Streets, Art, SAFE
Film Competition
Learn, Create, Advocate
Registration is now open!
Competition Details and Resources
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2025/26 Competition Schedule
Competition Schedule
August 2026
24 August - Webinar to launch the 2025/26 season!
24 August - Registration opens.
September 2026
14 September - Mentoring opens.
October 2026
7 October - Walk to school day
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
28 January - Final submissions open
February 2027
5 February - Mentoring and Registration close
18 February - Final submissions close
March 2027
26 March - Awards Nominees Announced
April 2027
24 April - Red carpet Streets, Art, SAFE Awards Ceremony at LA Center Studios
Competition Details
Students are tasked with:
Selecting a topic from a list of traffic safety and transportation topics.
Writing a treatment for their PSA and then submitting their registration to the competition.
Researching their chosen topic.
Writing a script and storyboard.
Producing their PSA!
All while making sure they are following the rules and guidelines of the competition
How Many PSAs Can Each School and/or Student Team Submit?
Students are put into teams by their teachers to work on their PSA. Each student team has the option to submit up to 4 PSAs - 1 PSA for each category as follows:
The PSA made based on their chosen street safety/transportation topic.
The Street Racing Kills Special Awards Category
E-Bike Safety Special Award Category - Your message may address any aspect of riding safely, preventing crashes, or encouraging responsible behavior by e-bike riders.
Encouragement Message Special Award Category - Encourage people to choose walking, biking, or public transit. Select one mode of transportation and develop a message that inspires others to use it. Your PSA may focus on everyday travel or on getting to and from school.
Students can only submit their PSA(s) as part of 1 student team, not compete in multiple teams. However, a school can submit as many PSAs as they want based on the amount of student teams they have.
Note: Students can participate as individual filmmakers, but we recommend that they work in teams.
Submitting Completed PSA Films
Final submission will open on January 28th.
Competition Resources - Mentoring and Opportunities
Educator’s Guide
There is a full Educator’s Guide for film competition participants to walk teachers and students through each step of making a PSA.
Mentoring
Students can take advantage of mentoring from industry professionals at every stage of their work—whether it’s the script, storyboard, or PSA rough edit. Mentoring opens on September 14th.
Student Educational Opportunities
We set up optional educational activities throughout the competition season, such as webinars, workshops, and excursions. We call these Student Opportunities.
Awards Categories and Judging Criteria
Awards Categories
There are several categories in which a PSA can win an award. Students should know what they are so they know what awards they are eligible for or, in the case of Special Award Categories, which they want to register for specifically.
Special Awards Categories
The film competition has Special Awards Categories - with their own cash prizes:
The Street Racing Kills Special Award, sponsored by Street Racing Kills.
E-Bike Safety Special Award Category sponsored by AAA. - Your message may address any aspect of riding safely, preventing crashes, or encouraging responsible behavior by e-bike riders.
Encouragement Message Special Award Category sponsored by Walk N’ Rollers. - Encourage people to choose walking, biking, or public transit. Select one mode of transportation and develop a message that inspires others to use it. Your PSA may focus on everyday travel or on getting to and from school.
Any school or student team is eligible to submit for these awards. This means that student teams can have up to 4 PSAs submitted if they want:
The PSA made based on their chosen street safety/transportation topic
Street Racing Kills Special Award category
E-Bike Safety Special Award Category
Encouragement Message Special Award Category
Judging Criteria
Judges review student’s final PSAs using specific criteria. Read up on what these are so students take these into account while making them.
Awards and Prizes
The Competition
The competition is judged in two stages:
First Round Judging: PSAs are judged based on votes. PSAs that receive a majority of votes will advance to the Final Judging stage.
Final awards: The best of the best from all poster PSAs submitted are honored at the annual Red Carpet Streets, Art, SAFE Awards Ceremony.
How the Awards Work:
The overall top winners of the competition are honored at the live red-carpet Streets, Art, SAFE Awards Ceremony (SAS Awards), which is open to all participating schools.
Awards, Trophies, Prizes and Acknowledgements
The Grand Prize-winning teams and Special Awards Category-winning teams, including the sponsoring teacher, are acknowledged with a special trophy and grants for the school’s Art Department and/or awards to the student teams.
Technical Awards and Best PSA Awards are acknowledged with trophies.
Students who submitted PSAs for final judging are presented with a certificate acknowledging the accomplishment of their creative endeavor and congratulating them for being a finalist.
Have Questions?
Still have questions? We’re happy to help. Reach out to us at S_A_S@StreetsAreForEveryone.org or call us at (844) 884-7233, extension. 804.