The Mission of Youth Driven Cinema is to educate and engage the youth of Martin County by fostering community involvement within the arts and sciences.  Students are tasked with creating a short video that follows a particular conservation-based theme and encouraged to use their imaginations.

Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of judges and the top five films in each category (Elementary, Middle, High School, and School of Fish) will be shown at the festival with prizes awarded.  Students, families, and the general public are encouraged to attend the film festival.