Submission Categories & Types of Projects

Submission Categories

Entries may be submitted as either Curricular or Craft--please see subjects that apply to each category below.

Curricular:
  • Bilingual/Foreign Language
  • History/Social Studies
  • English/Language Arts
  • Mathematics
  • Fine and Performing Arts ( art, film, media, photography)
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) and
  • Coding (programming, AI, engineering, web design) 
  • Teacher Created Project
  • Science and Health (includes Physical Education)
  • Special Education Project
  • Journalism (includes news show, yearbook, school information)
 
Craft:
  • 3D Printed Object
  • Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Project
  • Best Editing
  • Screenplay (copy of script required at submission)
  • Original Score
  • Instructional or “How-To” Video (how-to, lesson demonstration by student)
  • Animation (machinima, stop-motion, hand-drawn animation, etc.)
Types of Projects

  • NEW! 3D Printing Object - The Makerspace movement has taken education by storm. And creativity is now on full display in glorious 3D! Upload or link to your project file and the judges will download, print and evaluate the objects to determine the winner of this exciting physical festival entry type!
  • NEW! Augmented/Virtual Reality - Technology is providing new and exciting ways for us to interact with digital objects in our physical world. Students that create virtual or augmented reality projects may submit their work into this new category for consideration. 
  • NEW! Coding Challenge - Student programming projects are now eligible for consideration in the festival. Please submit only finished projects, viewable on the web or able to be executed on Windows, Macintosh, Android or iOS platforms. Please note the platform in the entry section and provide a link for download.   
  • Live Action – The Live Action production type includes full motion productions that generally have on-screen talent in the form of actors, instructors, hosts, or narrators. Often, a computer will be used for titles, credits, overlays, and editing. Cell phone videos fit into this division. Projects encoded in most commonly accepted video will be accepted online. Examples of live action projects include: digital short, public service announcement (PSA), documentary, music video, video yearbook, news broadcast.
  • A “Sequential Stills” Movie - A sequential stills movie production is a series of images with text, music, video clips and/or narration added that are made into a video or multimedia project. These are  oftentimes created in multimedia or movie-making software programs such as iMovie or MovieMaker, PowerPoint, Photo Story, MediaWorks or Hyperstudio. Projects encoded in most commonly accepted video will be accepted online, or uploaded in a single .zip archive.
  • Animation – An Animation includes drawn images, clay models, and/or real-life models that are animated to create the illusion of movement. If a piece integrates live action and animation, it falls under the animation production type. Famous examples of integrated animation are the 1945 Gene Kelly film, Anchors Aweigh and 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Projects encoded in most commonly accepted video will be accepted online, or uploaded in a single .zip archive.
  • Interactive Stills – An Interactive Stills production includes images that are viewed in an order chosen by the viewer. Interactive Stills use navigation buttons and/or menus to enable the viewer to select a path. Text, music, video clips and narration may be incorporated into an Interactive Stills production. Media should be uploaded in a single .zip archive.
  • Website – A website is similar to an Interactive Stills however, it must be available on the Internet until November of the festival year. No media will be required but a valid public website address URL must be provided during the submission process. Changes after submission will not be considered during the judging process.
  • Interactive Multimedia Project – Using any of a number of media authoring tools, students create projects that combine various media and are presented via static, downloadable files. Note – a free, downloadable player must be available for entry to be eligible.