Open Mind Film Festival

The deadline to submit films is March 27, 2025. All qualified films will be viewed by a panel of judges.

Eligibility: Open to all students (grades 9-12) currently enrolled in high school in the United States. There is no fee for submitting a film.

Length of Film: 5 minutes or less.

Each film must be submitted with a FilmFreeway submission form.

We accept all forms of film including narratives, documentaries, animations, music videos, and public service announcements.

Please feel free to include a film poster using the tools available on FilmFreeway.

Finalists agree to have their films shown at the Open Mind Film Festival and to have their content used in promotional materials for the festival.

Finalist filmmakers will be asked to submit a Vimeo version of their film and to submit a very brief recorded video introduction to their film.

We are interested in the ideas and concerns of young filmmakers and are open to all content, however films which are excessively violent or sexually exploitive will likely not be selected.

By submitting a film to the Open Mind Film Festival, the filmmaker(s) acknowledges, represents and affirms that he/she has:

*obtained consent from any and all other persons or entities who have ownership rights, licenses or interests (including without limitation, intellectual property rights, rights of publicity, distribution licenses, etc.) in the film, and

* obtained and otherwise cleared any and all rights to all materials included in such film (including, without limitation, with respect to all music included in the film, all copyrighted works and trademarked content used in the film, all participants featured in the film, etc).