How to Enter the Festival

  1. All entries must be original student work. Faculty or parent guidance and instruction are acceptable, but planning, production, and operation of equipment should be student work.
  2. All entries must be sponsored by an adult (18 years or older). The sponsor will be the main contact representing the entry and must be available via e-mail or phone.
  3. Any visual or audio material which is not student produced must adhere to the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. The student(s) must give credit in the concluding graphics to the producer of the work(s) used. Extended use of copyrighted material (e.g., more than 30 seconds of a song) requires written permission from the owner of the copyright. A copyright permission release letter signed by the copyright holder must be included with the entry form and media.
  4. Entries submitted to this festival cannot have been entered in previous Georgia Student Media Festivals. Each project may be entered only once per festival and in only one category.
  5. All entries should be in English, if possible. If not possible, information in English about the production must accompany the entry. Sponsors of non-English projects should contact GSMF before entering the festival.
  6. Website and Podcast entries must be live, online, and viewable via the Internet through August of the festival year. Website links to sites which were not created by the entrants should be identified and will not be considered in the judging.
  7. Entries will be accepted only on the following media: DVD, CD-ROM, USB or website URL.
  8. Entries will be accepted from March 7, 2017 to April 7, 2017.  Please mail entries using Priority or First Class status. Each entry must include a signed entry form, a copyright compliance form, a copy of the media (or a URL for websites/podcasts), an "About My Project" form, Media Release forms (optional), and a site map for websites.

    If you have questions about any of the Entry Rules, please contact us in advance.

Certifications

Sponsors will be required to sign each project form certifying the following:
  1. The project was produced by students.
  2. The visual and/or audio material in this production is student produced and adheres to the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. If the material in this production does not adhere to the Fair Use Guidelines, sponsors will enclose written permission from the holder(s) of the copyright(s).
  3. Sponsors grant GSMF permission to make copies of the project to be used for festival viewings, training, and promotion, as GSMF deems appropriate. This may include, but is not limited to, print, electronic, and broadcast distribution.

Mailing Address for Entries
Liberty County School System
ATTN: Kate Gukeisen
Tech Office
200 Bradwell Street
​Hinesville, GA 31313

Judging Feedback
The completed judging forms with comments about the productions will be returned with the project packages to the sponsors at the end of the GSMF Festival.