Youth PitchDox, presented by Hoodox and the Indiana Youth Film Festival, is an invitation to Hoosier filmmakers ages 12-24 to submit a documentary project concept for a chance to win a $2,500 financial award to support the production of their film.
The competition consists of four qualifying rounds:
Project submissions
Finalists selected
Pitch workshop and coaching sessions
Finalist pitches
To be eligible, projects must be presented by individual or small teams of Indiana-based high school or college-aged filmmakers. Projects must be unfinished short form (5 minutes or less) documentary projects.
Finalists will present their 5 minute pitches at Indiana Youth Film Festival, June 26-28 2026.
Project submissions must be received by 11:59 EST on May 31, 2026.
Be sure to thoroughly review the detailed submission instructions and expectations, accessible via PDF below. Important dates are highlighted in the PDF, so you may want to print or otherwise save it for convenient reference later.
Youth PitchDox Project Submission Form
