An exciting competition is now open to young film makers. The Young Minds Digital Times Film competition is open to students in American grades 6-12 (or their international equivalents) and registration is free.

From their site… “The Second Annual Young Minds Digital Times Film Competition (YMDT) is a collaboration between KidThrive.org and Converge magazine to offer an innovative film competition for students around the world to showcase their work, compete against their peers and tackle pressing social issues. Kids have lots to say, ideas to share and talent to showcase, so we’ve created this competition as a learning opportunity for participants.”

Prizes include attendance of the Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, along with cash prizes for individual entries, for teachers and for schools with the most entries! Registration closes on 19th February 2010 and all entries should be submitted by 19th March, 2010.

If you’re entering the competition, good luck!