Film contest!

Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center is looking for short films for their “Cabin Fever” exhibition this winter, which examines the emotions and behaviors that manifest after hours of darkness and isolation.

Films must enhance the exhibition theme. Humorous, dark and weird films are especially welcome.

Entries must be 5 minutes or less. Entries selected by the curator will be on view for the duration of the exhibition. Winning filmmakers receive a $200 stipend. For more information visit http://bit.ly/AKCabinFever

The deadline to submit is September 1.

Art contest! Sktchy is celebrating the colored pencil — you could win $300 in art supplies! Just download the Sktchy app, choose a photo you’d like to draw, then submit your colored pencil drawing with the hashtag #coloredpencilmag in the caption before 11:59 pm on August 31.

Film contest! The Bear Tooth is having a Food Film Festival September 13 and they want short films about local food. Submit your five-minute-or-under film to the Bear Tooth by September 2 to have it considered for the film festival.

This month Day of the Girl is asking young women everywhere to help build awareness about the lack of female role models in today’s media.

From 2006 to 2009, not one female character was depicted in G-rated family films in the field of medical science, as a business leader, in law, or politics.

DOTG wants to hear what you have to say! Reflect on a specific moment in your life when you thought to yourself, “THIS is what it means to be a girl!” They are looking for original stories, poems, artwork, videos, photos, songs, or declarations about what it means to be a girl where you live.

You could be selected to present your piece at the 2nd Annual Girls Speak Out at the United Nations in October!

For more information visit http://dayofthegirlsummit.org/

The deadline to submit is August 1!

Hey teen filmmakers! The Northwest Film Center’s annual Fresh Film NW (formerly the Young People’s Film Festival) celebrates the next generation of regional filmmakers by showcasing their work and circulating it around the region and beyond.

Submissions are judged by a jury panel of professional filmmakers and educators. Individual and group submissions from youth ages 13 to 19 are accepted.

The deadline to submit a film is August 1.

Submit your film here: http://www.nwfilm.org/festivals/freshfilm/

The Que Pasa team took a mini road trip to the Mat-Su Valley this week to meet the folks at United Way of Mat Su, Mat-Su Boys & Girls Club and MYHouse and we decided we ❤ the Valley!

To show our appreciation we’re giving away TWO $25 gift cards to Jalapenos Restaurant in Eagle River.

If you live in Eagle River or the Valley all you need to do is LIKE, COMMENT ON or SHARE this post to be entered to WIN!

We’ll announce the winners Thursday, July 10!

And remember to LIKE Que Pasa? – Anchorage!

Want to be published in The New York Times? Enter their weekly Summer Reading Contest and you could be featured on the NYT Blog!

Every Friday from June 13 through Aug. 15 The New York Times will pose the same question: What interested you most in The Times this week?

Anyone 13 to 19 years old from anywhere in the world can post an answer, and contestants can choose from any Times article, essay, video, interactive or photograph published in 2014, on any topic they like. Every Tuesday they’ll choose winners, and publish them on their blog.

Enter the Fleet Reserve Association Student Essay Contest and you could win up to $5,000! Just write a 350-word essay explaining “Why I am proud to be an American.”

The contest is open to all students in 7-12 grade.

For more information visit http://www.fra.org/essay

Almost one million high school students drop out each year. The Raise Up Project wants to know why.

If you are 15-22 years old enter their online hip hop/spoken word contest by Monday, June 30, for a chance to win $5,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C., to perform at the Raise Up event in September.

For more information, visit http://www.raiseupproject.org/

Win a trip to Hollywood and walk the red carpet at the World Premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy!

Marvel, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Studio, Dolby, and Visa are on a quest to find real Guardians of the Galaxy: young men and women who – through service, science, and/or innovation – are bettering their communities on a local, national, and galactic level.

If you’re between the ages of 14 and 18, apply today. The deadline is June 29!

For a list of all the cool stuff you can win and information on applying visit http://www.marvelguardiansofgood.com/learn-more.php