About
Griggs
established in 1909
part of the world's second largest education network
with more than 9,000 schools and universities worldwide
over 240,000 past and present students enrolled directly with Griggs
Partnering in the education of nearly half a million students
Griggs Education, also known as Griggs, was founded in the USA. Since 1909, it has been offering students a diverse ethos driven curriculum to build character and excel academically. Our students consistently achieve excellent results, providing them access to the top universities worldwide. For over 100 years, Griggs has maintained its traditions of community service, teaching a healthy lifestyle and focusing on a values based curriculum. Today, the Griggs’ key values of dignity, honor, respect, and integrity guide students to embrace the qualities of teamwork, open-mindedness and leadership. Our programs are implemented through affiliated schools worldwide to offer truly intercultural education. While building on its past achievements, Griggs offers innovation and constructivism to prepare its students for success in the future.
Calling all film makers! GIA's Rise Up FILM COMPETITION allows students to compete with others in GIA schools worldwide. Students can create short films in the categories of Narrative, Documentary, and Animated. All entries will be entered into the GIA Film Competition and the IndyShorts High School Film Competition. BUT three films will be selected by our GIA Judges as 'Critics' Choice' films and showcased throughout the GIA network!
Students can also receive Fine Arts high school credit for their film creations.
About the
rise up
film competition
About the indyshorts
film festival
The Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented by Heartland Film is the largest shorts festival in the Midwest running in Indianapolis, Indiana, since 2018. The festival celebrates the unique, creative and captivating art of short films in a wide range of categories including horror, comedy, documentary, narrative, animated, and more.
About the
indyshorts
high school competition
Indy Shorts runs the High School Film Competition, presented by founding sponsors Robert & Alison Spoonmore. Launched in 2010, the High School Film Competition encourages tomorrow’s filmmakers to follow their passion and create short films that push their talents, creativity and art to the next level. Shorts made by talented high school students from around the world will compete for the Best Student Film Awards in the categories of Narrative, Documentary, and Animated ($500 cash prize each). These category winners will then compete for the $2,500 Summer White Lynch Memorial Award, underwritten by Gary D. & Marlene Cohen.
the 2023-2024 competition
Categories
Students can create short films in the following categories:
NARRATIVE: fictional storytelling in a certain time and place.
DOCUMENTARY: non-fictional storytelling about a certain topic.
ANIMATED: fictional or non-fictional storytelling using an animation technique such as 2D animation, 3D animation, stop-motion, motion capture, or claymation.
Film Length
There is no minimum film length however films must be no more than 15 minutes and 59 seconds in length.
Deadline
closed
Submission
Submission to the IndyShorts film festival can be done here.
Submission to the GIA competition will be done via the cloud. A teacher will assist with this submission.
Three films will be selected by GIA Judges as 'Critics' Choice' films and showcased throughout the GIA network!
2022-2023
GIA 'CRITICS' CHOICE' WINNERS
Death Note
by Viktor from ZWIE World Academy
Synopsis:
Based on the Anime of the same name, after finding a mysterious notebook which possesses the power to kill, a boy decides to cleanse this world of evil, until the world's greatest detective gets in the way.
2022-2023
GIA 'CRITICS' CHOICE' WINNERS
Arcade of Guangzhou
by Jimmy, Katrina and Shelby from
ZWIE World Academy
Synopsis:
Arcade, a kind of traditional building in Guangzhou, is an indispensable part of Guangfu culture. We hope our young generation could learn more about it, deeply understand it, consciously protect and inherit it. This is one of our cultural identities.
Previous
Entry
Created by
David & Tom from
Shanghai Hongrun Boyuan School
Previous
Entry
Created by
Danny & Geos from
Liren Foreign Language School
Previous
Entry
Created by
Alice, Wendy & Gary from
Shanghai Hongrun Boyuan School
Previous
Entry
Created by
Julie from
Liren Foreign Language School
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Contact Us
Rise Up
Coordinator
Lisa Kerr
Email Address
lkerr@griggs.cc
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Griggs international academy website
