VIDEO: 10th Annual MyView Youth Film Festival Awards Ceremony Taking Place This Thursday at BAC

Brockville – The 10th annual MyView Youth Film Festival Awards Ceremony is taking place this Thursday, June 5th, at the Brockville Arts Centre (BAC).

Youth across Eastern Ontario have been busy making short videos about something important to them. Six original films have been nominated as finalists for the 2025 MyView Youth Film Festival.

This event is free to attend, so please plan to come and see what young filmmakers have to say. Visit the Brockville Arts Centre in person or on the web to get your free tickets!

You can order a free ticket to reserve your seat at: https://www.bactickets.ca/TheatreManager/1/login?event=1938

Walk the red carpet, meet the filmmakers and see the nominated films on the big screen in a beautifully restored historic theatre. Winners are determined by a panel of local celebrity judges and will be announced at the evening celebrations.

The Red Carpet Ceremony begins at 7:00 pm, followed by the Awards Ceremony starting at 7:30 pm.

Six finalists were judged by 5 local judges, and new this year is a “Best of the Fest” prize chosen by the public from the grand prize-winning films of the nine previous MyView festivals.

The Six Finalists are:

• The Story of Bubblegum by Charleigh Coons from South Mountain
• Finding Confidence by Mara Knudsen from Athens
• Fixing Bad Habits by Emma Yakimovich from Kemptville
• Just Be You by Ian & Isaac Dennis
• Brunham and Sebo: Theoretical Services by Harrison Campbell & Miles Dockendorff from Kemptville
• Dear Future Me by the Multi-Exceptional Program Students at St. Michael’s Catholic High School in Kemptville

The judges this year are:

• Alexa Waycik – Previous MyView Winner
• Cameron Wales – Brockville City Councillor
• Dale Elliott – DCE Media/Hometown TV12
• Herb Cloutier – Jamming Around Man Productions
• Doreen Barnes – YourTV FYI Host

The categories this year are:

• Best Overall Video – $1000
• I Love My Community – $750
• Best Original Song & Music Video – $500
• YMCA Award – $500
• Age Category Prizes (10-13, 14-17, 18-24)
• New Best of the Fest 10th Anniversary Award

The MyView Youth Film Festival filmmaking contest is open to all youth ages 10-24 who live, work or play in eastern Ontario.

Young people were encouraged to pick up their phones or cameras and make a short video that celebrates something in their life or community, shows a solution to a problem or showcases their opinion!

The MyView Youth Film Festival launched in 2013 as a collaborative initiative between the Kemptville Youth Centre, the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit and Triune Films, aimed at providing young filmmakers in the North Grenville area with a platform to express themselves to and about the local community.

In 2025, it expanded to include most of Eastern Ontario.

The Brockville Arts Centre & City of Brockville Cultural Services is proud to host this celebration of youth voices and film-making at the Awards Ceremony. Want to watch the nominated films ahead of time? Check out the 2025 MyView Nomination Reel on the main page of their website at http://www.myviewfilmfest.ca