Alternative Films
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| Coming Up for Air | Laila Sparks | Troy Athens HS |
| Picnic | Darla Matches | Middletown HS South |
| Proof of Residency | Spencer Sabath | Highland Park HS |
| Sleepless Night | Benjamin Turnquest | Homewood-Flossmoor Community HS |
| Tempus | Amogh Thakkar | River Hill HS |
| The Color of Consciousness | Matteo Zavaglia | Westminster Christian Academy |
| The White Wood | Sophie Jackson (670+ miles away, NJ) | Middletown HS South |
| Wake Up | Gage Brewer-Duff | Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium |
| Wanderlust | Halle Sanders | Glenbrook South HS |
Animation Films
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| Ruth and Nick: A Confectionery Tale | Carter Rostron | Pembroke Hill School |
| Seed | Elizabeth Lappano | Alan B. Shepard HS |
| I Want Them to Know | Maura Collins | Middletown HS South |
| Beauty | Lexi Ziobro | Middletown HS South |
| Immersion | Stephen | Middletown HS South |
| Hugo the Slime | Ryan Hoeting | Kings HS |
| Shiro in the Dark | Maia Beavers | Kings HS |
| Boof | Anniston Young | Kings HS |
| The Homo Sapien Virus | Andrew Wang | Adlai E Stevenson HS |
| Leapy Meets a New Friend | Allison Escamilla-Martinez | Kings HS |
Comedy Films
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| Flat Line | Abby Estrada | Grandin Theatre Film Lab |
| Haunted Happenings | Kyra Goudsmit, Mackenzie Klein, Lucy Schene | Kirkwood HS |
| Life After Death | Sophie Jackson, Maura Collins | Middletown HS South |
| Mermaids Specifically | Nick Lusardi | Alpena HS |
| Perso Nella Salsa | Reese Robers | Grandin Theatre Film Lab |
| Redeal | Jack Raese | New Trier HS |
| The Coin: A Silent Film | Owen Hollander | Signature School |
| The Elf on the Shelf 2: Saving Christmas | Braedon Ryle | Randall K. Cooper HS |
| The Muggers | Jeffery Wu | Troy HS |
| The Unbearable Onion | Rohan Pemmasani, Rohit Pemmasani | Adlai E Stevenson HS |
Commercials
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| ACA Commercial | Owen Riley, Jack Riley, Benny Farbstein, Seth Estes, Riley Morris | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| HPTV Athletics Commercial | Ben Fitzsimons | Highland Park HS |
| HipCat Records | Halle Sanders, Ian Quiles, Maddie Murokh | Glenbrook South HS |
| Something for Everyone | Jessie Arlinghaus | Randall K Cooper HS |
Informational/Educational Films
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| ACA Informational Film | Owen Riley, Jack Riley, Benny Farbstein, Seth Estes, Riley Moris | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| An Ecosystem on the Line | Steven Simpson | East Stroudsburg Senior HS South |
| How to Edit Your Photos | Ben Fitzsimons | Highland Park HS |
| Jess Ssej’s Tips and Tricks for Virtual Learning | Jessie Arlinghaus | Randall K. Cooper HS |
Long Documentary Films
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| No Human Being is Illegal | Samuel Villagra-Stanton | John Adams HA |
| Our Truth—The Diversity Alliance | Russell Yoh, Quinn Luong, Roch Parayre, Kethan Srinivasan, Ryan Ngo, AJ Sanford, Christopher Schwarting, Chase Nelson | The Haverford School |
| Outspoken Narrative – Episode 6: The Arctic Refuge | Eshan Vishwakarma | John Randolph Tucker HS |
| Outspoken Narrative – Episode 7: The Capitol Under Siege | Eshan Vishwakarma | John Randolph Tucker HS |
| Taking a Seat for Justice: The 504 Sit-In | Thomas Huang | Winston Churchill HS |
| Youth on BLM | Ayana Ahuja | The Madeira School |
Long Narrative Films
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| Angora | Galen Cunningham, Hailey Roberts | Fine Arts Center of Greenville |
| Apocalypse Soon | Thomas Furman, Rae Burczyk, Miguel Kilgore, Joanna Sodke | Infinity Arts Academy |
| Lifeless | Jack Raese | New Trier HS |
| Lost Fortune | Braedon Ryle | Randall K. Cooper HS |
| Make a Wish | Elijah Edwards | Madison Memorial / Children’s Film Academy of Madison |
| Morgen Ludwig – The Stray Dog (Tedbaker) | Morgen Ludwig | Carmel HS |
| Red Snow | Erik Jaman | New Trier HS |
| Reflection | Ethan Erman | Mason Middle School |
| The Last Resort | Braedon Ryle | Randall K. Cooper HS |
| The Humanity Test | Samuel Mitchell, Lily Kaplan | Sidwell Friends School |
Middle School Films
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| 60 Seconds | Seraphina Jerome | Bonnie Branch Middle School |
| First Chair | Matthew Wilson | Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium |
| Sky High | Sean Zielinski | Homeschool |
| The Kite Genie | Luis Campos, Evan Mischnick, Wyatt Elma, Will Koester, Derek Mischnick | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| The Trusting Tree | Elizabeth Yeager, Madelyn Pergrem, Ainslee Lloyd, Amelia Eshman | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| Two Worlds | Disha Patel, Rhea Jain, Sreya Reddy, Clare Dallas, Amanda Rossetti | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| unbuntu | Konner Turner | Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium |
Music Videos
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| Black Girls Fly 2 | Tez Smith | Hope Community Best Buy Teen Tech Center |
| Go | Zachery Crew, De’Quan Jones | Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium |
| Orange Crush | Benjamin Turnquest, Eliana D’Astici, Gianna Smith, Adam Freeman | Homewood Flossmoor Community HS |
| Penny for Your Thoughts | Jack Raese, Erik Jaman | New Trier HS |
| Quite Frankly | Alexander (Xander) Hughes, Lorisa Shaffer, Morgan Minnich | Hempfield HS |
| Wishful Thinking | Bridget Leary | Vernon Hills HS |
| X-Ray | Martaize Smith | Hope Community |
New Stories
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| Learning Situation in District 113 | Ben Fitzsimons | Highland Park HS |
| Fasnacht Day | Maguire Younes | Hempfield HS |
Public Service Announcements
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| Baking in the Bathroom | Tyler Harding | Walled Lake Northern HS |
| PSA Drunk Driving | Alexander (Xander) Hughes | Hempfield HS |
| Surprise | Laura Claire Walker | Hempfield HS |
| Texting with Your Nose | Adam Zheng | Williamsville North HS |
| The Ripple | Shannon Germaine | Clonlara School, Off-Campus Program |
| You Need to Vote | Amogh Thakkar | River Hill HS |
Short Documentary
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| A Walk in the Forest | Adam Zheng | Williamsville North HS |
| Black in America | Tori Wright | Homewood-Flossmoor HS |
| Human Endogenous Retrovirus | Amogh Thakkar | River Hill HS |
| P.E.T.S. | Andrei Thuler | Lycee Francais de Chicago |
| Plastic Crisis: Our Oceans in Peril | Shannon Germaine | Clonlara School, Off-Campus Program |
| Sam Brief Documentary | Ben Fitzsimons | Highland Park HS |
| Seeing the Good | Elina Villemure | Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium |
| Sunrises | Henry Armstrong | New Trier HS |
| The Cancer Support Center: Surviving and Thriving in COVID-19 | Eliana D’Astici, Benjamin Turnquest | Homewood-Flossmoor Community HS |
| This One is Mine: The Michigan Humane Society During COVID | Jessica Bryson, Julia Carroll, Olivia Griffiths | Troy Athens HS |
Short Narrative Films
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| 2190 Mile | Margaret Tower | Grandin Theatre Film Lab |
| A Bag’s Life | Wyatt Knoell, Malcolm Moses | The Prairie School |
| A Bandit’s Yesterday | Benny Farbstein, Jack Riley, Owen Riley, Riley Morris, Gavin Lloyd, Seth Estes, Jackson Yoder, Daniel Ball | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| All Eyes on Me | Bridget Leary | Vernon Hills HS |
| Bored | Hayden Melvin | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| Bullseye | Casserley Grace | Independence HS |
| Bury the Truth | Arman Taheri | University School |
| Curbside | Rebecca Rhodes | Shaker Heights HS |
| Demand for Robots | Gretta Brown, Logan Moore | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| Dreamer | Nickolas Krueger | Rufus King IB HS |
| Drip Drop | Halle Sanders, Maddie Murokh, & Carina Dickerson | Glenbrook South HS |
| Her | Samuel Mitchell | Sidwell Friends School |
| Impurity | Zahra Ahmed | Dekalb School of the Arts |
| In Focus | Andrei Thuler | Lycee Francais de Chicago |
| Night School | Eliana D’Astici, Benjamin Turnquest, Joesph Sullivan, Jason Ward, Chloe Castady, Kaisse Haynes, Gianna Smith, Jayla Watts, Lucia Malfeo, Joius Brown | Homewood Flossmoor HS |
| North of Hell | Aidan Sherrill, Thomas Rex, Colin Frier | Olathe Northwest |
| Pale Fire | Sam Jaccaci, Nellie Shih, Sam Taylor, Ben Jaccaci, Colin Sam, Stephen Fatuzzo | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| Phantoms | Jared Goudsmit | Kirkwood HS |
| Quarantine | Seamus Mahoney | Troy Athens HS |
| Sepia | Ben Janes | Evanston Township High School |
| Shrouded Past | Adeline Ferolo/Paige Fahrenkrug/Théo Kelly | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| Signaled | Joseph Suarez, Sovereign Suarez | Lima Senior HS |
| The Box | Daniel Ball, Austyn Phipps, Emma Robbins, Asia Kinebrew, Hayden Melvin | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| The Empty Mirror | Gianna Beaty, Gemma Uyehata, Maria Hartung, Michael Beaty, Andrew Schwind, Maria Wurth, Olivia Erb, Maria Hess, Lucas Hynfield | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| The Telescope | Eli Berliner | St. Anns School |
| The Voice in the Night | Maggie Drake, Gabe Schmidt, Trevor Cebulskie, Jonah Bolander | Academy of Cinematic Arts |
| The Working Man | Matteo Zavaglia | Westminster Christian Academy |
Trailers
| FILM TITLE | STUDENTS | SCHOOL |
| Corona Stars | Nia Amour | East Orange Recreational Center |
| The Last Resort Trailer | Braedon Ryle | Randall K. Cooper HS |
| Finding Innocence | Eliana D’Astici, Benjamin Turnquest | Homewood Flossmoor HS |