At GIFT Fest, we believe that young artists who are challenged to create art that is deliberately gender inclusive will learn that creating entertaining content that is a more accurate representation of our society will benefit their overall development AND make incredible art! By ensuring that girls or people who are gender nonconforming are 50% of the equation, we believe that the projects are improved. Thus, they’re “girl improved.”
What kind of content will I see?
We challenged youth ... view more »
At GIFT Fest, we believe that young artists who are challenged to create art that is deliberately gender inclusive will learn that creating entertaining content that is a more accurate representation of our society will benefit their overall development AND make incredible art! By ensuring that girls or people who are gender nonconforming are 50% of the equation, we believe that the projects are improved. Thus, they’re “girl improved.”
What kind of content will I see?
We challenged youth ages 8-20 to create content that meets the following parameters:
Creative and production teams are at least 50% female or gender nonconforming;
At least 50% of the characters in the piece are female or gender nonconforming;
The story is centered outside the realm of romance;
And it is ten minutes or less.
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 22nd
9:30am-12:30pm PANELS
9:30am-10:15am: Creating Without a Due Date
10:30am-11:15am: Girl Animated – The Future of Animation
11:30am-12:15pm: Using Improvisation to Devise Your Story
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm-3:30pm Show Block 1
4:00pm-6:00pm Show Block 2
6:00pm-7:00pm Dinner Break
7:00pm-9:00pm Opening Reception | Featuring: ROOK, Jeanne Stern and more
SATURDAY, JUNE 23rd
9:30am-12:30pm PANELS
9:30am-10:15am: Girl Fight – Adding Female Fighters to Your Story
10:30am-11:15am: Disaster Stories from the Trenches
11:30am-12:15pm: Where Are All the Girls? Roundtable Discussion
To support these new and emerging young artists, each piece in the Show Block will have it’s own Q&A. All content is created by youth between the ages of 8-20.
* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.
