DFS Film Fest is an annual film festival hosted by the Davis Filmmaking Society, a student run organization at UC Davis. Our festival exists to highlight the work from DFS members and other student filmmakers on campus from narrative, documentary, and animation.

Audience Award
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Lead Actor/Actress
Best Screenplay
DFS Honors Award

To be accepted to the festival, please ensure that:

- Films must to have completed within the past year of the current festival year (ie. 2025 festival is held in May 2025. The film must to had been produced within June 2024-May 2025).
- Films must be submitted by a current UC Davis student and UC Davis students must make up at least 50% of the crew and cast.
- Submit using a valid UC Davis email.
- Submitting to the festival means you agree to attend the event in person on Saturday, May 24th, 2025 at California Hall.

Video Specifications:
- 720p or more
- Runtime less than 10 minutes
- No gratuitous sexual content, nudity, or violence will be accepted (up to the discretion of the festival curators)

Extra Information:
- There is no limit on the number of submissions per student, but please note that if the festival runs long, we may have to cut some submissions to ensure at least one work per student is showcased (if this happens, we will reach out to you indicate which film you would prefer to have screened)
- More information will be released closer to the festival date (please check your email)
- PLEASE SUBMIT A POSTER FOR YOUR FILM SUBMISSION

Overall Rating
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Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Jun Ya Fang

    Very fun! Had a blast with amazing talents and officers

    September 2024