CATEGORIES
OPENING SEQUENCE
From drama to murder mystery, this best leaves everyone on a questionable note
3 minute limit
any genre
ineligible for the Best Director award
SHORT FILM
Some freak us out and some leave us at a standstill
15 minute limit (including credits)
any genre
MUSIC VIDEO
Visually explicit and audibly pleasing
any song can be used (with permission/credit)
explicit words to be muted
AWARDS
SHORT FILM
Best Short Film
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Screenplay
Best Direction
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
MUSIC VIDEO
Best Music Video
Best Original Song
Best Direction
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
OPENING SCENE
Best Opening Scene
Best Direction
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Rules & Guidelines
This festival is only open to participation by people of age ranging from 15-22 years old
You don’t have to be a part of an institute in order to participate
It is not necessary to participate in order to attend the main event
The submission fee is fixed and non-refundable, even if your submission does not pass the selection round
All the submissions have to adhere to Cedar College’s Code of Conduct
Any form of nudity, religious misconduct or verbal explicitness will not be tolerated, thus the submission will be disregarded
After you submit your film, you will enter the selection round in which the fate of your submission will be decided.
If your film passes the selection round, it will be announced as an official selection for Cedar Film Festival 2024 and screened at our main event with a chance to win multiple awards.
The submission fee is only for one submission, if you are to submit multiple submissions you have to pay the fee multiplied by the amount of submissions
How does my submission qualify?
After you submit, you will receive a conformation message if you submit everything correctly. After the conformation message, your submission will enter the selection round. The Selection Committee will be the one deciding the fate of your submission. Your submission will be checked for the following;
overall production quality
narrative
If your submission is selected, it will be screened at our main event.