East Bridgewater Community Access Media (EBCAM) announces the “Homebound Film Festival”! Open to all E.B. Students grades K-12, with prizes awarded to the winners in each age category. All submissions will air on the EBCAM Educational Channel 98.

Age groups will be divided as follows:

Central-Elementary school students (grades K-3)

Gordon Mitchell School students (grades 4-6)

Junior High School students (grades 7 & 8)

High School students (grades 9-12)

EBCAM will choose a winner and runner-up from each age category – First prize will be a $20 gift card to Skinners and an official EBCAM t-shirt; runners-up will receive a $10 gift card to Skinners and an EBCAM t-shirt.

The Challenge:  Create your own short film (5 minutes or less) at home, using your cell phone, video camera or other mobile device.

Remember social distancing!

Here are some suggestions:

  • Involve your family members or pets in an original script written by you
  • Talk about a topic that interests you (video games, books, sports, hobbies, etc.)
  • An instructional video (crafts, cooking, building, etc.)
  • A video with scenes from your neighborhood or from around East Bridgewater
  • If you sing, play an instrument, dance, are a gymnast or other performing artist, record your performance
  • Your own original podcast

Submit your entries using Flipgrid.com – the code is EBCAM. Please make sure you have your parent’s permission to submit an entry! The deadline for submissions is April 5th, 2020 at 9 p.m.  EBCAM will be awarding prizes for each age group.  The decisions of the judges are final!

The following rules/restrictions apply:

  1. No copy-righted music/content can be used in the film, unless you are personally singing/playing it.
  2. Must be G-rated!
  3. No violence or profanity.
  4. No illegal, obscene, libelous or slanderous material.
  5. No promotion of commercial products or services.

All Videos will be moderated first and approved by EBCAM before being made visible to the public.