How to Enter the Festival
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Entries must be available online in a Google folder as described in the How to Submit My Entries page.
- Entries will be accepted from March 7, 2021. Each entry must include a signed entry form, a working URL with appropriate access. It is highly recommended that the "About My Project" information be included, Media Release forms (optional), and a site map for websites is required.
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 digitally certifying the following:
District Entry Registration
Virtual - Each district should copy the from at the link below and use it to enter information about each entry. Once all project have been judged, remove any that did not score a 96 or higher and upload the remaining projects on the spreadsheet to the District Registration page.
Registration Document (copy and save to use for your district entries)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1z20uF6d49esQm92WDSfS3QmzYhQarq4EujfYcICO6XY/copy
Judging Feedback
The completed judging forms with comments about the productions will be shared in the the project folder after judging is complete.
- The project was produced by students.
- 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).
- 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.
District Entry Registration
Virtual - Each district should copy the from at the link below and use it to enter information about each entry. Once all project have been judged, remove any that did not score a 96 or higher and upload the remaining projects on the spreadsheet to the District Registration page.
Registration Document (copy and save to use for your district entries)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1z20uF6d49esQm92WDSfS3QmzYhQarq4EujfYcICO6XY/copy
Judging Feedback
The completed judging forms with comments about the productions will be shared in the the project folder after judging is complete.