July 30, 2025 | 6 p.m.
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About the Festival
The Princeton Student Film Festival has been sponsored by the library since 2003 and provides young filmmakers the venue and opportunity to screen their work. In addition to having their films viewed by a broad audience, filmmakers receive lively feedback and appreciation.
There is no admission charge to attend the screenings, which are intended for a teen and adult audience.
For festival inquiries, please contact psff@princetonlibrary.org.
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Archive
View past festival lineups.
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2025 Selections
Congratulations to the 2025 Official Selections: “A Rainy Day,” “Birdie & I,” “Heart Line,” “I Left The Door Unlocked,” “Illumination,” “Laughing Through Life,” “Le Vieux Klavirista,” “OTHERSIDE.EXE,” “To Orbit Around A Dying Star,””Spirit Bowl,” “VIRGINS” and “WITHOUT WARNING.”
Honorable Mention: “Aeroride,” “Affinity,” “bug housing,” “Courage,” “Depraved,” “Lavomatrix,” “Midnight Madness,” “Nothing,” “shART, ” “The Night of the Killer Lemon, ” “The Taste of Home,” “Two Moves Ahead” and “Velano Filato.”
Official Selections will be screened with several filmmaker Q&As on July 30. Official Selections and Honorable Mentions are streamable July 31-Aug.7.
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Eligibility
The festival is open to local, national and international high school and college students (and home-schooled, unschooled or not-in-school youth) ages 14-25.
Films should have a running time of 15 minutes or less.
Music used in the films should be original or be obtained from a royalty-free service. If not, please ensure you have paid or received permission for use.
