Make a Film. Get Seen. Win Big.
Are you a student with a passion for film? Now’s your chance to shine!
Create a 1–5-minute short film (any appropriate genre) and you could see your work screened to a national audience — with the chance to win exciting prizes and gain recognition for your creativity.
🎬 **Are you a student with a passion for film?
Now’s your chance to shine!**
Create a 1–5 minute short film (any appropriate genre) and you could see your work screened on the big screen — with the chance to win awards, prizes, and national recognition for your creativity.
👥 Who Can Enter
✅ Open to all schools across the UK
✅ For students aged 8–18
Junior Category: 8–13
Senior Category: 14–16
Senior Plus Category: 16–18
✅ Any genre welcome — drama, comedy, documentary, animation, experimental… you decide!
✅ Finalists’ films will be screened at a special cinema event
✅ Winners will receive awards, certificates, and recognition
📅 Key Dates – 2026 Festival
📝 Festival Opens for Entries: 8 December 2025
⏰ Submission Deadline: 31 May 2026
📢 Notification Date: June 20th 2026
🎬 Film Festival Screening Event: Friday 3rd July 2026
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Location
📌 Picture House Cinema, Epsom
Friday 3rd July 2026
🎟️ Tickets available closer to the date
💡 Theme: Journeys
Stuck for an idea?
Explore the theme in any creative way you like:
A physical adventure
An emotional journey
A journey through time or imagination
A character’s personal transformation
A symbolic or abstract journey
✨ Every story begins with a journey.
❓ Got Questions?
Contact us at:
📧 [email protected]
⚖️ The Rules
Here are the rules, guidelines, and press pack for the festival
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🗣️ “I didn’t know filmmaking could be this much fun.”
🗣️ “Using my phone to make a film was easier than I thought.”
🗣️ “Watching my film on a cinema screen was the best moment of the year.”
Hearing what students created last year helps everyone understand the possibilities.
Your film could be…
✔ Drama
✔ Comedy
✔ Animation
✔ Documentary
✔ Thriller (U/PG)
✔ Experimental
✔ Or something totally new
Every style was welcomed — and celebrated.
Last year’s filmmakers started exactly where you are now — with an idea.
This year’s theme Journeys opens the door to even more creativity.
Your film could be the one shown on the cinema screen this July
