2025 AATF National French Week
Media Contest
Theme: Design your future with French
Visit the AATF's 2024 Media Contest playlist or the 2024 Wakelet collection view submissions and this link for previous years' submissions.
Entry form
- NEW: Entries will be submitted through the AATF's Member Portal. You will need to be logged in to see the submission form.
- Teachers will submit one form for each video/animation entered intoNFW Video Contest.
- Limit of five submissions per school and teacher.
Contest dates
- Submissions open November 4th.
- Submissions close December 18th.
- Results will be announced by January 31st.
- Click here for complete contest guidelines, judging criteria, and background music rules.
- Minimum length: 30 seconds | Maximum length: 3 minutes (10-15 seconds overtime accepted.)
- Videos that were produced for class projects that don't match the contest theme will not be rated.
Contest Divisions
- Intermediate (grades 6-8)
- Secondary (grades 9-12)
- Videos/Media may be presented in either English or French (or both!).
- Projects using French will receive "extra credit."
- Obvious computer-translated media will not not receive extra credit and may loose points.
Contest contact for questions
Please contact Catherine Ousselin, AATF Social Media Manager/National French Week Video Contest Chair with questions about technology tool suggestions or troubleshooting: catherineku72@gmail.com
Theme / Topic suggestions
In recent years, judges have noted that many videos rely heavily on France and stereotypes of the French and France (mustaches, berets, striped shirts, croissants, escargots, baguettes…).
We invite you to challenge your students to look beyond the French Revolution, Impressionist artists, and Coco Chanel. Depending on the theme, integrate the Francophone world and current Francophone artists, music, clothing trends, and food.
Suggested video tools
- Web-based Digital Storytelling tools
- Apps for Digital Storytelling
- Canva (Edu accounts)
- Screencastify (Student/Edu accounts)
Royalty-Free background music options
Fractus learning blog - 5 free and legal options for student project music
Adobe Education Exchange - Royalty-free music suggestions
