Hello and welcome to the official site of the 2026 Lee County Student Film & Television Awards! The Lee County Student Film & Television Awards is open at no cost to all students in all Lee County Public Schools and Charters sponsored by the Lee County School Board. Please take the time to read through all of our rules before submitting your entry. When ready to submit an entry, scroll down to find the submission links (they are below the rules - please submit in the correct age group and category). If you have any questions concerning the rules or submission process, you can email Adam Wright at AdamAW@leeschools.net.

JUDGING CRITERIA*:

• Audio: Use of clear, balanced, appropriate audio throughout.
• Technical Video: Use of appropriate camera movements (or lack thereof), correct exposure, focus, white balance and framing. The camera is stable and the camera work is not a distraction from the experience of viewing the video.
• Editing: Shows correct, undisruptive, professional editing without jump cuts and blank frames.
• Creativity/Originality: Expresses the video’s call-to-action or purpose in a new or interesting way.
• Overall Impact: The overall effectiveness of the video; whether or not its purpose and/or story is clear and the viewer has a pleasant “take away” experience.

*For the 'On-Camera Talent' category, talent is also judged on their delivery and appearance/professionalism.
                       

ENTRY RULES: 

1. Entries must be submitted no later than midnight Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
2. There is a limit of 3 entries per category per school and are submitted by the teacher. No entry may be submitted in multiple categories.
3. Exception: only 1 entry per school for the News Show category.
4. Entries must not exceed 5 minutes in length. 
5. Videos should be submitted as .mp4 files and may not exceed 1GB in size.
6. All 6th-12th grade entries must be entirely student-produced, with the approval of their teacher. To maintain the integrity of the competition, teachers cannot assist students in the creation of an entry in any way, other than by uploading the finished, student-produced video to us, which they are required to do.
7. K-5 grade level participants can have some technical assistance, but students should storyboard and direct on their own. Teachers and parents, we ask that you encourage your student(s) and monitor their progress along the way. Guide them when and where you can, but let the final video reflect their individual efforts and design. Sponsoring teachers, please include in your submission notes what aspects of the production you assisted with and what aspects of the production the students did on their own. If the video was entirely student produced with no help from a teacher in anyway, please include that in the submission notes. 
8. Students are not allowed to submit videos themselves. Sponsoring teachers must screen and complete the Online Entry Form (below) and must include the sponsor’s email address.
9. Only material produced during the current school year (2025-2026) may be submitted.
10. Copyright permission must be credited in writing for use of artwork, non original music and authoring programs. Copyrighted materials must also be credited at the end of each video.
    (See below for important Copyright information).
11. The School District of Lee County Communications Department reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry, for any reason, without notice.

IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION INCLUDING COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

1. By submitting entries to this competition you confirm that each work submitted is the original work of the student and/or have permission from the owners of any copyrighted material used. It is the responsibility of each submitting school to provide proper permission documentation, if copyright is in question.
2. By submitting entries to this competition you grant the usage rights required by The School District of Lee County for marketing and promotional purposes for this contest and future contests or any other use the District deems appropriate.
3. By submitting entries to this competition you have consent from the parent/guardian to grant the usage rights required by The School District of Lee County Public Schools necessary to display and use personally identifiable information including but not limited to name, grade, school, & teacher's name but generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy, for judging, displaying, & promoting of this contest and future contests or any other use the District deems appropriate.