ARCLight Student Film Festival

05/15/2024

The 2024 ARCLight Student Film Festival was a huge success. We had submissions from all over the world and the competition was steep. We wish we could have accepted more films. In fact, some of these films won by the closest of margins. One thing is for sure, there are a lot of talented young filmmakers out there. Keep up the good work. Here are this year's winners.

05/05/2024

The 2024 ARCLight Student Film Festival is on NOW!

The 2024 edition of the ARCLight Student Film Festival. To download a program, visit https://www.arclightfilmfest.org/Ballots are available so you to can jud...

05/01/2023

Congratulations to the 2023 ARCLight Student Film festival winners!

04/29/2023

Are you ready for the 2023 ARCLight Student Film Festival? We are streaming LIVE tonight on Youtube. Stream starts at 6:30 (central) with the show beginning at 7:00!

The 2023 edition of the ARCLight Student Film Festival is coming April 29 -- streaming live right here. The show starts at 7pm, Central. The stream will go l...

12/04/2022

The ARCLight Student Film Festival is the new name of the the CinéStudent Film Festival. Same festival, different name and location. Submissions are open. Deadline is the Ides of March - March 15, 2023. More information at

This is the official website for the ARCLight Student Film Festival, hosted at John Hersey High School for District 214.

04/25/2021

The winners of the CSFF 2021 film festival are...

04/24/2021

Get ready! We are announcing this year's winners of the CinéStudent Film Festival at 1pm Central, LIVE on Youtube. After the announcement, we will stream the winning films!

Join the director of the CinéStudent Film Festival for a LIVE Awards announcement. Awards will be given for Best Performances, Best Special Effects, Best Edi...

04/23/2021

Tonight, join us for the 7th annual CinéStudent Film Festival, featuring 22 student films from all over the world. Streaming live on YouTube TONIGHT at 7pm (Central).

This is the official LIVE stream for the 2021 CSFF, hosted by the Elk Grove Film Club at Elk Grove High School in suburban Chicago. This stream will go LIVE ...

04/21/2021

This year's CSFF is just 2 days away! You can now download the program and scoresheet. Watch the fest on Friday night and vote on your fav! Winners announced on Saturday! Go to http://www.cinestudentfilmfest.org to download the program. See you at the fest!

This is the official website for the cinéStudent Film Festival, hosted by Elk Grove High School.

04/19/2021

The CinéStudent Film Festival is coming this Friday! Clear your calendar!

What started out as a small student-centered film festival hosted by Elk Grove High School has now turned into an international event.