| High School Films |
| Any film created by production teams of high school students is eligible to submit in this category. Submissions will be judged on quality of work and use of visual storytelling. |
| Speechless Short Films (Professional) |
| Any animated or live-action film that features minimal dialogue with a running time under 45 minutes is eligible to submit in this category. Submissions should be driven by visual storytelling. |
| Speechless Short Films (Student) |
| Any student-made animated or live-action film that features minimal dialogue with a running time under 45 minutes is eligible to submit in this category. Submissions should be driven by visual storytelling. |
| Short Films |
| Any animated or live-action film with a running time under 45 minutes is eligible to submit in this category. |
| Feature Films |
| Any film with a running time of 45+ minutes is eligible to submit in this category. |
| Made in Minnesota |
| Any animated or live-action film produced primarily in Minnesota is eligible to submit in this category. Submissions will be judged on quality of work and use of visual storytelling. |
| Animation/Experimental |
| Any animated or experimental film is eligible to submit in this category, including student and professional work. |
| Visual Music |
This Visual Music category calls for submissions of visual music that are designed to accompany live music performance.
Category finalists will be projected during live performance by a Mankato Symphony Orchestra ensemble during the festival.
The first place prize for the Visual Music category is $1,000. Additionally, all submissions will be considered for inclusion in the Ion Concert Media Content Library, which will expose your work to music conductors and audiences from all over the world.
To submit, filmmakers choose from one of the Official Music Selections and create an original film for which the music is utilized as the complete and unaltered soundtrack. Official music selections for the 2015 Speechless Film Festival are as follows:
1. Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns
2. Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod
3. Girl with the Flaxen Hair by Claude Debussy
4. Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian
5. In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg
Audio files available for download via dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3of07ckbe9wgyas/AADvyUHmpYRAFJ4XmuvRypRNa?dl=0
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