The Palm Beach International Film Festival in collaboration with the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission annually produces the highly acclaimed Student Showcase of Films (SSOF). This student only event has become known as the most prestigious competition for Florida student filmmakers. The juried statewide competition recognizes outstanding high school and college students by presenting over $25,000 in cash awards, prizes and scholarships in four film categories: Feature/Short, Animation, PSA/Commercial and new this year, a Music Video competition. The competition also includes awarding a $5,000 Burt Reynolds scholarship to two Palm Beach County high school seniors, a screenwriting competition and a $1,000 poster competition open to middle and high schools.

The Student Showcase of Films awards ceremony, a much anticipated signature event of the Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) will showcase the finest student works. The awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at Palm Beach Community College’s Lake Worth Campus, Duncan Theatre.

Every year, professionals from various facets of the production industry donate their time to conduct workshops & seminars, participate on industry panels and/or act as judges for the competitions.

The Deadline has been Extended!
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Click Here for an Application for Scholarship
Click Here for an Application for Screenwriting
Click Here for an Application for Film
Click Here for an Application for Poster

All winning films will be screened in their entirety at the students’ own movie premiere as part of the 12th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival April 19 – 25.

The Student Showcase of Films is proudly sponsored in part by: