Open to all high school students.

The best of the best, showing high school student short films from here and abroad. All filmmakers must be present to participate, either in person or via live video call.

Submission Guidelines & Information

• Projects with a running time of 10 minutes or less will be accepted.
• As of Fall, 2025, primary Director and Writer must be a high school student in grades 9-12 (see eligibility guidelines for students outside the U.S.).
• Primary Director must participate in festival either in person or via live video call.
• Only three submissions (i.e. projects) are allowed per person.
• Only projects completed after June 1, 2025 are eligible for competition.
• Production photographs and other supporting materials and information (i.e. bios) may be included with the application.
• While the work submitted remains the property of the creating artist, the Village of Schaumburg reserves the right to use submitted footage or stills to promote the festival at any time. Filmmaker also permits use of images or video taken of him or her at the festival.
• Deadline for submission: Monday, February 9, 2026.
• All filmmakers will be notified regarding acceptance into the festival by Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

Screen Test reserves the right to withhold awards for any category where criteria are not met.

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