) with or without explanation! 

 


 

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