The Showcase Program
The Showcase is Appert's open call for short films by high school filmmakers. Selected films are released on Appert's channels as collaborations, with the audience, marketing, and release handled by Appert.
Submit Your FilmWhat It Is
An open call for short films by high school filmmakers. We select films and release them on Appert's channels as collaborations.
What You Keep
Your film. Filmmakers keep ownership of their work. Appert releases it with you, not from you.
What We Bring
The audience, the marketing, and the release. Selected films carry the Appert title card.
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Submit
Email a private link to your finished film, plus a few details about it. Any genre.
02
Review
Every film is watched start to finish. You hear back within 30 days, selected or not.
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Agreement
Selected filmmakers get a one-page, plain-English agreement. Parent or guardian signature if you are under 18.
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Release
Your film premieres on Appert's YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, with the title card and a release plan behind it.
Who can submit
High school filmmakers.
What we take
Finished short films, up to 20 minutes. Narrative, documentary or experimental.
Submit Your FilmYes. The film stays yours. The agreement is non-exclusive, so you can still submit it to festivals and other channels.
No. There is no submission fee.
Yes. The Showcase is built for high school filmmakers. A parent or guardian signs the agreement for anyone under 18.
You confirm you have the rights to everything in the film, including music, and permission from the cast and crew.
You still hear back. Selection says nothing about your next film, so submit again anytime.
On Appert's YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, with the Appert title card.
Yes. Ask, and it comes down within 7 days.
It does not. Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Short films by high school filmmakers. Parent or guardian signature required for filmmakers under 18.