Submission Guidelines

Submitting students must be SFSU Cinema majors, undergraduate or graduate.

The film must be 20-minutes or less. Any film that exceeds the 20-minute time limit will not be considered.

Any film that was made after last year's Film Finals are eligible. Films that were made prior to May 2022 will not be considered.

Submitted films do not have to be made for a Cinema class, but no paid work for the cast and crew is allowed in order to be considered for selection.

All narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation projects are eligible.

Filmmakers can submit more than one project to be considered for selection.

The last day to submit your film is April 30, however for consideration you may submit a rough cut/work-in-progress as long as you deliver the final cut by May 7.