The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is now accepting entries for its 2025 Student Academy Awards competition. The entry deadline for submissions is May 18, 2025.

The presentation ceremony for the annual international student film awards will be held in New York during the New York Film Festival at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Monday, October 6, 2025.

The competition is open to full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students who have completed an intermediate-level or final graduation film as part of their coursework. Starting with the 2025 competition, students in certificate programs will be eligible to submit their final film project. Prior to this rule change, only individuals pursuing a degree could submit films for consideration. Additionally, schools no longer need to meet an accreditation requirement to be considered eligible. 

Students are asked to submit their films online using FilmFreeway, a widely used festival and competition platform. Films can be submitted in the following categories: Animation, Documentary, Live Action Narrative, and Alternative/Experimental. Complete rules and a link to the online submission platform are available at www.oscars.org/saa.  

The winners of the 52nd Student Academy Awards competition will be announced in August. All Student Academy Award-winning films will be eligible to compete for the 98th Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Film category.

The Student Academy Awards were established in 1972 to provide a platform for emerging global talent by creating opportunities within the industry to showcase their work.

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