Area high school and SCC students are encouraged to enter in St. Charles Community College's Student Film Festival in March. The deadline to submit entries is 5 p.m. March 14.

“Some students might have already made something in the past year that they could submit - a short film for a school project or just a movie they made with friends,” said Darren Osburn, film festival coordinator and SCC communication professor. “We encourage students to enter those movies in the festival for a chance to win money.”

Students can submit films for the following categories:

  • Documentary (8 minutes or less): A presentation that records actual living characters and settings and/or details historical or current events. Infomercials, public relations videos and promotional films are not eligible.
  • Comedy Shorts (8 minutes or less): Original or minimally inspired works of comedy. The film should challenge, entertain and/or provoke.
  • Drama Shorts (8 minutes or less): Original or minimally inspired works of drama. The film should challenge, entertain and/or provoke.
  • Silent Film (5 minutes or less): Original or minimally inspired work set to music that does not contain audible dialogue. Must use 3-5 title cards/intertitles. Color is allowed, but black and white footage is preferred.
  • Experimental/Animation (5 minutes or less): All remaining genres of programs including, but not limited to, animation, experimental, computer graphics, special effects and stop-frame techniques. All footage must be original.

For submission guidelines or to download an entry form, go to stchas.edu/filmfestival. Financial prizes will be awarded to the winners of each category, the overall winner and the audience favorite. All entries will receive feedback from judges and some screen time during the awards ceremony, and the winning entries will be screened in their entirety.

The awards ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in the auditorium of the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building on the SCC campus.

For more information, contact Darren Osburn at 636-922-8564 or dosburn@stchas.edu.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit stchas.edu.