Highlander Film Festival
Spring 2026 Film Festival – Comedy

Spring 2026
Theme: Comedy
Submission Guidelines
- Short film must be between 5-10 minutes in duration
- Short film must be in compliance with guidelines
- short film must be submitted through linked Dropbox in order to enter
- No Nudity or Sexual Content
- No use of extreme inappropriate language
- No depiction of illegal activity or underage illegal activity
- No intense or extremely graphic gore
*For questions concerning content guidelines please contact roc@radford.edu
Submission Details
- Submitted Completed Short Films to the submission linked below to enter your submission! Please agree to the terms set by Radford on Camera
SUBMISSION LINK – Submissions Open February 1st
Screening Date
Collaborators
Sponsors – Radford on Camera, Highlander Student Media
Contact
- roc@radford.edu
- Located Bonnie 229
Archived Film Festivals
Spring 2025 Highlander Film Festival – Horror
Theme: HORROR
Submission Guidelines
- Applicants must credit any and all collaborators.
- Obscene or adult content is not permitted
- The duration of each film must not exceed 10 minutes.
- Music and other copyrighted material, for which you are not claiming fair use, must be cleared for NON-EXCLUSIVE home video, educational, online, broadcast and theatrical distribution. Applicants submitting documentaries may use the ” Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use” as a guide located on the Center for Social Media website (centerforsocialmedia.org).
- Anyone with a valid Radford email address is eligible to submit their film. (Including Faculty, Departments, and Students).
Categories:
Comedy
Short Film
Stop Motion
Silent Film
Live Action
- Applicants may only submit one film per category.
- Applicants must name the file to the name of the film and the category
- ex: The Funny Show – Comedy.mp4)
The Highlander Film Festival will take place:
March 31st at 7:00pm here on Youtube!
This submissions form will close Friday, March 7th.
Have Questions, Need Help?
Email us at ROC@radford.edu
