Film Club presents Elmhurst University's Film Festival for its third year.

Join students from across campus in this one-of-a-kind evening celebrating student projects.

Any Elmhurst University student who created a project in class or outside of class from 2022 to 2026 is welcome to submit! Rough cuts of films are allowed, however, if selected as a nominee, a final cut must be provided no later than a week before the festival.

The festival will be held May 13th from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm in the Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel at Elmhurst University. The screening is free and open to anyone.

For more details about the event go to: https://eufilmclub.wixsite.com/eufilmfest

Awards & Prizes

*Film Competition*

Awards will be determined by the number of entries. Stay tuned on our website and on this site for more details!

Official categories TBD

*Screenplay Competition (Shorts/Features)*

-1st Place
-2nd Place
-3rd Place

Rules & Terms

- MUST be a current or former (graduated in 2025) Elmhurst University student.

- Group project films are allowed. Only ONE person on the filmmaking team should register (be it the writer, director, or producer), however, all group members need to be listed in order for them to receive recognition.

- Films MUST have been made between 2022 and 2026.

- All films MUST be copywrite free (including music, sfx, images, etc.)

- Copyright: All films must, to the best of your ability, be free of copyright restrictions (i.e. royalty-free music, permission to use stock footage, etc.)

- NO LIMIT on the number of entries a person may submit

- Rough cuts of projects are ELIGIBLE for submission (i.e., without final color correction or sound mixing). Please note that the programming committee will only consider the version submitted. A final cut MUST be provided to wpage9505@365.elmhurst.edu not later than a week prior to the event.

Details on the screener format will be provided upon acceptance to the festival, but expect that you should have a ProRest HQ 1080p version of your film exported for the final screening. For submission purposes, a Vimeo or YouTube link will suffice; if it is password-protected, please be sure to supply the password with your submission.

See our website for more information!