Inspired by Louisiana Film Prize, Film Prize Junior is a student short film competition for middle and high school students across the state of Louisiana. For this competition, educators and students work together to create a concept, write a story, and produce and edit a short film with help from our team members and film mentors. If an entrant to our festival makes it through our competition, we showcase their short film at our film festival.  Furthermore, entries can qualify for huge prizes including equipment grants for the schools, scholarships for the students and cash rewards for the educators!

Find out how we started through the link below.

To participate in Film Prize Junior, you only need three things:  a Teacher Sponsor from a school or program in the state of Louisiana, a Student Lead enrolled in middle school or high school, and a Film Concept to bring to the big screen at our festival.  The Film Prize Junior team keeps in touch with filmmakers throughout the process to provide students and educators with reminders, resources and training every step of the way. No matter what education or resources are available at your school, Film Prize Junior will be there for guidance and support.

To learn more about what you need to participate, visit our Requirements, Rules & Guidelines page to find out how you can get involved!