In Spring 2024, we are celebrating the hard work and talent of media creators at the College of Staten Island.

Awards- including the coveted Audience Choice Award- will be announced following the screening. $350 of awards will be allotted.

Submissions can be any video completed in the past 2 years. Submissions must not have been screened at any previous iteration of the CSI Film Festival.

No limit is placed on filmmakers for number of entries.

Films are to be under 12 minutes for consideration.

Selection Process
A committee of students select the films that are to be included. The Festival Committee hosts open forums during which the selection process takes place. To join the committee please contact Mitchell.Lovell@csi.cuny.edu.

Being selected for the Film Festival is pretty simple. If you project ranks satisfactory in technical merit, artistic merit, and appropriateness for intended audience it will be considered for the festival.

Students will be notified of their submissions May 11.

Before submitting, please read the category descriptions by clicking the "Category and Fees" to the right. Spoiler alert: the fee is $0.

Submissions should be made to only one category per project. Categories are for organization purposes and do not represent award categories.

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  • Michael Kelly

    It was such an honor to be part of this festival! Everyone who submitted created some amazing work and gave it their all!

    May 2022
  • Finn Hughes

    It was virtual so I hope we can return to in-person screenings

    April 2022