The Park Lane International School Film Festival is both an opportunity for students to explore the world of filmmaking and a celebration of creative expressions through the lens of a camera. The film festival is a collaborative effort between educators in film to bring together young filmmakers from different secondary schools in an attempt to foster their love for filmmaking. The film festival will take place at Kino 64 U Hradeb on May 22nd 2026 from 16:30 to 20:00.

Grand Prize: Awarded to the best film across all categories
Special Jury Prize: Awarded to the best technical or writing achievement
Audience choice award: Awarded by the audience on the day of the event

Grand Prize: Participation in a summer workshop at the Prague Film Institute
Other prizes will include various filmmaking accessories

You must be a secondary school student between the ages of 11-19.

Your film must not exceed 8 minutes in length including the credits.

Your movie cannot be AI-generated.

FilmFreeway will be handling the film submissions. Movies must be submitted in MP4 format or links from Vimeo or YouTube.

If selected, you will be asked to provide a full HD (1920x1080), QuickTime file (pro-res 422 or better) via Dropbox, WeTransfer, or another online large file transfer service.

Provide embedded English subtitles if your film is not in English.

An Entry must be the original work of the Entrant and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity, or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. If an Entry contains any material or elements that are not owned by the Entrant, and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the Entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submitting such Entry, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the use and exhibition of the Entry by the Festival in the manner set forth in these Terms, including, without limitation, name and likeness permissions from any person who appears in or is identifiable in the Entry, music licenses, and location releases. The Festival reserves the right to request proof of these permissions in a form acceptable to the Festival from any entrant at any time. Failure to provide such proof may, if requested, render the Entry null and void. By submitting an Entry, the Entrant warrants and represents that he/she and any persons appearing or who are identifiable in the Entry consent to the submission and use of the Entry in the Contest and to its use as otherwise set forth herein.

By submitting an Entry, you hereby grant to the Festival a royalty-free, fully paid up right to show the films submitted. These rights include, without limitation, the right to exhibit the Entry at the Park Lane Student Film Festival and to use the Entry in any and all media including but not limited to the Festival’s and the Festival’s licensee’s social media properties and/or offline media, in perpetuity without compensation, permission, or notification to the Entrant or any third party.

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  • Vojta Tesař

    As a student from Parklane, I really enjoyed our own film festival. The films were very good, the hospitality was great, and overall I had a great time. Thank you.

    April 2026
  • Bianca Gontijo Carreira Alvim

    It was wonderful. The best festival ever.

    May 2025
  • Aneta Vostrá

    Absolutely wonderful. I really liked the way the videos were played and it was organised very well. The presenting of awards was done beautifully and the certificate and trophy are both very well designed. Very nice venue, hope to back next year!

    May 2025
  • Jean-François Drimaracci

    A high-quality event expertly managed by true professionals. Excellent communication. Congratulations again to the entire team!

    May 2025