film festival linz // 30 april – 05 may 2024

YAAAS! Youth Program 2021

YAAAS! What is it?

YAAAS! is the title of the youth program of the Crossing Europe Film Festival in Linz. YAAAS! invites you to take a whiff of the festival air together with other youths.

YAAAS! Video Project

The Video Project opens up the world of film and video production in a practical module over multiple days. This year, four teams from schools in Linz have the opportunity to create their own videos with professional support.

YAAAS! Workshop Rally

At the YAAAS! Workshop Rally you have the chance to immerse yourself in various fields (e.g. camera, animation, sound, directing) over the course of one day.

YAAAS! Competition

The YAAAS! Competition is the fourth competition section of the festival and comprises six European feature films. The CROSSING EUROPE Award - YAAAS! Youth Jury is endowed with € 3.000,- powered by VdFS.

YAAAS! Young Programmers

Our YAAAS! Young Programmers 2021 all attend the HBLA for Artistic Design in Linz and selected six titles for the program strand YAAAS! Competition.

YAAAS! Close-Up

In cooperation with the YOUKI International Youth Media Festival, we are inviting two young filmmakers who will present their first videos in comparison to current work, and who will answer questions by young people concerning various aspects of their work as well as questions about work in the film industry in an open discussion format.

YAAAS! School Screenings

Three feature films from the competition section YAAAS! Competition will be offered as school screenings this year, organizationally adapted to the applicable Covid-19 event guidelines.

YAAAS! Youth Jury

Five youths will watch the six selected films for the YAAAS! Competition and will select the winner of the CROSSING EUROPE AWARD – YAAAS! Youth Jury (€ 3.000,- powered by VdFS).

Connecting Europe

YAAAS! is part of the YOUTH CINEMA NETWORK (YCN) and your direct link to befriended European youth film festivals.

YAAAS! Face2Face

Unfortunately, this event will not take place due to Covid-19. But we hope that in 2022 you will again be able to meet international film professionals in small groups and ask them about their experiences in film and media.

YAAAS! Archive

In the YAAAS! Archive you can find all of our past YAAAS! programs and activities.

YAAAS! Gallery

Here you can check out all photos and impressions of YAAAS! 2021.

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