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UIL STATE FILM FESTIVAL 2025
1A-3A & 4A February 26, 2025  •  5A & 6A February 27, 2025

 

Film Contest INFORMATION

Contest FORMS

 

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

How to Obtain Permission ( U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress document)

 

PUBLIC DOMAIN Resources

MET 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

2024 Finalists & Results
2023 Finalists & Results  •  2023 State PROGRAM
2022 Finalists & Results
2021 Finalists & Results
2020 Finalists & Results 
2019 Finalists & Results
2018 Finalists & Results
2017 Finalists & Results
2016 Finalists & Results
2015 Finalists & Results
2014 Finalists & Results