Festival submissions accepted

The Yorkton Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 2014 festival season.

Submissions will be accepted until the deadline of January 31, 2014 at which time the adjudication process will begin. The nominees will be announced in two rounds during March and April; and the winners of the Golden Sheaf Awards will be announced at the Yorkton Film Festival Gala on May 24, 2014 in Yorkton, SK.

Registration is $80 for regular entrants and $40 for students until December 17, 2013; afterwards the price will increase to $95.00. Entrants can register on our website at www.goldensheafawards.com.

The 2013 Yorkton Film Festival will take place May 22 to May 25, 2013. The event will include professional development workshops and panels featuring industry leaders, film screenings, the trademark Lobsterfest, and the Golden Sheaf Awards gala ceremony. All pertinent information, including submission guidelines and the registration entry form, can be found on our website.

This year's festival includes 18 main film categories, ranging from Animation to Student Production. Documentary History and Documentary Biography have been merged this year to create Documentary History & Biography, likewise for Doc Nature/Environment and Doc Science/Medicine/Technology which becomes Doc Science/Nature/Technology. In addition our 18 category awards, a submitted film may also qualify for one of our special awards: the Ruth Shaw Best of Saskatchewan, Emerging Filmmaker and Aboriginal awards. Eligibility for these awards and all categories are available on the festival website.

About the Yorkton Film Festival

The Yorkton Film Festival is the longest running film festival in North America. In the 66 years of its existence, the Festival has developed a tradition of recognizing excellent films and providing great professional development and learning opportunities. The Festival recognizes outstanding Canadian short films and rewards the very best with the annual Golden Sheaf Awards.

Join us for the 2013 Festival May 23-26

For more information please call 306-782-7077 or email [email protected]