Michigan Student Film Festival

The Festival is open to ONLY Michigan K-12 students who have participated in producing a film or video (in school, at home, with a community group). Video projects completed while students were enrolled K-12 may be submitted (e.g. high school graduates who completed a video after the previous year's festival deadline).

Mature subject matter, inappropriate language and excessive violent content may disqualify your entry from competition based solely upon DAFT's discretion.

Judges in Round 1 will review a maximum of 5 minutes of an entry. Submitters of longer entries may stipulate a beginning time for judges to begin viewing their entry. If an entry is selected Best of Show up to 5 minutes of the film will be shown during the final festival. The judging committee may decide to show a slightly longer excerpt if scheduling permits.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: To be considered for Best of Show award-level, entries that have material whose rights are not owned by the producers should include clear permission from the owners of the music, images, video. DAFT offers many links to royalty-free music under the "Resources" tab at www.daftonline.org. While educational-use of material can provide useful training for students, DAFT fully supports the ethical use of all creative material and encourages its students and teachers to adhere to these principles. Any questions, please contact us at info@daftonline.org.

STUDENT-PRODUCED: While DAFT recognizes the important role of teachers/mentors in the production of entries--especially at the K-8 level, DAFT reserves the right to not award a Best of Show selection if it is determined that the project was not primarily student produced. The selection committee may reach out to the producers for more information, however the responsibility of full disclosure of adult involvement lies with the submitter (teacher or student).