sleepwalkers student and short film festival
Tallinn, Estonia
96
Tier AScreenings
Festival directory
Student Film Festivals
Festivals that center student and emerging filmmaker work, filtered toward higher legitimacy scores so school budgets go further.
How to use this hub
Student festivals can be excellent first steps — or soft targets for mills that market to film schools. Verify screenings and juries the same way you would for any paid submission.
If your school requires “festival laurels,” ask whether they care about Tier A/B legitimacy or any certificate will do.
Also browse Tier A, Warnings, and our scoring methodology.
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columbia university, film festival
New York; Los Angeles, United States
94
Tier AScreenings
norwegian student film festival
Lillehammer, Norway
94
Tier AScreenings
open festival of student and debut films "saint anna"
Moscow, Russia
94
Tier AScreenings
open st.petersburg student film festival
Saint Petersburg, Russia
94
Tier AScreenings
syracuse university's human rights film festival
New York City, United States
94
Tier AScreenings
fide international student documentary film festival
Paris, France
94
Tier AScreenings
living skies student film festival
Regina, Canada
94
Tier AScreenings
watersprite, cambridge international student film festival
Cambridge, United Kingdom
94
Tier AScreenings
ryerson university film festival
Toronto, Canada
94
Tier AScreenings
carnegie mellon university
Pittsburgh, United States
94
Tier AScreenings
international student film & video festival of beijing film academy
Beijing, China
94
Tier AScreenings
kyoto international student film & video festival
Kyoto, Japan
94
Tier AScreenings
national student film festival
Tehran, Iran
94
Tier AScreenings
Michigan Student Film Festival
Royal Oak, United States
94
Tier AScreenings
California Student Media Festival
California, United States
94
Tier AScreenings
Anim8 Student Film Festival
Downers Grove, United States
92
Tier AScreenings
sehsuchte international student film festival
Potsdam, Germany
87
Tier AScreenings
vgik international student film festival
Moscow, Russia
87
Tier AScreenings
Yale Student Film Festival
New Haven, United States
80
Tier AScreenings
Delta Moon Student Film Festival
Walnut Creek, United States
77
Tier BScreenings
Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival
Dekalb, United States
77
Tier BScreenings
international student film festival wegielfestiwal
Katowice, Poland
74
Tier BScreenings
university of san francisco human rights film festival
San Francisco, United States
74
Tier BScreenings
Native Indigenous Student Academy for Cinematic Arts
Woodland Hills, United States
68
Tier B
iVIE Awards & Student Film Festival
San Diego, United States
68
Tier B
TISFF- Tel-Aviv International Student Film Festival
Tel-Aviv, Israel
68
Tier B
Virginia Student Film Festival
United States
68
Tier B
De Anza College Student Film & Video Show
Cupertino, United States
68
Tier B
Harvard College Film Festival
Cambridge, United States
65
Tier BScreenings
AnimArte - International Student Animation Festival of Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
65
Tier B
Screen Test Student Fest
Schaumburg, United States
65
Tier B
STUFFit Student Film Festival
Sunshine Coast, Australia
65
Tier B
Dirigo International Student Film Festival
Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
65
Tier B
Zlatý Voči (International Film Festival of Audiovisual Theory Students)
Prague, Czechia
65
Tier B
LOS ANGELES STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Los Angeles, United States
65
Tier B
The Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films
West Palm Beach, United States
65
Tier B
VISIONS International Student Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
65
Tier B
Nahal international Student Short Film Festival
Tehran, Iran
65
Tier B
Documentary Campus Masterschool | European Training Programme
Berlin, Germany
65
Tier B
UFVF/Kodak Student Filmmaking and Cinematography Grants
United States
63
Tier B
The DeSales University Film Festival
Center Valley, United States
63
Tier B
BisonBison Student Film Festival
Arkansas City, United States
57
Tier C
South Bay Student Video Festival
Manhattan Beach, United States
55
Tier CScreenings
British Columbia Student Film Festival
British Columbia, Canada
55
Tier C
International Student Film and Video Festival (ISFVF)
Beijing, China
55
Tier C
FAQ
- Are student film festivals easier to get into?
- Some are more accessible by design; others are highly selective. High acceptance plus trophy upsells is a red flag regardless of the “student” label.