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Go Solo or Form a Team
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The OUR PRIDE Video Fest 2022 has a special focus on how compassion & resilience unite people in the LGBTQ+ community. 

Your 1-5 minute video may be created by solo or as a team, in a variety of genres, such as Social Video Series (3 or more TikTok / Instagram videos), News Stories, Short Documentaries, Creative Fiction, Music Videos, Animated Shorts or PSAs, and incorporating original music, poetry and other creative content.

MONTHLY WINNERS: Monthly winners are selected in the category of Social Video Series.

ANNUAL COMPETITION: Annual winners will be announced in January 2023 for all categories and genres.


Check out our April 2021 Winning Entry "Discovering May"
Open to All Youth 18 & Under!

​Youth under age 18 must work with adult mentors / coaches (teachers / parents / mentors).
Are you an Adult Mentor / Coach? 
Please submit your video entry here!
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The video competition can be a collaborative blended-learning educational experience f to create and share digital stories about their own lives, experiences, significant LGBTQ issues, people, events and themes through video and social media, working in teams or solo, together with mentors, parents and educators.
  • Supports standards-based, authentic learning, film-making & digital storytelling
  • Employs career transferable skills (research, teamwork & collaboration, project management, time-management, digital literacy, entrepreneurship)
  • Youth / Students 18 & under MUST have an adult Supervisor/Coach (Teacher / Parent / Mentor) 

Content Options

THEMES
Personal Stories
Local Pride & Community
Tribe / History / ​Arts
​Issues / Spirit
GENRES
News Story / Short Doc /
Creative Fiction /
Music Video / Animation / PSA
NEW: Social Video Series
CHALLENGES
Trevor Challenge:
Mental Health & Teen Suicide
OutRight Challenge:
​Human Rights & Immigration
Your video could highlight how compassion & resilience unite people in the LGBTQ+ community, and feature content in one or more of the following themes:
PERSONAL STORIES: Your video may share your own life experiences or those others.

LOCAL PRIDE & COMMUNITY: Your video could highlight your local Pride organization & events, civic groups, businesses, advocacy organizations, diverse LGBTQ+ populations, indigenous and other ethnic groups, along with related racism & oppression.

OUR TRIBE: Videos may feature educators, parents, politicians, authors, artists, musicians, sports figures, and other leaders in the community.
OUR HISTORY: Your video might explore historic events, landmarks, people, and the lives of everyday elders who share their life stories, experiences and wisdom with the next generation. UCLA TV & Film Archives can provide you with historic footage. ​
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OUR ARTS: Your video could feature music, theater, dance, sculpture, painting, poetry, festivals and other artistic expression of the community.

OUR ISSUES: Your video might examine social issues, including human rights, homo/transphobia, homelessness, mental health, bullying, suicide, substance abuse and addictions, and more.

OUR SPIRIT: Your video could dig into the power of compassion, empathy, spiritual acceptance, and religious oppression.
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Find a Mentor
Be a Mentor
Share Your Story
Do you have a story to share,
​but can't create your own video?
​Maybe it's your own story. 
Perhaps it's the story of someone you've known or read about in the news. 
Maybe it's the story of an LGBTQ+ organization or cause.

There may be a young, budding video creator who would like to produce your story as their video project. 
​Share your story with us and we will try to match you up!
OUR PRIDE is not associated with or endorsed by TikTok or ByteDance
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Step 1 - Pick Your Theme
Tribe / Community / History / Arts / Issues / Spirit

Step 2 - Pick Your Genre
 
News / Short Doc / Fiction / Music Video /
Animation / PSA / Social Video Series

Step 3 - Sign Up
On OurPride.org/register (or Below)

Step 4 - Create Your Video
​Plan Video / Check Judging Criteria / Gather Media & Edit

Step 5 - Submit Your Video
On FilmFreeway.com/OurPrideFest
Sign Up
OUR PRIDE Video & Arts Fest proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.
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Need some inspiration?

Below, ​check out some 30- and 60-second shorts about mental health and suicide prevention produced by youth and young adults around California for the Directing Change competition. ​
These short videos were produced as part of the Directing Change film contest and is a copyrighted work of the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), using funds from the voter-approved Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63).  Directing Change is part of California's statewide efforts to prevent suicide, reduce stigma and discrimination related to mental illness and to promote the mental health and wellness of students. These initiatives are funded by counties through the Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), an organization of county governments working to improve mental health outcomes for individuals, families and communities.
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  • Home
  • Video & Arts Fest
    • Video & Arts Fest 2022
    • How it Works >
      • Quick Submit
      • Share Your Story
    • Challenges >
      • InterPride Challenge
      • Trevor Challenge
      • Outright Challenge
    • Social Video >
      • How It Works
    • Past Winners >
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      • 2019 Winner
      • 2016 Winner
    • Awards & Prizes
    • SIGN UP
  • EDU
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    • US Inclusive Curriculum
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