Spindletop Student Storytellers Competition

The Spindletop Student Storytellers Competition is a free video contest for students in grades 6–12 at schools in seven Southeast Texas counties, run by the Boomtown Film Society with Lamar University's Department of Communication & Media. Teams of up to four students may enter one narrative short, documentary short or public service announcement made during the school year. Entries are taken on FilmFreeway from October 1 through January 12. Selected films screen at the Boomtown Film & Music Festival in Beaumont, set for February 18–21, 2027, and winners are recognized at the awards ceremony at the Jefferson Theatre. First-place filmmakers each receive a $1,000 scholarship to Lamar's communication and media department.

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