The YoungCuts Film Festival
Encyclopedia
The YoungCuts Film Festival is a Montreal
-based international film festival
, whose mandate is to advance the careers of young filmmakers. The Festival was created to identify and help talented young people begin their film
and television
careers by providing exposure and recognition of their works. The annual event selects the best 100 films submitted by filmmakers 25 years old and under for screening at the annual festival.
in 2001, the event was reorganized and re-launched as the YoungCuts Film Festival in 2005. In August 2006, the festival added Montreal
as a venue and became bilingual, featuring 50 films including English and French titles. The Festival began to receive more submissions from around the world.
In 2007, the Festival made Montreal its permanent home. The Festival also set a goal to increase the quantity and quality of films submitted to the festival. As a result, the festival expanded from 4 days to 8 and the number of films presented expanded from 50 to 100. The Festival has grown significantly since its inception, and has been actively supported by a number of television and film professionals including Tom Sizemore
, Lalaine
, Chris Potter
, Maxim Roy
, and Frédérick De Grandpré.
Since its inception, YoungCuts has been asked to use its expertise to recruit young film makers for various projects and competitions including the National Film Board’s “Make Shorts Not War”, Air Canada's en Route Film Festival and the Pepsi Access competitions.
The Festival has received the support of a number of major companies. Its sponsors have included Pepsi
, Nokia
, Astral Media
, High Fidelity HDTV
, Avid
, Quebecor
, Tribute Magazine
and the City of Montreal.
In 2007, the YoungCuts Film Festival added a charity component to its event raising money and producing a film for the Canadian Colorectal Cancer Association to increase awareness of the disease. In 2009, the Festival raised money for the Cedars Cancer Institute. Louise Kierans is President of the Festival and Harvard MBA graduate Jay Moulton has been Festival Chairman since 2005.
The Festival encourages participation from young filmmakers around the world. In 2009, more than one thousand films from twenty countries competed in the Festival. The 2010 edition is scheduled to be held in Montreal in September 2010.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-based international film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
, whose mandate is to advance the careers of young filmmakers. The Festival was created to identify and help talented young people begin their film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
careers by providing exposure and recognition of their works. The annual event selects the best 100 films submitted by filmmakers 25 years old and under for screening at the annual festival.
History
Originally launched as the Toronto International Teen Movie FestivalToronto International Teen Movie Festival
The Toronto International Teen Movie Festival was a Canadian film festival that showcased the works of talented youth from Canada and around the world....
in 2001, the event was reorganized and re-launched as the YoungCuts Film Festival in 2005. In August 2006, the festival added Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
as a venue and became bilingual, featuring 50 films including English and French titles. The Festival began to receive more submissions from around the world.
In 2007, the Festival made Montreal its permanent home. The Festival also set a goal to increase the quantity and quality of films submitted to the festival. As a result, the festival expanded from 4 days to 8 and the number of films presented expanded from 50 to 100. The Festival has grown significantly since its inception, and has been actively supported by a number of television and film professionals including Tom Sizemore
Tom Sizemore
Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore, Jr. is an American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his roles in films such as Saving Private Ryan, Strange Days, Pearl Harbor, Heat and Black Hawk Down....
, Lalaine
Lalaine
Lalaine Vergara-Paras , also known as Lalaine, is an American actress, singer-songwriter and spokesperson. She is perhaps best known for her role as Miranda Sanchez in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire, which aired from 2001 to 2004. She has been pursuing a music career since 2009...
, Chris Potter
Chris Potter (actor)
Christopher Jay "Chris" Potter is a Canadian actor, musician and pitchman. He is primarily known for his roles on soap operas and prime-time television. Potter is known for his roles as Peter Caine, on the popular 1990s crime drama, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Dr...
, Maxim Roy
Maxim Roy
Maxim Roy is a Canadian actress from Quebec .-Career:Roy has worked in theater, film and television. Her breakthrough was the lead in a thirteen-episode TV series Au nom du Pere et du Fils. She then went on to do the sequel, Le Sorcier. She appeared in Love & Human Remains and in the television...
, and Frédérick De Grandpré.
Since its inception, YoungCuts has been asked to use its expertise to recruit young film makers for various projects and competitions including the National Film Board’s “Make Shorts Not War”, Air Canada's en Route Film Festival and the Pepsi Access competitions.
The Festival has received the support of a number of major companies. Its sponsors have included Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
, Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, Astral Media
Astral Media
Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
, High Fidelity HDTV
High Fidelity HDTV
High Fidelity HDTV is a Canadian licensed television broadcaster specializing in HD content. The company was founded in 2003 by co-founders John Panikkar and Ken Murphy, both of whom have been involved in the Canadian broadcasting industry for many years...
, Avid
AVID
AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S....
, Quebecor
Quebecor
Quebecor Inc. is a communications company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded by Pierre Péladeau, and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. owns 55% of Quebecor Media Inc...
, Tribute Magazine
Tribute (magazine)
Tribute is an entertainment industry magazine published by Tribute Entertainment Media Group that covers film, television, music, pop culture, celebrity lifestyle: beauty and fashion, and red carpet premieres. The magazine is read by over 1,500,000 and is distributed in Canadian theaters six times...
and the City of Montreal.
In 2007, the YoungCuts Film Festival added a charity component to its event raising money and producing a film for the Canadian Colorectal Cancer Association to increase awareness of the disease. In 2009, the Festival raised money for the Cedars Cancer Institute. Louise Kierans is President of the Festival and Harvard MBA graduate Jay Moulton has been Festival Chairman since 2005.
The Festival encourages participation from young filmmakers around the world. In 2009, more than one thousand films from twenty countries competed in the Festival. The 2010 edition is scheduled to be held in Montreal in September 2010.