WILMORE, Ky. (February 13) – The 2026 Highbridge Film Festival has announced its 2026 festival dates and submission deadlines. Our Highbridge team is ready to accept your submission for this year’s Film Festival, held April 17-18, 2026. Official selections will be screened at the Showcase and Awards on April 18th at 7 p.m. in Hughes Auditorium.
Here are the steps to enter your film into Highbridge.
To enter the 2026 Film Festival, 2026 Asbury University students can visit the submissions section of the Highbridge website under the “Enter Your Film” menu for instructions and the online form link. Below are listed instructions and entry details.
- To prepare your film submission, please read the file specification and upload instructions (PDF) posted on the website.
- Then complete the online submission process (access requires you to log in with your Asbury user ID and password).
- High school filmmakers can visit the high school submission section of the same page for film upload instructions and a submission form to be emailed to us.
- The entry fee is $15 per submitted film, and a link to pay is included in the web form and on the website.
The entry deadline for Asbury University students is Friday, April 3, 2026.
The entry deadline for high school students is Monday, March 30, 2026.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Festival Director, Todd Wold, via email (todd.wold@asbury.edu).
Save the dates: The stage is set for the 2026 Highbridge Film Festival! The Highbridge Film Festival Showcase and Awards will be held Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 7 p.m., in Hughes Auditorium, Wilmore, Kentucky. More information on programming for the Friday Creators’ Conference on April 17 and Saturday, April 18, along with showcase ticket sales, will be announced. The official selections for filmmakers will be announced on the official website on April 7, 2026.
About Highbridge Film Festival
The Highbridge Film Festival began in 2004 as a vehicle for Asbury University’s School of Communication Arts to showcase student films and, in the process, encourage visual storytelling. Each year, the festival selects about a dozen student films and provides a venue for special presentations from Communication Arts and the panel of judges from the film and television industry. The film festival is entirely produced and promoted by the School of Communication Arts’ Special Events class and student volunteers. 2026 marks the 22nd edition of the festival, which has grown into a nationally recognized collegiate film festival, delighting audiences and attracting wide-ranging interest from the film industry.