Secret Criteria

• Your film must incorporate the provided theme and your entry will be judged by how well the theme is worked into it.
• The theme for this year's competition centers on words and stories about the Spokane River from local American Indian individuals of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
• You and your team should have received a numbered card. (1, 2, or 3). The number on your card corresponds to one of three different videos featuring individuals of the Spokane Tribe of Indians sharing their words and stories about the Spokane River.
• Each of these videos can be viewed below.

Your film entry must incorporate the words, stories, and/or subject matter from your assigned video into its theme.

How you thematically interpret the words from the subject of your assigned interview video and weave it into your own film is entirely up to you but remember: your score from the judges will be based on how creatively you incorporate the words, stories, and/or subject matter of your assigned video into the overall theme of your film.

You must credit your assigned interview subject(s) at the end of your film in the following manner, for your film to qualify:

Inspired by the words of

(INTERVIEW SUBJECT'S NAME(S))

The names of the interview subjects can be found in their corresponding videos below.

Remember, the judges will be looking at how well your film has taken thematic inspiration from the words & ideas within your assigned video.

IMPORTANT REGARDING THIS YEAR'S THEME ELEMENT:

Within the videos you are assigned, you will hear words and stories from individuals with a specific cultural background. We ask you to listen closely to what is being said.

Their words will explore a variety of themes like: Tradition, Heritage, The Environment, Displacement, Progress, Language, The Future, etc.

These words and themes are meant to inspire and influence the story for your own film.

But the story for your film is YOUR story. Please be sure to tell YOUR story in YOUR OWN voice.

The individuals in your assigned videos and the stories they share with you are simply the seeds for your film's story. It is through your own words and ideas that they will grow into something great.