The BAMKids Film Festival

Organization
Overview

The International
Children's Media Center (ICMC) is dedicated to promoting media literacy and
engagement for children growing up in a modern, screen-filled age. The ICMC
curates and produces a number of festivals and events including:

BAMKids Film
Festival 2012 – Now in its 14th year the BKFF sells out 3-4 weeks in advance at
the prestigious Brooklyn Academy of Music. The BKFF attracts NY Times press and
eight thousand children in two days! Shorts and features for ages 2-11.
February 2-5

ICFilmFest 2011-2012
– This unique festival will bring international short films to underserved
schools throughout Chicago and the Midwest. Includes screenings in ICMC media
education programs. Ages 2-14.

My First Media – A
multi-week program of select short films screened with curriculum for
preschools, elementary schools. Ages 2-9.

History

In 1975 our
Executive Director co-Founded Facets Multimedia 
and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival and served as
Artistic Director there until 2009 before starting the ICMC in January 2010.

Awards

The BAMKids Film
Festival (BKFF) offers the following prestigious awards:

BAMmie for Best
Short Film for Ages 2—5

BAMmie for Best
Animated Short

BAMmie for Best Live
Action Short

BAMmie for Best
Feature Film

Entries

Open to the public -
Films may be submitted electronically if you can provide a full copy online to
download and view in its entirety.

Please Indicate if
children were the primary filmmakers.

Eligibility:

Completion of an
entry form available through icmediacenter@gmail.com is necessary for each
individual film submission.

Formats:

If accepted, you
will need to provide a 35mm print (necessary for all feature films) or a high
quality DVD NTSC of your film together with promotional photos at 300 DPI or
higher.

Fees:

Free before June 1st

$60 per short (under
40 minutes) and $100 per feature

Some fee waivers are
available through icmediacenter@gmail.com

Website:
http://icmediacenter.org