Information for Submitters

We accept high school and middle school narratives, documentaries, animations, experimental films, or any other genre through FilmFreeway!

Please read all information on this page before submitting your film:

Eligible States

All high school and middle school students in the following states & regions below are welcome to submit!

Rules & Terms

Please read all the rules and requirements before submitting your project:

1. The film’s director(s) must be a current high school or middle school student or must have been a high school or middle school student when the film was made.

2. The film’s director(s) must have resided in one of the following states in the southern United States when the film was made: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia.

3. You may submit as many submissions as you would like, but films submitted before the priority deadline will be considered for screening first.

4. There are no limits on how many people can work on the film. Please list all contributors to your film on your FilmFreeway project page.

5. All copyrighted material used in your submission, including but not limited to music, images, titles, and footage, MUST be properly licensed. You must have permission and/or the proper rights to all content submitted. Please contact us if you are unsure.

6. Movies that contain nudity, gratuitous violence, excessive profanity, and/or derogatory and offensive intent will not be considered.

7. If you choose to submit with a YouTube link, we will request a downloadable link for your film if selected. You must send this link in order for your film to be screened.

8. Please keep film files 4GB or under.

9. The time limit for all submissions is 30 minutes, but excerpts of longer films are permitted.

Awards

Best Film
Best Narrative
Best Documentary
Best Direction
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Special Effects
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Georgia Film
Best Young Filmmaker (Middle School)
Best Animation
Best Sound Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Highlight Reel/ Promotional Video
Additional awards possible, to be announced at the festival