film spooling around OntarioShort films celebrating Ontario’s 150th anniversary may earn cash prizes for tri-county youth.

Youth film competition to celebrate Ontario heritage

A competition to celebrate Ontario’s culture and history offers cash awards to aspiring filmmakers ages 11 to 25 years who reside in Essex, Kent or Lambton counties.

Organized by the Windsor Centre for Film, Digital Media and the Creative Arts, it offers a total of $5,000 in prize monies from the Ontario150 Community Celebration Program.

Entries should range from one to 12 minutes. The deadline for submissions is April 24 for judging during National Youth Arts Week, May 1 to 7. Find more information, including registration forms, on the contest website.