*PFF2025 aims to create a platform exclusively for filmmakers who are under 18 years old. However, we do have a separate category for undergraduate students!*
Please read through the Rules & Terms before you submit your entry to PFF.
Rules & Terms
Entries with content defined by this article may be withdrawn at the discretion of the Organizers, Judging Panel, or a supervisory body.
This list overlaps with most recommendations and/or restrictions from various other authorities (such as the MPAA2); thus the Organizers strongly advise all applicants to adhere to standards that are in place around the world and consult our team if clarification is needed.
Entry Fee cannot be refunded.
1. Excessive use of profanity
1.1.Including profanity targeted at specific groups of people (e.g. by religion, gender, gender identity, race, national origin, sexual orientation)
1.2.Including strong language that viewers may find suggestive
2. Excessive demonstration of violence, homicide, aggravated battery
3. Excessive demonstration of blood
4. Excessive demonstration of firearms or other forms of weapons
5. Demonstration of any aspect related to wars or active military engagement (unless used strictly in a historical context and provided it does not in any way violate other points in this list)
6. Any demonstration of licentious nudity in any form
7. Any demonstration of controlled substances in any form
8. Any demonstration of a cast member consuming real alcohol and tobacco products
9. Purposefully included offensive messages and contextual references to specific groups of people (e.g. by religion, gender, gender identity, race, national origin, sexual orientation)
Submission Requirements
1. Maximum duration of films across all categories is 20:00 minutes.
2. All films must be submitted as a digital file with the following minimum quality requirements.
2.1. Video: 720p (HD) resolution
2.2. Audio: 128 kbps bitrate, mono
3. The director, writers, and producers of the film must be current middle or high school students and not be older than 18.
4. For undergraduates submission, all main roles and casts must be undergraduate students.
5. The film may have other cast members and support staff of any age, without restriction.
6. Submissions in languages other than English must have English subtitles.
7. The file format of the entry must be either of the following: MP4, MPEG-4, AVI, AVCHD, M4V, MOV.
