Stories from students at GENIUS Olympiad
Overview of GENIUS Short Film
Rich with a variety of stories and purposes, sequential imagery has been used for over 200 years to capture and hold the public’s attention. Short films and animations have been a popular choice for the artist with a vision best shared as a sequence. With the arrival of short digital video, this art form has exploded and gone viral, thanks to online sites such as YouTube. Each GENIUS Short Film projects can be prepared and submitted by two students. Whether informative, expressive, or affirmative, GENIUS Olympiad is seeking animated, live action, or documentary short films shorter than six minutes that transport the viewer into the scene, create an emotional change with the scene, and motivates and informs the viewer towards any global or local environmental issue.
📍Location
In-Person, Rochester, NY, US🇺🇸
📅 Application deadlines
- No upcoming deadlines
💸 Costs & Aid
- 500 USD
- per participant
- RIT University scholarships are available for award winners (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention, Participant, Finalist) for study at RIT, ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 renewable scholarships.
Eligibility Requirements
📋 General Requirements
Short films should be 2-6 minutes in length, and animated, live-action, or documentary in style. Short Films which are non-English must include English Subtitles. All work shown in short film projects MUST be your own work, including imagery used in documentaries. Short films consist of a collage of images from the internet is not accepted. Your short film may have up to 20% of imagery taken from the web, but you must show the credits for each image at the end of the film. File names must be in English characters and should be less than 25 characters. By submitting an application, you give rights to GENIUS Olympiad to freely use your creative work.
🌍 Eligible Countries
Worldwide🌎
Application Process
Short film projects must be uploaded on YouTube with the following title: "GENIUS Olympiad - YEAR: Title of the project". The YouTube link must be submitted during the application process within MEDIA LINK. Please Do NOT upload the video itself into the application site, we will watch your video on Youtube for initial evaluation. Here are tutorial videos regarding application process: Project Registration Account Creation, Short Film Project Application.
📅 Summer
Duration
5 days
Program Dates
Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 13, 2025
Application Deadlines
- Mar 8, 2025 — Application SubmissionApplication Fee:50 USD
per project