Apply Now! Submissions close - 15th October, 12pm (midday).

Presented by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (in association with Sheffield Doc/Fest and Crossover Labs) Digital Revolutions is the biggest short film competition around and you don't need to be a professional to enter! With a professional and amateur category this competition is open to all... So, put on your most creative and innovative thinking cap, make a film, get it out into the world, wow the judges, get it shown at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2010 and get in the running to claim some fantastic prize money!

How?

1. Make a 2-3 Minute film about how technology has changed your life 
2. Upload it on YouTube and tag the film "digitalrevolutions" 
3. Fill in a submission form email to digitalrevolutions(at)bcs.org 
4. Get people talking about and watching your film. Use the wonderfully rich digital world!

Who?

1. You must be at least 18 years old 
2. You must be a British resident 
3. Your film must be in the English language 
4. Make sure you enter the correct category: Amateur or Professional.

The Professional Category is open to anyone with a broadcast or theatrical credit, including anyone working in a paid capacity on a film or television project that has been broadcast on UK television or released theatrically in the UK

The Amateur Category is open to members of the general public aged 18 or over 

Full Terms and Conditions

Why?

If Shortlisted

10 people will be shortlisted 

If you are shortlisted, you get your film featured at Sheffield Doc/Fest. And you get a Golden Ticket to Sheffield Doc/Fest, The biggest documentary festival in Britain. 
• Return travel to Sheffield 
• Hotel accommodation for evening of the Awards - 5th November 
• A full pass to Sheffield Doc/Fest 2010, with access to over 100 films, 50 sessions and a party every evening!

If you are a winner!

Professional Category: Winner gets £5,000! 
Amateur Category: Winner gets £10,000!

How can you maximize your chances of winning?

Crossover Labs and Sheffield Doc/Fest will be running four workshops across the UK, to offer you guidance from some of the industry's leading names who will give tips and advice on how to get your idea across in your video and also how maximize its impact once its online...

31st August - London 
1st September - Cardiff 
2nd September - Sheffield 
3rd September - Edinburgh

Don't worry - if you don't get a place on a workshop, there will be loads of useful resources and content from these workshops available HERE soon after the workshop.

Our Aim:

Digital Revolutions aims to build the largest ever creative picture of how information and information technology affects our lives 
Today, it's easier than ever to create material, so BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is encouraging entries from anyone interested in making films or multimedia material. Entries will be judged across two categories: Amateur and Professional.

Why Digital Revolutions?

In today's information society, information and information technology touches nearly every aspect of our lives. With an ever-growing number of internet-enabled handheld devices, always being connected has never been easier. Yet there are an estimated 10 million people in the UK who have never accessed the Internet.

The mission of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is to enable this information society. This involves both improving IT literacy skills as well as helping people to better access, use and manage information to lead richer, more fulfilling lives. 
The competition has been devised to encourage people to look more closely at how information and information technology impacts them.

For many (particularly younger) people, it's difficult to remember a time before the convenience of online shopping or Internet banking, or being able pull up a map or a recipe on a mobile phone at any moment.

Access to information has never been greater, but what does this really mean? Public services are easier to access, but has this reduced social exclusion? Do you feel safer because of the number of CCTV cameras in place, or do you consider this a violation of your privacy? Have you ever exercised your right to make a Freedom of Information request?

Enquiries please contact us - digitalrevolutions(at)bcs.org