Calling All Young Storytellers! Free Short Documentary Contest Deadline is Feb 28, 2027

ATTN: FILMMAKERS AGE 14-22

The first two mentor sessions for the Lincoln Presidential Foundation's 2027 Latest Generation Film Contest are here! Learn from award-winning filmmakers, producers, historians and other experts in these free, virtual workshops. These sessions are designed to help you create your short film submission. Join us for these upcoming sessions with more to come—or share with the young filmmakers in your life.

Contest Details:

• Eligibility: Ages 14-22, residing in the United States

• Theme: "Stories of Repair" – exploring a story of the past when people faced hardship, division, or injustice and worked to repair what was broken.

• Film Duration: 5 - 8 minutes

• Submission Deadline: February 28, 2027

• Winners Announced: May 2027

• Prizes: Cash awards ranging from $500 to $2,000 and travel and accommodations to walk the red carpet in Chicago in June 2027

Full details at: https://www.lincolnpresidential.org/.../latest-generationFilmContest