FILL IN THE FORM below with a grownup’s help to enter the
Mitzvah Power Academy Jewish Kids Film Festival. Entries are due Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Make sure your film is 3 minutes or less and is in a mp4 or .mov file format. You, the filmmaker, must be between ages 5-10 years old. Grownups can help.

Show and tell us about a menschy good deed that you did or feature another menschy person from today or in the past, like Moses. You can be the solo star of your film or you can join with others such as family, friends, classmates, camp buddies, children in your synagogue or JCC.

Grownups must provide their permission below for the film to be displayed on MitzvahPower.com in the “Jewish Kids Film Festival Theater”, on the Mitzvah Power Academy YouTube Channel and other venues for educational and promotional purposes pertaining to the Jewish Kids Film Festival and Mitzvah Power Academy. You can opt out at any time. Filmmakers will be identified by first name and city only. Contact Rabbi Linda Bernstein at rabbilindabernstein@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

FESTIVAL INSTRUCTIONS

FESTIVAL CATEGORIES

“Best Picture”

MENSCHY AWARDS GIVEN FOR BEST

  • FAMILY EFFORT

  • SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY PROJECT

  • SENIOR HELPER

  • BIBLE OR HISTORICAL FEATURE

  • HELPING SOMEONE IN NEED

“BEST DIRECTOR”

MENSCHY AWARDS GIVEN FOR

  • FUNNIEST

  • MOST MUSICAL

  • MOST CREATIVE

  • BEST MENSCHY MESSAGE

  • BEST GROUP PERFORMANCE

“BEST ACTOR”

MENSCHY AWARDS GIVEN FOR

  • KINDNESS AND CARING COMIC

  • MENSCHY STORYTELLER

  • TZEDAKAH (charity) SUPERSTAR

  • EVERYDAY HERO

  • ECO-MENSCH

FILM STYLES

Filmmakers, you can choose the style you want for your video. The main thing is that tells us about a menschy thing you have done, someone else has done or to honor someone in history or the Bible who was a mensch. Here are some fun style ideas to choose from for your film, or you can come up with an original style of your own:

  • STORY

  • CARTOON

  • DANCE

  • PUPPET SHOW

  • COOKING DEMO

  • SHABBAT WISH

  • HOLIDAY GUIDE

  • DIARY

  • PODCAST

  • SKIT

  • POEM

  • SONG

  • JOKE, RIDDLE OR GAME

  • WORK OF ART