UW Film Club is excited to bring you the best of UW's student film creations! One of our most popular annual events, the UW Student Film Festival showcases amazing work from University of Washington students. We also screen entries from our 36 Hour Film Festival contest and award prizes for the best films! Any student from the University of Washington may submit. Please submit using your UW email (only work from UW will be considered).

The deadline for submissions is Monday, May 27th at 11:59 pm.

Awards & Prizes

There will be three awards given out this year. There will be a trophy for Best Overall Film that will be based on scores from our panel of judges; this film will also earn a spot on our newly minted Annual Plaque where we will keep track of annual winners and pass it down year to year. Additionally, there will be an award for the Best 36 Hour Film. This award will also be judged by our panel of judges and we only be competing against films within the 36 Hour Film Competition (though 36 Hour Films do have eligibility for Best Overall Film as well). Lastly, there will be an Audience Award that will be given out based on what film the audience votes as their favorite.

Rules & Terms

UW Student Film Festival:
-All submitted films must be made by a current student at the University of Washington (graduate or undergraduate). Film must be under 20 minutes in length, MP4 format, and 1080p resolution or lower, and submitted before Monday, May 27th at 11:59pm.
-Please submit your film via our FilmFreeway link. It is an easy way to submit your work and be notified about the status of your film. Please include the director of the film in the by line of submission. You may submit as many films as you would like for the festival, but only one film per director will be selected. On May 28th you will be notified about the status of your submission.
-Attend the Festival on May 30th! Room still pending!

36 Hour Film Competition:
-Prior to the event on May 17th, please email uwfilmfriends@gmail.com expressing your interest in competing. Please include a team name. This is done so we know how many props we need to bring the day of.
-The 36 Hour Film Competition will begin on May 17th in Red Square at 7:00pm. Groups will randomly select one prop and one line of dialog, and have 36 hours to make a film.
-The line of dialog we give you must be spoken in the film. The prop we give you must be featured in the film. Film length should be between  3-5 minutes in length. The tighter the better. Preferred file format is MP4 at 1080p or lower. Suggested teams of 6 people (actors not included - this rule is lenient in order to accommodate teams that want to work together).
-All submissions must be turned in digitally via our FilmFreeway link between 7am and 8am on May 19th.
-All 36 Hour submissions will be shown at the UW Student Film Festival on May 30th.
Awards

A new addition to this year's festival is that all accepted entries will be preserved in the UW Library System for future reference! Upon acceptance, you will need to fill out a form with out some information on your film, and giving approval to the library system to house your work. We will reach out to you when the time comes.