The Oklahoma Student Film Challenge is a FREE Filmmaking Contest for all Oklahoma High School and Career Tech Students, presented by Clean Shorts Film Festival.

The winning film will receive a $500 Scholarship presented by the Charles Michael Blessington Foundation.

Charlie was my student at EOC Tech and a loved member of the Clean Shorts Film Festival family. Charlie passed in December of 2020. He left a huge hole in our class, family and community. He is deeply missed.

We want to use this platform to honor Charlie and his love of film.

The challenge for Oklahoma High School and Career Tech Students is to create a 3-5 Minute short film, using the required elements.

Each team needs to pre-register, Student and Teacher email is required.

The Required Prompts will be revealed in a response email to you and your teacher, when you register:

Genre: (Coming Soon)
Prop: (Coming Soon)
Line of Dialogue: (Coming Soon)



Completed films must be submitted by February 27, 2026.

Submissions will be scored by the team at Clean Shorts Film Festival. The Top 10 films will be presented to Charlie's Family for final voting.

The winning submission will receive a $500 Cash Scholarship from the Charles Michael Blessington Foundation.

Register today at: Link Coming Soon

Submissions are due February 27, 2026.

Finalist videos will be screened during Clean Shorts Film Festival, April 4, 2026.

The winning video will be announced and awarded the $500 Scholarship at the Clean Shorts Film Festival Awards Presentation on Saturday, April 4.

The Oklahoma Student Film Challenge rules are Simple:

* Open to Oklahoma High School and Career Tech Students Only

* Create a 3-5 Minute short film using the required element (emailed to you after registration)

* All Film Crew Members (Writing/Filming/Editing) must be current Oklahoma High School, grade 9-12 and/or Adult Oklahoma Career Tech Students. Verification of enrollment must be available if requested by OSFC staff.

* No Restriction for On-Screen Talent (Anyone can appear in the film, regardless of student status).

* Submissions open TBD . Submission deadline is March 6, 2026.

* Film must be made during the contest deadlines only. No previous footage allowed.

* Multiple Submissions are allowed. Students can create and or participate in multiple films.

To participate in the challenge, register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RZRG7F8

Thank you for participating & Good Luck!

If you have any questions regarding the contest, please email me at:
Ben.Hlavaty@mntc.edu

Awards & Prizes

Finalist videos will be screened during Clean Shorts Film Festival, March 6, 2026.

The winning video will be announced and awarded the $500 Scholarship at the Clean Shorts Film Festival Awards Presentation.

Rules & Terms

Clean Shorts Film Festival Rules:

All genres will be accepted for entry with the exception of adult subject matter.

All films accepted will meet the festival guidelines, which is based on the motion picture rating system, PG rating, with strict adherence to the following:

• No Vulgarity
• No F*Bombs
• No Nudity
• No Gore
• No Adult Oriented Material

Films should be appropriate for all audiences.

Official Selections will be based on adherence to the Clean Shorts Film Festival Guidelines, Judges Scoring Process, and the discretion of the Clean Shorts Film Festival Organizing Committee.

Clean Shorts Film Festival encourages filmmaker's to submit family oriented films. All genres will be accepted, including but not limited to Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Animation, etc.

Many customized awards including student film awards, and music video awards will be presented to filmmakers during the Awards Program on the closing night of our festival.

Entry & Screening:

Entry & Screening materials will not be returned unless paid shipping is provided. Entries may be submitted in the following formats: DVD, Data DVD, Blu-Ray, USB drive or digital transfer. Entry fees must be in U.S. Dollars and received in form of U.S. Bank Check or Money Order. Online payments are also accepted through Filmfreeway.com.

Entry fees are non-negotiable and non-refundable.

All entries selected for screening receive two (2) event passes in addition to other benefits.

Clean Shorts Film Festival does not accept pornography, gore or vulgarity.

Accepted entries will be requested to provide additional materials including Digital Poster, Filmmaker-Director Bio, High Resolution Color stills, and a Cast/Credit information sheet.

Clean Shorts will contact applicants at various times regarding their film, thus an e-mail address is required.

Screening dates, times and number of screenings is at the sole discretion of the festival programmer.

By digitally signing and submitting an entry, submitter expressly agrees to be bound by the terms of the official rules and regulations including but not limited to release of their submission. Additionally, submitter expressly states that he/she/they have the authority to waive any interest, right, or claim of any other party may have with regard to their interest in the submission. Further, submitter expressly agrees to defend and hold Clean Shorts Film Festival harmless from any claim arising out the use or release of the submission.
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  • Jo Shaw

    Loved the festival! Thanks so much to everyone involved!

    April 2025
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  • Michelle Blair

    This film challenge does "challenge" the students in a different way. It makes them think about making a short video in another way. Ben does a great job communicating. I wished we could have attended in person this year, but we had a scheduling conflict. We will definitely participate next year!

    May 2022
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