Month: October 2025
BIFF- B’shire International Film Festival offer “nexGEN Film Competition” college students. Accepting films NOW, deadline March 10, 2026
The competition aims to discover emerging student filmmakers and provide them a platform at an international film festival. Three filmmakers will each receive a cash prize of $2500, mentoring from an acclaimed filmmaker, and an invitation to attend the BIFF as our guest at the end of May 2026. For more info, contact the BIFF Office – kelley@biffma.org, anne@
We encourage experimentation and diverse storytelling approaches, welcoming not only fiction but also documentary and poetry. We’re particularly interested in unique visual languages and fresh ways of engaging audiences. We’re eager to discover students who are curious about the medium, willing to play with it, and ready to challenge the boundaries of film.
The competition is open NOW until March 10 to all film undergraduate students CURRENTLY in a U.S. university or college. Submissions are free of entry fees through FilmFreeway – nexGen Student Film Competition
BIFF will present the three award winners with a cash prize of $2500. The award-winning films will be presented at the 2026 film festival held May 28 – 31 along with the filmmakers in attendance. The competition is generously sponsored by Love Today Productions.
Films requirements for submission:
MUST be an UNDERGRADUATE college or university student in the USA at time of submission
MUST not be longer than 12 minutes, without credits
MUST be completed by March 31, 2026
MUST be produced and directed by a student who is CURRENTLY attending an undergraduate college or university
A valid college ID WILL BE required to validate undergraduate student status for the finalists
MUST own or have cleared all rights of the submitted materials, including music
For more information, contact the BIFF Office – kelley@biffma.org, anne@
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Kelley R. Vickery
Founder and Artistic Director
Berkshire International Film Festival
413-528-8030
Founder and Artistic Director
Berkshire International Film Festival
413-528-8030
Berkshire International Film Festival named to 2020 MovieMaker Magazine‘s annual list of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World!
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Attention Dementia Friendly Communities: Memory Cafe Awareness Contest w/ prizes, categories, submission deadline OCT. 31!
W’town is a Dementia Friendly Community! participate in the Memory Cafe Awareness Contest is a fun and creative process and help our communities learn about Memory Cafes! A winner in each category will win $2,500, thanks to the Prize Provider: AARP! Categories: Most Creative, Most Inspiring, Most Impactful, Best Overall
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Click here for Contest Guidelines.
- Click here for the Contest Submission form. Deadline: October 31.
- Winners will be announced at Dementia Friendly America’s virtual Friendsgiving on November 18.
Want to see some examples and tips for the contest? Check out this recording from the June 18th Percolator idea exchange. Go to the 1-hour, 21-minute mark.
Questions? Please contact Sam Goodrich at memorycafes@dfamerica.org
Pine Cobble SKI & SKATE SALE on FRI, NOV. 7, 4-7pm at 163 Gale Rd, W’town.
Drop off your gently used equipment for the sale on SAT Oct 25 & Nov. 1 from 9am-12pm…and on MON, NOV 3, 4-7pm. Donations only, no consignments.
W’town Citizens Academy presents: Chief Mike Ziemba, Williamstown Police Department on WED, OCT 22 at 5:30pm at Milne Public Library.
Town of W’town, League of Women Voters, & the Milne Library host Police Chief Mike Ziemba for this free presentation about the WPD as part of the ongoing Citizens Academy.
