Calling any and all college students! The first ever Georgia Southern Film Festival is a film competition by college students for college students. This film festival celebrates the creation of film inside and outside of class and challenges students to put their best work forward and interact with other filmmakers their age. The festival accepts narrative films, documentaries, animated films, and music videos.

The main event of the festival will be the screening of the selected films and the awards ceremony, followed by a reception to network with other festival attendees. More events and activities will be announced as we move closer to the festival date.

Awards & Prizes

Best in Show/Jury Award
Runner-Up Award
Best Story/Screenplay
Best Actor & Best Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Editing
Audience Award

Rules & Terms

This festival is open to all college and university students! The primary author(s) of the film (writer, director, editor, producer) must be a currently enrolled college student.

Submitted films must be completed after December 31st, 2017 (production can start any earlier time).

Films must not be longer than ten minutes, including credits.

Copyrighted music, video, and images will not be allowed in this festival.

Film Club GSU officers cannot have a credit or fulfill a role for any above-the-line positions. The only credits they may have for the film are production assistant or special thanks. More specific credits will be evaluated by the Film Club officers after submission. Please see the Event Organizers for a list of Film Club officers.