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Rules for the CEC Student Film Fest
4th - 12th
5 minutes
Grades which are eligible to enter. Elementary, middle and high school students participate separately. Students must live or attend school in San Mateo County.
Maximum length of film (excluding end credits).
Films can range in genres, as long as they pertain to the environment.
1+
Size of your filmmaking team...you can work individually or with some friends!
Zero
No copyrighted images or watermarks are allowed!
Films must include relevant citations in the credits or in the body of the film.
20 - 40 sec.
Submit a 20 - 40 second long clip of your film that BCE can use in a montage of all the films submitted in your division. Choose your favorite part!
Contacts
Submit your name, grade, email and mailing address, and your parent's/guardian's name, email and phone number in the Google Form.
YouTube
Your video must have a title! Title your video on YouTube the tile of the film. Filmmakers should not set it to "For Kids" when they upload to YouTube.
Consent
Your submission gives permission to CEC and the BEC to use or reproduce your video footage, photograph or voice recording for promotional purposes.
March 17
The Sunday night that your submission is due at 11:59PM. Upload your video to YouTube with the title of your film and submit using the form below!
April 24
The Wednesday night of the Film Fest at the BHS Theater, from 6:30 to 8PM.
You must be present in order to win!
Click on the icon to check out the rubric our judges will use to evaluate your film!
Click on the icon to submit your film via Google Form! Be sure to upload your video to YouTube.
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