UGH Student Film Festival Theme:

The UGH Student Film Festival honors future filmmakers as they perfect their craft.

 Guidelines:

The festival showcases student films that reflect values such as: REDEMPTION, SPIRITUALITY, DIGNITY, TOLERANCE, EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, HOPE and TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

 

Criteria 

• Festival entries are open to all undergraduate and graduate students in film schools or universities. No high school entries.

• All films/videos submitted must be in English, subtitled in English or dubbed in English.

• Entries not to exceed 90 minutes in length.

• All genres accepted. (Drama, comedy, animation, documentary, family, narrative and other.)

• Entries must be submitted on DVD for jury screening. NO PAL.

• Winners will be asked to submit a BetaSP, DigiBeta, or 35mm print for the DGA screening. If you submit your film on BetaSP, DigiBeta or DVD it must be in the NTSC format.

• Films must have been completed between TBA  2011 while filmmaker was a student at a recognized educational/film institute. No paid commercial, theatrical or TV releases will be accepted.

• Winners will be selected by a panel of industry professionals.

• Winners participate in the publicity for UGH as well as other promotional events.

• The decisions of the judges are final.

• Winners attending the Awards ceremony in Ashland are responsible for travel and all expenses.

Rules 

• Submitted entries should reflect stated theme.

• Submit completed signed entry application and application fee (if not applying online), and your screener (DVD) to The UGH Student Film Festival no later than TBA.

• Submit clearly labeled DVD (no PAL) with the applicant’s Name, Address, Phone Number, Film Title and Running Time.

• Sorry, no high school entries.