Film
2024 STATE Film Festival - Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (tentative date)
ENTRY DEADLINE: JANUARY 20, 2024 by 11:59 PM CST
2023 State FINALISTS and RESULTS (With links to films)
2023 State PROGRAM
Film Contest INFORMATION 2023-2024
- UIL FILM HANDBOOK Contest Rules, Deadlines and FAQ's
- Description of Film CATEGORIES updated 8/31/2023
- UIL FILM PORTAL - Entry Deadline JANUARY 20, 2024 by 11:59 PM CST, Portal opens for entry on Jan 1, 2024
IMPORTANT: Do NOT ALLOW students to submit entries. A FACULTY MEMBER OR ADMINISTRATOR MUST DO IT.
- Portal INSTRUCTIONS - Portal Registration and Film Submission (coming soon for 2024)
- Constitution and Contest RULES - Section 1036 - Film
- GETTING STARTED with the UIL Film Festival Presentation by Heidi Whitus
- Film TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL BUDGETS Presentation by Heidi Whitus
- Understanding the TABULATION SYSTEM for Film
Contest FORMS
- Intent to Participate FORM - Form closes Dec 1, 2023 Please note: this form is not required, but it is helpful to UIL for contest planning
- STUDENT Photographic Consent and Release Form (Needed by UIL at the State Level)
- COACH Photographic Consent and Release Certification Form (Needed by UIL at the State Level)
- COMMUNITY STANDARDS and Compliance form
- Film MUSIC LOG to be kept on file on home campus
The NOBELITY SOCIAL IMPACT Award
The Nobelity Project is excited to announce the Nobelity Social Impact Award, celebrating student films promoting social change. Given during the UIL Young Filmmaker's Festival, this award honors short films which inform and inspire audiences about issues that the teams care about.
Resources for the BEGINNING FILMMAKER
Studiobinder for pre-production document templates, & terrific videos about film basics such as types of shots
Save the Cat is a method for developing solid story structure in screenplays; the website includes lots of examples of existing films with breakdowns of their story structure
Learn about film is packed with information and advice to help you make short films or videos
PUBLIC DOMAIN Resources
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Public Domain IMAGES
Harry Ransom Center (HRC) DIGITAL COLLECTIONS (includes public domain content)
NASA IMAGE Gallery // NASA VIDEO Gallery // NASA IMAGE USE Guidelines
Past RESULTS
2022 Finalists & Results
2021 Finalists & Results
2017 Finalists & Results
2016 Finalists & Results
2015 Finalists & Results
2014 Finalists & Results
