Edumacated BMX blog Defgrip has announced that they are linking up with the Bicycle Film Festival to present the BMX shorts category at the 2010 Bicycle Film Festival. The Defgrip crew will be curating the BMX category to help find the best up and coming or simply underexposed BMX filmmakers in the world. Their selections will be screened in over 30 cities across the globe, so it aint no joke. Deadline for submission is March 27, 2010. Go here for full rules.

With such a nifty name, the NFFTY film fest has got to be pretty rad. Seriously though, Nike 6.0 joined forces with the festival to create an Action Sports Category that enables aspiring shredumentarians aged 22 and under to submit films for the Seattle event being held this April 29 through March 2. Here are the rules:

The action sports category is open to any short film (30 minutes or under) that represents, showcases or is inspired by Action Sports, including skateboard, snowboard, surf, moto, wake, BMX, or freeski. In order to meet eligibility criteria for NFFTY 2010: 1) the film’s director must have been 22 years old or younger at completion of filming; 2) all music and other copyrighted material used in films must be original or filmmaker must have obtained permission from the owner; and, 3) the film must be in English or subtitled in English.

The deadline for the action sports category is Feb. 15th and you can enter right here.