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Guidelines to Enter

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​Eligible: All K-12 California Schools, Extracurricular Programs
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Cost: FREE

Theme: Student Media for a Better World

Prizes: Cash for your school, tools for classroom media creation and more! 

ENTRY WINDOW: March 3 - May 17 - DEADLINE EXTENDED!
​​NOTES
  • Please read through the rubric, requirements and directions BEFORE completing the application.  Once you get started, the online application should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
  • Because you cannot save an application in progress, please read through the instructions below BEFORE starting.

ENTRY GUIDELINES

  1. All entries must have a valid, public URL. Please double check that your URL is valid before submitting it.
  2. Enter a project only once.
  3. Each project may only be submitted to ONE category - either Academic (Humanities or STEM) or Artistic (Fiction or Non-Fiction).
  4. Teachers, parents or program coordinators submit all entries. All communication from the festival will be sent to the adult responsible for the entry.
  5. For teachers, they are is limited to a maximum of THREE total entries per class project. Do not submit an entire class of entries - pick your top, three.
  6. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. PST on the day of the submission deadline.
  7. Entries must represent work that was completed after March 15 of the previous year.
  8. Store a complete, high-resolution copy of your project, as this is required for all winning projects.
  9. Please be sure you have permission on file for all of the students featured in your project. It will be your responsibility to save all forms releasing student likeness until requested by media festival officials.

Please contact castudentmediafest@gmail.com  with submission questions.​