SPRING 2025
UKY STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Date: TBT (April, 2025)
Time: TBT
Where: Gatton Student Center - Worsham Theater
- free and open to the public
2025 UKY Film Festival Details
Dress to impress at this Blue Carpet Event!
Date and Time: TBT
Gatton Student Center - Worsham Theater
Parking @ Parking Structure #5/ Cornerstone Garage
Reception & Filmmaker Meet and Greet Following the event.
Presented by Student Organizations and Activities - Office for Student Success.
SUBMISSION DETAILS: Rules and Deadlines to subite are TBT - Submission window for the 2025 event will open in the Fall Semester 2024.
Film Categories and Descriptions
ANIMATION
An animated film is defined as a motion picture in which movement and characters’ performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique. Some of the techniques of animating films include but are not limited to hand-drawn animation, computer animation, stop-motion, clay animation, pixilation, cutout animation, pinscreen, camera multiple pass imagery, kaleidoscopic effects created frame-by-frame, and drawing on the film frame itself.
DOCUMENTARY
A nonfiction motion picture dealing creatively with cultural, artistic, historical, social, scientific, economic or other subjects. It may be photographed in actual occurrence, or may employ partial reenactment, stock footage, stills, animation, stop-motion or other techniques, as long as the emphasis is on fact and not on fiction.
EXPERIMENTAL/ART
A film that primarily explores the medium of film or video itself, they are not fundamentally narrative, and/or their dominant element is abstraction or artistic expression.
FICTION
A live action film uses imagery created primarily through practical photographic techniques used to capture physical actors, props, sets, and locations.
SUPER SHORT
A film of any genre that tells a story in 60 seconds or less that is not considered an animation or an experimental/art film.
Judging and Scoring
All submitted films will be screened by the UK Film Festival Selection Committee. Film selected to show at the festival will be forwarded to an award winning panel of local industry professionals to be scored. Films are scored, 1-10 in the following five categories:
Overall Quality - Directing, Editing, Production Value and Overall Execution
Story/Theme - Writing, Story Elements and Structure, Theme
Visual Elements - Cinematography, Visual Effects, Production Design
Audible Elements - Sound Design, Sound Effects, Dialogue Quality, Music
Character Development and Performances - Performance of the film entire cast, Character Depth
Awards (2025 awards subject to change) - Sponsored by: Courage Media
Audience Choice - Selected by the live viewing audience the night of the show
Best Narrative Film - Awarded to the narrative fiction film with the highest combined judges scores
Best Experimental Film - Awarded to the experimental film with the highest combined judges scores
Best Documentary - Awarded to the documentary film with the highest combined judges scores
Best Animation - Best animated film with the highest combined judge scores
Best Super Short - Best film of any genera that is less than 60 seconds
Honorable Mention - Favorite film determined by the selection committee
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