Rules & Terms
CALL FOR ENTRIES DEADLINE: Entry Deadline is April 20, 2026; $1 entry fee per film.
Email ivie@mediaartscenter.org for more information.
May 30, 2026 for festival screenings and awards ceremony!
Location: UCSD @ Park & Market, 1100 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101
Info: https://ivieawards2026.eventive.org/schedule
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If assistance with the call to entry fee is needed, please email ivie@mediaartscenter.org for a waiver code.
Each entry must be sponsored by an adult (teacher, parent, guardian, extra-curricular adviser, etc.). Projects can be submitted on behalf of a classroom, class project, or individual student. All communication will be sent to the sponsoring adult responsible for the entry.
For each entry you will need to state the instructional objectives and/or standards addressed by the project.
For every classroom project, please submit only the “best” one to iVIE for consideration. In other words, if your students are creating similar projects on photosynthesis, please submit only one project to iVIE 2026.
Enter a project only once. Submissions may not have been entered previously to the iVIE Festival. The iVIE Awards are limited to amateur video endeavors of students and teachers. Videos commissioned for profit may not be entered.
This is a student film competition. It is accepted that primary grade teachers will be very involved in video production and editing, however it is expected that students participate in all parts of the process. At the intermediate and secondary levels, it is expected that students create the video with teacher guidance and approval only.
Save a complete, high-resolution copy of your project, as this is required for all nominated projects.
Entries must represent work that was completed after April 2025 of the previous year and up until upcoming 2026 deadline. See time limits per entry category below.
Please be sure you have permission on file for all of the students featured in your project. It will be your responsibility to upload forms releasing student likeness with submission.
Click here to access Waiver Forms:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v194bS-NscmynMySzNtvSj7xu85PHi-c
Forms can be emailed to ivie@mediaartscenter.org
Entries will be judged with respect to their specific grade level. The grade level groupings include:
Grades K-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12. There will be one winning entry per age group per category. Once again iVIE encourages students to explore different genres and themes via the many award categories.
Please be sure you have permission on file for all of the students featured in your project. It will be your responsibility to upload forms releasing student likeness with submission. Click here to access the forms:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v194bS-NscmynMySzNtvSj7xu85PHi-c
RUBRIC:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_LnyXvGYXn_y1vvgnDWW99IniLySG-MeEyV3eskWTf0/edit?usp=sharing
For more more information, please contact: ivie@mediaartscenter.org / 619-230-1938 x 101
