HITN TV announced that entries are officially being accepted for the first edition of the ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Festival to debut from April 15 – May 15, 2020. The online film festival will inform, inspire and elevate the voices of young Latinx in film, by creating new pathways for their stories to be heard. Presented under the theme The Past meets The Present and Moves into the Future, the ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Festival is designed to support emerging Latinx filmmakers in their creative endeavors, embracing a wide range of film genres that showcase the talents, vision, history and culture of historically underrepresented communities. Filmmakers are invited to submit their short films for one of the following categories:
• Technology
• Arts & Culture
• Environment
• Education
• Social Empowerment
Qualified filmmakers can submit their entries on CineYouthFest.org through Film Freeway. The submission period runs through Sunday, April 5, 2020.