Selected films will be showcased on the big screen, and cash prizes will be awarded to our winners, including:

High School Student Category:

• • 1st Place — $1,000
  • 2nd Place — $750
  • 1st Place Winner’s School/Program — $250

College Student Category:

• • 1st Place — $1,000
  • 2nd Place — $750
  • 1st Place Winner’s School/Program — $250

• Filmmakers must be students in grades 9–12 or currently enrolled in an area college or university (ages 24 or younger)
• High school teams must have a teacher or adult sponsor
• Films must be created and edited by the student(s) submitting the entry
• Participants are responsible for providing their own equipment or using school-provided equipment to produce their 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 format
• Films should not solely promote the work of Healthy Futures of Texas
• Films must adhere to the participant’s school Student Code of Conduct
• Films may not use copyrighted materials from outside sources without proper citation and permission
• Films must include credits listing all individuals who contributed to the production
• While generative AI tools may be used to help conceptualize the film’s direction, all submitted content (including scripts and visuals) must be original work created by the participant(s)

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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