FAQ – SNV

FAQs

  • Do I have to be a HDNR student or a WCNR student? No, this is open to all CSU students!
  • Can I form a team? Yes, but we can’t rip the $1,000 winning check into parts, so you as a team will have to divvy up the winnings amongst yourselves!
  • Will there be another Film Festival? Yes, we are still finalizing the details, but it’ll be during Warner’s Natural Resource Days in April!

Judging Criteria

Video submissions for each category will be reviewed in the Spring by a neutral committee of WCNR students and faculty not participating in the competition. Did we mention that the winner in each category will receive $1,000!?!?!

The judging criteria includes:

  • Sizzle (overall “wow” factor based on what the judge / viewer / audience experiences while viewing; i.e., is it interesting?)
  • Production quality (sound, imagery, lighting, etc.; i.e., is it technically/aesthetically intact?)
  •  Impact (measures what the judge / viewer / audience is thinking and feeling while interacting with the story, setting, “characters” – e.g., wildlife, plants, people; etc. – and overall message of the video; i.e., is it inspiring?)

Disclaimer

  • Organizers of this film festival reserve the right to cancel competition categories and or require that entrants re-assign their submissions to other categories as needed (e.g., if the number of submissions for a particular category is insufficient to include that category in the final competition).