Submission Requirements:
– Only (1) entry per person.
– Films must not exceed 10 minutes.
– Films cannot contain anything controversial and no excessive profanity.
– No music videos or political parodies are allowed.
– Films must fit into one of the three categories: narrative, animation, and documentary.
– All work must be original and created for this project by the entrant(s).
– Films may not include copyright material unless they have written permission from the copyright owner or the proper licenses.
– No fee is required to enter the festival.
– Films must be in English or have English subtitles.
– All entrants will be notified via email of acceptance around May 14, 2016.
– The submission period ends on May 2, 2016 at 11:59 PDT.
– By submitting a film entry, each entrant and/or member of a team grants the Santa Barbara Student Film Festival a nonexclusive license to use the film in marketing, promotional material in all media, and screening
– The Santa Barbara Student Film Festival assumes no responsibility for any failure to receive an entry.
Eligibility:
– Entrant(s) must be a registered high school or college student in Santa Barbara County. Physical proof may be asked.
How to Enter:
– Submissions may be made by uploading to a FilmFreeway.
– If your film is selected, you will be asked to provide a physical copy of the film (acceptable formats include QuickTime movie on a DVD-R that must be labeled with the film title, director’s name, and email).
Winner Selection & Prizes:
– Judges will make their selections in the time period between the submission due date and the film festival screening.
– Films will be judged by a panel of judges.
– Following the submission period, judges will judge each film based on the following criteria:
– 30% for quality of storyline and script
– 20% Production Quality (e.g. lighting, shot composition, focus, sounds)
– 15% Editing
– 35% Creativity and/or content originality
– Judges will select multiple films, which will total to a maximum of 60 minutes in running time, to be screened at the film festival.
– The highest scoring film in each category (narrative, animation, documentary) will receive a prize of $250 USD and a custom SBSFF T-shirt.
– Student teams will not receive individual awards.
– The judges’ decisions are final.