Pens to Lens Announcements

• Pens to Lens 2025 (12/12/2024) – The Pens to Lens Student Screenwriting and Filmmaking Competitions are returning for a new season in 2025! Kids write scripts which are then submitted to Champaign area filmmakers who pick their favorites to produce as actual short films. The films are presented to the community in a red carpet event to honor the young writers. […]
• Submissions are Open! (8/13/2018) – We are now accepting student screenplay submissions for Pens to Lens 2019! You can get educational resources and submission guidelines here, and when you’re ready to submit, you can find the screenplay submission form here.  Remember — screenplay submissions close February 28th, 2019! We are also accepting student-produced short films for the Student Filmmaking Competition! […]
• Pens to Lens 2018 Gala (7/17/2018) – The Pens to Lens 2018 Gala will be held on Saturday, August 11th, once again at the beautiful Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign! For the full lineup, check out the Event on Facebook. Tickets to the Gala can be purchased here.

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