USM's Film Club is bringing back our student film festival, with a new flair!

No matter if it is your first time holding a camera or you have already been screened in multiple festivals, the Husky Film Fest is here to share stories from students in all stages of skill development and from all walks of life. Come to our one-night screening in Tabolt Lecture Hall located in Luther Bonney on our Portland campus and join us in our celebration of student film makers and for a chance to win some awesome prizes! The screening will be held at 7:30pm on May 4th.

Last held in 2015, the Husky Film Fest has historically been an non-juried showcasing of USM student work. This year, we will have a jury that will select the best representations of student work to be shared at our live screening on May 4th. The festival is now open to all college and university students for entry-- USM STUDENTS-- EMAIL US FOR A FEE WAVER CODE FOR FREE ENTRY!

The jury will be selected from faculty at USM and various other colleges and universities in Southern Maine (more information TBD).

We will have prizes donated to us for awardees from local businesses and business chains (more information TBD)

Additional information will be added SOON:
-Specifics of prizes and awards
-Specifics on who our judges are and where they are from
-Dates and times of FREE filmmaking workshops held at USM for students of any college or university

Awards & Prizes

TBD
Prizes will be donated to us for awardees from local businesses and business chains.

JUDGES:
David Pierson -- USM faculty, Department of Communication and Media Studies
Jon Cavallero -- Bates College faculty, Department of Rhetoric
John Fireman -- Maine College of Art faculty, Department of Academic Studies and Art History
Corey Norman -- Southern Maine Community College faculty, Chair of Department of Communication and New Media
Additional Judges TBD

Rules & Terms

STUDENT ID REQUIREMENT
In order for your submission to be considered and not thrown out, please do ONE of the following:
-Attach a photo of your student ID to your project's PDF upload tab on the lower side of the left column of the page when you view your project's page
-Email a photo of your student ID to haley.depner@maine.edu
-Send an email to haley.depner@maine.edu from an .edu address (we will look to verify that the submission is NOT faculty of the university in question)

OUT OF STATE AND INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS
-Must be 15 minutes or less
-Must submit a valid student ID via the methods mentioned above
-If in a language other than English, needs to have English subtitles

IN STATE (Maine) STUDENTS:
-Must be attending a college or university in the state of Maine
-EMAIL US FOR A FEE WAVER CODE FOR FREE ENTRY!
-May submit films that are 45 minutes or less (for films greater than 15 minutes in length, submit to the "Longer Shorts" category)

ALL ENTRIES REGARDLESS OF ORIGIN OR CATEGORY ENTERED MUST OBIDE BY USM'S STUDENT CONDUCT CODE.
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  • W. Trent Welstead

    Great experience! The festival organizer was very friendly! I'm thrilled to have received the "Best Experimental Film" award!

    May 2018
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