The College Media Association Film and Audio Festival is designed to encourage and promote excellence in student video work by showing examples of top-notch projects in several categories. Those shown at the film and audio festival at the fall Convention will receive an award for their selection.

Eligibility 

All work must be completely produced by college students, and all entries must have been completed after Nov. 2, 2019. Attendance at the convention for other film festival entrants is encouraged but not required. Winners will be posted after the ceremony on Oct. 22, 2020.

Deadline

All submissions must be turned in by Friday, October 2 at noon ET.

The winners will be announced and winning entries will be shown during the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention at 8 p.m. Eastern Oct. 22. The event will be virtual this year.

CMA is now accepting entries for the 2020 Film and Audio Festival.
Click here for instructions and submission. 

Compete in any of these categories:

1. Short Documentary
Non-fiction videos 2:30-7 minutes in length

2. Long Documentary
Non-fiction videos 7-15 minutes in length. May be edited to comply with length limits.

3. Creative
Short films under 5 minutes in length. May be edited to comply with length limits.

4. Video News Package
A short news package designed for broadcast or web distribution. Maximum length: 150 seconds.

5. Video Sports Package
A short sports package designed for broadcast or web distribution. Maximum length: 150 seconds.

6. Video Feature Package
A short feature package designed for broadcast or web distribution. Maximum length: 150 seconds.

7. Video newscast
Up to 30 minutes in length (one entry per college)

8. Animation
Creative, fictional animation. May be combined with real action. Must be under 5 minutes in length. May be edited to comply with length limits.

9. Audio Documentary
Non-fictional audio story, expository in nature. (Please submit no more than 15 minutes for consideration by the judges.) May be edited to comply with length limits.

10. Audio Creative Performance
Creative audio performance intended to entertain. May include humor, fiction, promotional or musical and audio performance. Up to 5 minutes in length.

11. Best DJ Personality
Audio performance as a DJ as part of an internet or broadcast radio show. Submit no more than 5 minutes of DJ work, and edit to omit songs.