Judging Application |

Judging Application

Thank you for your interest in becoming a judge with Directing Change. The entire judging process is completed online and takes about 2 hours (for our annual film contest judging). The personal information collected here will be used to build your judging portal and to, as funding permits, mail you a thank you card. We will not share your personal information with organizations or people not associated with the Directing Change Program. Judging will occur in late March 2023.
Email*
Name*
First Last
Title (If Applicable)
Organization
County you work or live in
Are you a youth ages 14 to 25 or do you work in a K-12 school?*
- Yes
- No
Are you judging for the first time?*
- Yes
- No
Judge Training Webinar: New judges will be asked to attend a virtual webinar or watch a recorded webinar to learn how to judge and score the youth films. If you are a returning judge, you are welcome to watch the webinar but it is not required. Webinar dates will be announced in 2023.
Please provide a one sentence bio describing your expertise or interest in judging this contest. Please submit the sentence the way you would like it posted on the contest website.
Here are a few examples:
Estela Padilla: Estela Padilla is the Outreach and Education Coordinator for the Kern County Mental Health (KCMH) Department. Estela coordinates outreach and education efforts as well as leads the May is Mental Health Awareness month activities in Kern County.

Elaine E. Collins: I have been supporting and empowering adolescents for over 25 years in a high school setting and look forward to the day when mental health issues are no longer stigmatized.
Phone
Mailing Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Are you interested in judging entries monthly as part of our Hope and Justice contest?*
The monthly Hope & Justice category asks young people to explore how they are coping through tough times. Students may submit entries related to the themes of “Hope,” “Justice,” or our monthly prompt. Time commitment is about 2 hours/month.
- Yes
- No
How did you find out about us?
Anything else we should know about you?
You will be randomly assigned to judge one of our categories, but we will do our best to have you score a specific one if you have expertise or pertinent experience that pertains to one of the categories.