Join us for our first annual high school film festival where we showcase the creative talents of young filmmakers. This event is a platform for high school students to express themselves through the art of filmmaking. We welcome submissions from a list of genres and styles, and we encourage participants to share their unique stories with the audience.

The festival will feature screenings of short films created by high school students, followed by discussions and Q&A sessions with the winning filmmakers as well as workshops hosted by UCO, deadCenter, OCCC, and Rose State. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the next generation of filmmakers and their captivating visions.

To ensure you have completed your submission, please make sure you have received confirmation of payment. To finish submitting to the festival, you must revisit the festival after uploading your film and select your category!

All filmmakers who submit a film will receive a complimentary ticket for the day-long workshops, screenings, and panels for April 5, 2025, on UCO's campus. Learn more at go.uco.edu/OKTeenFilmFest

Awards & Prizes

- 1st & 2nd place winners per category and overall will receive free entry to screening event along with a plus one & monetary prizes. $100 for first place and $50 for second (prize is per film).

The overall category winner will also receive a trophy and a free pass to the deadCenter Film Festival 2025

Rules & Terms

1. The film’s director(s) must graduate high school in or after 2025 (current 8th through 12th graders).

2. The film’s director(s) must have proof of valid Oklahoma middle school or high school ID. Submitors will be contacted if their film is selected upon which a copy of a valid United States student I.D. is required. (Go to 'My Projects' > 'View', then use the 'Files & Attachments' tool toward the lower right side of your Project Page to upload a copy of your student ID.). Entries unable to provide proof of high school status will not be considered.

3. There are no limits on how many people can work on the film. Please list all contributors to your film on your FilmFreeway project page. All contributors should also be Oklahoma high or middle school students. Instructors may help in the production of films, but cannot qualify as a contributors.

4. All copyrighted material used in your submission, including but not limited to music, images, titles, and footage, MUST be properly licensed. You must have permission and/or the proper rights to all content submitted.

5. All films that contain nudity, gratuitous violence, excessive profanity, and/or derogatory and offensive intent will not be considered.
The length of films submitted must fall into one of two categories: 3 to 15 minutes (short film) or 1 to 3 minutes (microfilm).

6. Film submissions submitted without valid contact information will not be considered for awards.

7. All films must be directly uploaded to FilmFreeway and made downloadable, or they will not be considered for selection and screening. Please ensure that in your project file's privacy settings “Download Permissions” is set to “Festivals that I submit to my download my video.”

8. Any film that includes the main dialogue that is not English must be submitted with English subtitles.

9. Oklahoma Teen Film Fest is not a premiere film festival. This means that a film can be submitted to a festival that takes place before the Oklahoma Teen Film Fest. (The film does not have to have been made in the past year).

10. Award winners will be contacted via email 3 weeks before the festival (March 15).

11. Prizes (including monetary awards) are per category; prizes for winners and runners-up will be divided evenly among those listed in the entries for the winning films in each category.

To ensure you have completed your submission, please make sure you have received confirmation of payment. To finish submitting to the festival, you must revisit the festival after uploading your film and select your category!

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  • Reese Wood

    This festival was an absolute blast, and It was organized by such a nice and communicative group of people. Unfortunately, I had to leave early, so I did not get to participate in the tour of the facility and the award ceremony. However, my film “Don’t Overthink It” did still receive Best Film, and the staff worked with me to make sure I got my award before I had to leave. I hope this festival lives on for years to come!

    May 2025
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  • Nick G. Hickman

    For a first year film festival, hard to ask for any more. Loved this experience through and through.

    April 2025
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