Nourish Youth Food and Film Challenge

The Nourish Youth Food and Film Challenge is a chance for youth to get creative and share a unique story about food. The winning film-maker will be invited to attend the opening event of the Devour! The Food Film Fest in October 2025. They’ll also receive a prize valued at $500 and have their film screened on opening night of  the Festival. 

This year’s theme is “Celebrating Local”, and we can’t wait to see your creative take on what local food, farms, traditions, or community mean to you. Whether it’s a short documentary or something totally unique – if it’s about food and celebrates local, it belongs in the spotlight.

If you’re a young person in Nova Scotia with a story to tell about food, submit your film on your own or with a group of friends and show us what “local” tastes like through your lens!

And we’ve got resources to help get you started, check them out below!

Are you a teacher looking for fun and educational class activities related to food? This would be a great project for individual or group work, and creates a hands-on learning opportunity across grades and subjects. By participating, students can learn about filmmaking, technology & software, culture, community building, nutrition, health and more.

Challenge Details

Films must be:

• 1-3 minutes in length
• On theme “Celebrating Local”
• Made by children and youth
• Filmed horizontally

Deadline for Entry Submissions: October 7th, 2025