Broadcast Television

Upload your media art from the past school year to compete against the best in the Midwest. All media arts will be uploaded through FilmFreeway

A student or program may only enter ONE category per project. Limitations to the number of projects submitted and time limitations are listed under each category. Please select the best single category to fit your project submission.

Upload Competition

  • No time limit. A Broadcast: Complete Show Episode is a fully produced, original episode intended for public viewing, similar in structure and quality to a television or online broadcast program. The submission should demonstrate strong storytelling, technical skill, and teamwork from start to finish. No time limit. Limit 1 submission per school.

    A/V Tech Pathway (Level 2-3). CTE Framework Match - Studio Production.

  • Maximum Time: 1 Minutes; allowed is 2 Minutes. A Broadcast: Show Opening is the introductory segment of a program designed to capture the audience’s attention and establish the show’s identity. This submission should function as the opening to a broadcast-style program and demonstrate strong visual storytelling, branding, and technical skills. Entry will be judged on creativity, composition, and editing.

    A/V Tech (Level 1-2) Pathway. CTE Framework Match - Program Branding

  • Maximum Time: 15 Minutes; allowed is 16 Minutes. A Broadcast: Program Livestream is a real-time or live-to-recorded broadcast that demonstrates a team’s ability to plan, produce, and execute a program as it airs. Submit an excerpt your program's best Livestream. Please label/include timestamps of your highlights. This category will be judged on camera moves, switcher cuts, audio quality and overall presentation.

    A/V Tech (Level 2-3) Pathway. CTE Framework Match - Live-to-Tape Operations

  • Maximum Time: 10 Minutes; allowed is 11:00 Minutes. A Broadcast: Human Interest / Feature Story is a short-form broadcast piece that tells a compelling, real-life story focused on people, experiences, or issues that emotionally engage the audience. The submission should highlight strong storytelling, thoughtful interviews, and purposeful visuals while maintaining a professional broadcast style.

    A/V Tech (Level 2) Pathway. CTE Framework Match - Field Reporting

  • Maximum Time: 2 Minutes; allowed is 3 Minutes. A Broadcast: News Story is a short, factual broadcast segment that reports on a timely event, issue, or announcement relevant to the school or community. The submission should demonstrate accurate reporting, clear communication, and professional broadcast production standards. Maximum Time: 2 Minutes.

    A/V Tech (Level 1-2) Pathway. CTE Framework Match - News Gathering

  • Maximum Time: 10 Minutes; allowed is 11 Minutes. A Broadcast: Sports Story is a broadcast-style segment that reports on a sporting event, athlete, team, or sports-related topic relevant to the school or community. The submission should combine accurate reporting with engaging visuals and dynamic storytelling while maintaining professional broadcast standards.

    A/V Tech (Level 2) Pathway. CTE Framework Match - Sports Media

Please note: Upload Contest submissions will be selected to air as Screeners during the festival. This is so cool to know that thousands of people are viewing your work!

Awards will be given during the opening ceremony on October 14th in downtown, Springdale.

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During OMAF26, students will compete in On-site Competitions on the first day of the festival. Students will have 4 and a half hours on DAY 1 to create content from start to finish. Prompts will be available to registered teams just after the Opening Ceremony, and winners will be announced and shown at the Closing Ceremony of OMAF26.

Onsite Competition

  • Teams will receive a prompt and have a set time to finish their story. Remember, this is a journalism contest, so no pre-planned ideas and everything must be true and accurate. The topic will allow you to shoot on-site at the convention center, but with permission by your advisor, can be filmed off site. The final story should run no more than 2 minutes. Pay attention to overall production values, a strong script, and story to provide the judges a thorough and complete package.

  • Teams will receive multiple Press releases and have to write a second script, deciding which stories to prioritize. The final entry may not be edited. Turn in a one-take, one-shot performance. Begin with the anchors introducing themselves and at the end, finish with “For the Ozark Media Arts Festival, I’m (name) and I’m (name).” Judges will look for strong, conversational scripts, order of stories presented, storytelling, transitions, and professionalism. Lighting and audio are a concern and will be taken into account by judges.