Time To Inspire: Into Film Storyboard Competition

Do you know any inspired young filmmakers who have a story idea for a short film and would like to win the chance to get it made? As a group, have they a story to tell that could inspire others? If so, support them to enter the Time to Inspire storyboard competition, brought to you in partnership with world-renowned Swiss watchmaker Swatch.

Part of their Every Child a Filmmaker initiative, this educational and exciting competition aims to engage and help young people to develop their creative skills and imaginations by designing a storyboard based on what inspires them – something that is unique to each young person.

The competition is open to groups of school students aged 13-19 from across the UK. The aim is simple: submit a storyboard for a short film (max film length of 2.5 minutes), and Into Film will support one winning group, made up of 5-10 young people, to bring their inspirational storyboard to life as a completed short film. The competition opens on Tuesday 5 March 2024. Entries can be submitted via post (and must be received by Thursday 18 April 2024), or via email (when the deadline is Sunday 21 April 2024).

If you are or know a young person who has an idea for a storyboard for this competition who doesn’t have an existing team, did you know Into Film can help them develop a team as part of the competition process. Please get in touch and they can support. Please contact the competition team.

How To Enter

Are you inspired to enter? Whether your learners have an existing storyboard scoped, or a fresh idea yet to be put to paper, all are welcome and encouraged.

Use the ‘About Our Film’, ‘Entrant Details’ and ‘Time to Inspire storyboard competition’ sheets in the entry form to tell Into Film about the film you’d like to make. Your entry must include all THREE of these sheets and meet the criteria listed to be considered. Into Film accept postal or emailed entries. The guidance resource  provides useful advice and tips on the storyboarding process to help you begin.

• Visit the Into Film website here.
• Download the entry form here.
• Download the competition guidance here.
• Read the terms and conditions here.

Postal entries – You can post your entry to Time to Inspire Storyboard Competition, FREEPOST RTAE-BAZG-CSZZ, Into Film, 31 Islington Green, London N1 8DU. Postal entries must be received by Thursday 18 April 2024 (23:59).

Email entries – Email a photograph or scanned copy of your entry to entries@intofilm.org with the subject line ‘Time to Inspire Storyboard Competition’. Emailed entries must be received by Sunday 21 April 2024 (23:59). All entries must be submitted by an authorised adult (aged 18+) and must also include the authorised adult’s name, email address and stated permission for all young people to enter. Entries must also include a group name and their county/location, as well as each young person’s first name, age and school/organisation name, where applicable.