Become a Judge

Thank you for your interest in judging for us!

For the Directing Change Film Contest, judging takes place annually each March.

Hope & Justice judging occurs monthly throughout the school year (if you would also like to judge for this program, please indicate so below).

All judging typically takes 2 hours or less per contest and is completed entirely online. Forms are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year, and you can expect to hear more from us as the next judging window approaches.

(The information collected with this form will not be shared with organizations or people not associated with Youth Creating Change.)

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Are you a youth ages 14 to 25 or do you work in a K-12 school?*

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Are you judging for the first time?*

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(A recorded judging orientation is available for all new and returning judges to view and covers key messaging guidelines for our contests. Judges will also be notified of any future orientation opportunities.)

Please provide short (1-2) sentence bio describing your expertise and/or interest in judging for us.

Bios are listed on our website each year and may be edited by our team as needed.

View examples here.

Are you interested in judging entries monthly as part of our Hope and Justice contest?*

Our monthly Hope & Justice category asks young people to express themselves and use their feelings and their voice to encourage purposeful action and to start conversations that matter – through art. Unlike our Annual Contest, a range of artforms – including visual art, written works, and original music – are submitted (in addition to films). Youth submit entries related to the themes of “Hope,” “Justice,” or a monthly prompt centered on mental health.

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How did you first find out about this opportunity?*

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Do you speak any languages other than English? (Select all that apply.)

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Do you have a special interest in any of the following areas? (Select all that apply.)

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Anything else we should know about you?

For our Annual Contest, youth submit films to one of the following categories: Suicide Prevention, Mental Health, Through the Lens of Culture, Animated Short, Walk in Our Shoes, and Hope & Justice. You can learn more about these categories here. The Directing Change team assigns judges to categories based on a number of factors, including contest need. However, if you do have a strong preference for and/or expertise particularly relevant to a specific category, our team will try to accommodate that. Please use the box below to note your category preference (if any) and/or to elaborate on your relevant experience.

Judge Sign-Up Form