• All entries must be original, undergraduate student-created films.
• All the works for the competition category must be produced within One year of April
12th 2025.
• By submitting your work, you certify that you hold the necessary rights for the
presentation of this film.
• There is no limit to the number of films that a filmmaker, producer, or film school may
submit.
• Fiction, documentary, animated, and experimental student films up to 15 minutes in
length are eligible for the competition category.
• In order to be admitted, the materials must be in English or presented with English
subtitles (embedded).
• Once a film has been submitted for participation, it cannot be withdrawn.
• The Festival does not pay screening fees as it is a non-profit festival.
• The deadline for registration and delivery of materials is March 1st, 2025.
• Dillard University Film Society has a no-refund policy and reserves the right not to return
any submission fees once the film is successfully submitted through FilmFreeway.
• No resubmitting films already submitted at the previous Rising Stars Film Festival is allowed!!
