“Shanah Tovah Super Menschy Movie Contest” A Sweet New Year’s Film Competition for Children
San Francisco – August 25, 2025 – Jewish Kids Media, the creator of Mitzvah Power Academy books and programs, is excited to announce a new Jewish Kids Film Festival competition called the “Shanah Tovah Super Menschy Movie Contest”.* The contest honors films that express “Super Menschy” themes for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It is open to children and families, Jewish day and Hebrew schools as a student, class or school project, synagogues, youth groups and JCC’s. There are two age divisions for young filmmakers: Junior (ages 5-8) and Senior (ages 9-12). Grownups are welcome to help. Films should be 3 minutes or less, in MP4 or MOV format and can be filmed using a phone camera. Children, with parent’s, teacher’s or advisor’s permission, should enter their film by September 15, 2025 on MitzvahPower.com. See below for what our entrants and winners will win! (*Shanah Tovah means Happy New Year.)
Super Menschy Movie Ideas
Shanah Tovah Super Menschy Movies may be created any way the young filmmaker wants. Here are a few “super menschy” movie ideas to get started:
● A Rosh Hashanah wish for your family, community or the world
● A super menschy mitzvah (good deed) you plan to do this year
● A fun video “Shanah Tovah” new years card for family and friends
● A super menschy project you are doing with your friends, like planting trees or helping at a food bank
● An “I’m Sorry” message to someone and a pledge to do better in the new year
Make it Easy, Fun, Super Menschy and Sweet!
The movie can be in the form of skits, stories, songs, animations, puppet shows, cooking demos, pet tricks, or art works. Our motto is, “Make it easy, make it fun, make it SUPER MENSCHY!” In honor of Rosh Hashanah…also make it super sweet!!
Please share the Shanah Tovah Super Menschy Movie Contest introductory video as seen HERE with children, families, schools, synagogues, youth groups and JCC’s. Watch our first Jewish Kids Film Festival winning films by Lev and Lila HERE.
Honors, Prizes and Podcast
All participants will be honored with a Menschy Award certificate, have their film featured in the Jewish Kids Film Festival Theater at MitzvahPower.com, and receive a free PDF of the first Mitzvah Power Academy book. Grand Prize Junior and Senior Winners will be chosen; five in the Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor categories and receive additional awards and prizes. The creator of the top film in each age division will receive an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Kids 16GB tablet. Winners will be announced and top entries shown at a special Jewish Kids Film Festival Podcast on September 18, 2025.
Be a Community PR Partner!
If your organization or media outlet would like to be a Community PR Partner of the Jewish Kids Film Festival - Shanah Tovah Super Menschy Movie Contest and can publicize it before the September 15 film entry due date, please contact Rabbi Linda immediately at 415-730-0661 or rabbilindabernstein@gmail.com. Your name/logo will be included in all 2025 contest outreach efforts and materials. You will be recognized at the September 18 Jewish Kids Film Festival podcast when we will announce the winners and show our top entries. Note: Rabbi Linda is available for interviews, book readings and events.
