LSU School of Theatre Presents the
TAKE 11 Student Film Festival
Call for Entries / Submission Portal is Open!!!

The LSU School of Theatre and students of Theater 3740 (which is a course focused on film festival organization) will be hosting the TAKE 11 Student Film Festival to be held at the Shaver Theatre in the LSU’s Music and Dramatic Arts Building (MDA) at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 4, 2025. 

The TAKE 11 Student Film Festival promotes and celebrates the films of students from LSU and institutions of higher education from all over Louisiana.  

To enter a film into the festival, please fill out and submit this form:  

https://lsu.formstack.com/forms/take_film_festival_entry_form
 
Eligibility requirements for submission:
1. You must be a current undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at LSU or any Louisiana university, college, community college or technical college.  
2. Films from students who graduated in the spring, summer or fall of 2024 from any Louisiana institution of higher education are also welcome to submit.  
3. Films must have been completed between May of 2024 and April of 2025.
4. Film must be between 2 minutes and no more than 20 minutes in length.  

Following the screenings, awards will be presented for the following 10 categories:
Best Picture
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Sound Design
Best Cinematography
Best Editor
Best Production Design
Best Screenplay
Best Costumes

Audience Award (will be chosen live during the festival screenings)
To enter, please complete the online application above and be sure include a link to Vimeo or You Tube where your project can be viewed and downloaded.
 
Remember to include the password if the site is password protected. Upon completion of your submission form, you will receive a confirmation e-mail.

The deadline to submit for screening consideration at Take XI is Tuesday, April 15, 2025.  The submission portal will remain open and submissions will be accepted through Friday, April 17, 2025 but those received after April 15, 2025 are not guaranteed to be reviewed. 
All submissions shall be made by completing the Online Submission Form.

If your film is selected for screening at the festival, you will be notified by April 25, 2025. You will then be required provide a festival ready copy of your film and a digital poster for promotional purposes which will be due by April 29, 2025.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!

AS PART OF THE TAKE 11 STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL, WE’RE THRILLED TO HOST THE FALL GEAUX FILM PITCH EVENT on Saturday, May 3rd at 4pm. Students in the BFA Film and Television Program are invited to pitch a project that will be department-supported through grant funding and in-kind support during the Fall 2025 semester. Students may submit scripts of 12 pages or less ahead of the event (date tba) and will be asked to present a detailed budget, proposed above-the-line crew, and an optional sizzle reel for consideration. The sign-up link will be circulated in the weeks leading up to the Take 11 Student Film Festival.
 
For questions contact Chris Stelly (cstelly1@lsu.edu), Vanessa Uhlig (vuhlig@lsu.edu) or Vastine Stabler (stabler1@lsu.edu)