⚠️ Submission deadline extended to March 27! Don’t miss your chance to share your story on the big screen.

Make plans now to join us for our 2026 Student Film Contest, taking place from 2–3:30 pm on April 19 at the historic Texas Theatre in Dallas. 231 Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX 75208.

The Prompt How is your life online shaping the relationships you have offline?

Prizes Healthy Futures of Texas will be awarding the following cash prizes to winning films:

• 1st Place — $1,000
• 2nd Place — $750
• 3rd Place — $500
• 1st Place Winner’s School Department — $500

Finalists traveling from outside the North Texas area will receive a travel stipend and one hotel night to attend the April 19 screening.

• Teen filmmakers must be students grades 9-12
• High school teams must have a teacher or adult sponsor
• Films must be created and edited by you
• You are responsible for providing your own equipment or the school’s equipment to produce your film
• Films cannot exceed three minutes, excluding credits
• Films may be staged as a short play, commercial news broadcast talk show, music video, documentary, or any other creative narrative
• No PSAs, please
• Films must adhere to your school’s Student Code of Conduct
• Films may not use copyrighted materials from outside sources without proper citation and permission
• Films must include credits listing the people who contributed to the production
• While you may use generative AI tools in conceptualizing your film’s direction, the content that is submitted (e.g. script and/or visuals presented) must be your own

LIMITS

Your work for this project should not:

• Damage the environment
• Glamorize the taking of drugs
• Incite or condone intolerance or hatred of others
• Include excessive or gratuitous violence
• Make reference to, or represent, explicit sexual activity
• Violate your school’s code of conduct

• Upload your film submission to: filmfreeway.com
• Fill out the student registration form HERE
• Email your completed form to events@healthyfutures-tx.org by the entry deadline

You may participate on no more than two video submissions.

Please complete the two forms below:

• Student Registration Form 2026
• Permission & Release Form 2026

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