Helper Arts Festival · Carbon Shortcuts Project
FUTURE
VISIONS
Through Your Lens · August 22, 2026
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01 · About
A Filmmaking
Challenge Like
No Other.
Carbon Shortcuts is back at Helper Arts Festival. This year the theme is Future Visions — incorporating and utilizing the past and present to create visions of the future through your lens.
A Utah based filmmaking contest open to all levels of creatives. Whether you’re a YouTuber, hobbyist, professional, or have never even pressed record on your phone — this project is for you. Dust off your cameras and mics, get your crew together, and head out to make the film you’ve been dreaming of.
CONTEST: Future Visions — Through Your Lens
STATUS: Registration Open
STEP 1: Select one genre from list
STEP 2: Include a life-enhancing or deterring invention
STEP 3: Keep runtime under 10 minutes
STEP 4: Submit before screening day
EVENT: August 22nd — Helper Arts Festival
REWARD: Guaranteed screening slot
02 · Genres
Pick Your
Future.
Choose one genre. Build your world. Your vision of the future is the only limit.
01
Utopia
Paradise Found
02
Dystopia
Paradise Lost
03
Cyber Punk
High Tech, Low Life
04
Kitschy Futurism
Retro-Tomorrow
05
Tech Fear
What Have We Done
06
Hacker
Into the System
07
Robots
Mechanical Minds
08
Cerebral SciFi
Mind Over Matter
09
Space Opera
Epic Among Stars
10
AI Is Good
The Bright Future
11
AI Is Bad
The Warning
Required Element
Every film must feature a life-enhancing or life-deterring invention — the technology that defines your future.
03 · How It Works
Make Your
Film. Show It
To The World.
1
Register
Sign up at filmulate.com/carbonshortcuts to lock in your spot. Open to all skill levels — from first-timers to seasoned pros.
2
Pick a Genre
Choose one of the 11 Future Visions genres as your creative lens. Your world, your rules, your vision.
3
Include the Invention
Your film must feature a life-enhancing or life-deterring invention. Past, present, or future tech — you decide what it does to the world.
4
Under 10 Minutes
Keep your film tight, punchy, and under 10 minutes. Every second counts when you’re building a future.
5
Submit Your Film
Submit before the deadline and your film earns a guaranteed screening slot at Helper Arts Festival on August 22nd.
6
Screen It Live
Watch your vision play on the big screen at Helper Arts Festival. 10 films, 10 genres, one unforgettable night in Helper, Utah.
Presented by
Carbon Shortcuts Project
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Helper Arts Festival
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Filmulate