{"id":400,"date":"2018-06-06T16:36:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T16:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beaweb.org\/festival\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:30:30","slug":"bea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/festival\/","title":{"rendered":"BEA Festival of Media Arts &#8211; Enter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  data-label=\"Cta\" data-id=\"cta--5\" data-export-id=\"cta-centered-bg-section\" data-category=\"cta\" data-section-ov=\"1\" class=\"cta-centered-bg-section content-section content-section-spacing-medium white-text\" data-parallax-depth=\"20\" id=\"cta-5\" style=\"background-color: rgb(3, 169, 244); background-image: none;\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row text-center\"><div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"\"> <h2  class=\"\">2026 Winner Data<\/h2> <p  class=\"\" aria-label=\"To enrich screen reader interactions, please activate Accessibility in Grammarly extension settings\">BEA this year congratulates our 426 students and 48 Faculty Winners from over 2,350 combined entries.&nbsp;\n<br >The 2026 faculty competitions had an overall acceptance rate of 21.81% and student competitions had an overall acceptance rate of 20%.\n<br ><br >The Broadcast Education Association affirms that creative work that meets established criteria, is reviewed by recognized peers, and is disseminated to others both within and outside the academy is important to the development of the field of electronic media and should be recognized as equal to scholarly publication in promotion and tenure review for faculty in the creative areas of the discipline.<br >\n<a  data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/pdfs\/Guidelines_for_Promotion_and_Tenure_2015.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/pdfs\/Guidelines_for_Promotion_and_Tenure_2015.pdf\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" class=\"\">View Full Document (PDF)<\/a><\/p><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Cta\" data-id=\"cta--3\" data-export-id=\"cta-blue-section\" data-category=\"cta\" class=\"cta-blue-section content-section content-section-spacing-medium bg-color1 white-text\" id=\"cta-3\" style=\"background-image: none; background-color: rgb(18, 120, 166);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"><div  data-section-title-area=\"true\" class=\"row text-center\">   <div  class=\"section-title-col\" data-type=\"column\">       <h2  class=\"\" aria-label=\"To enrich screen reader interactions, please activate Accessibility in Grammarly extension settings\">BEA2026<\/h2>          <\/div><\/div> <div  class=\"row middle-xs\"><div  class=\"col-sm-8 space-bottom-xs\" data-type=\"column\"><p  class=\"\"><a  data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bea2026.sched.com\/type\/BEA\/Festival+of+Media+Arts?iframe=no\" href=\"https:\/\/bea2026.sched.com\/type\/BEA\/Festival+of+Media+Arts?iframe=no\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" class=\"\">All of our faculty and student Festival winners will be celebrated in-person<\/a> at BEA2026.&nbsp;BEA\u2019s annual convention traditionally produces over 250 sessions on media pedagogy, collaborative networking events, hands-on technology workshops, research and creative scholarship and the Festival of Media Arts.  It is co-located with NAB Show, each April in Las Vegas.\n<br ><br >The <a  data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bea2026.sched.com\/event\/2EkBE\/2026-best-of-festival-awards-ceremony?iframe=no\" href=\"https:\/\/bea2026.sched.com\/event\/2EkBE\/2026-best-of-festival-awards-ceremony?iframe=no\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" class=\"\">BEA Best of Festival Awards<\/a> takes place on Sunday evening. During the ceremony, recipients will be recognized with a specialized screening of their winning project and a cash award of $1,000 from the Diana King Memorial Endowment.\n<br ><br >\nA <a  data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bea2026.sched.com\/event\/2E89x\/student-winners-celebration-bea-festival-of-media-arts-signature-station-awards?iframe=no\" href=\"https:\/\/bea2026.sched.com\/event\/2E89x\/student-winners-celebration-bea-festival-of-media-arts-signature-station-awards?iframe=no\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" class=\"\">celebration for all the student winners<\/a> will be held during the day on Monday.<br ><br >Faculty Festival sessions will be held on Sunday and Monday.  All the faculty Best of Competition and Awards of Excellence will be recognized and given awards, and the sessions will feature Best of Competition showcase panels.\n<br ><br >All winners will be recognized in the online and printed program.<\/p>  <\/div> <div  class=\"col-sm-4 end-sm\" data-type=\"column\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-image\" src=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/cropped-BEA_2018_0395-2-scaled.jpg\" title=\"cropped-BEA_2018_0395-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><a  class=\"button color2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.BEAweb.org\/conv\" target=\"_blank\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BEA2026 Website<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Cta\" data-id=\"cta--2\" data-export-id=\"cta-centered-section-grid\" data-category=\"cta\" class=\"cta-centered-section-grid content-section content-section-spacing-medium bg-color1 content-relative white-text\" id=\"cta-2\" style=\"background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row text-center\"><div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1 col-md-8 col-md-offset-2\" data-type=\"column\"> <h2  class=\"\" aria-label=\"To enrich screen reader interactions, please activate Accessibility in Grammarly extension settings\"><span  style=\"color: rgb(60, 66, 79);\">2026 COMPETITIONS<\/span><span  id=\"_mce_caret\" data-mce-bogus=\"1\" data-mce-type=\"format-caret\"><span  style=\"color: rgb(60, 66, 79);\">\ufeff<\/span><\/span><\/h2>  <\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Features\" data-id=\"features-13-card-bordered\" data-export-id=\"features-13-card-bordered\" data-category=\"features\" class=\"features-13 content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"features-7\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"> <div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row text-center\"> <div  class=\"section-title-col\" data-type=\"column\">   <\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"row spaced-cols content-center-sm\" data-type=\"row\"> <div  class=\"col-sm-4\"> <div  class=\"card bordered y-move\" data-type=\"column\"> <i  class=\"fa icon fa-volume-up reverse round big color1\"> <\/i> <h4  class=\"\"> AUDIO&nbsp;<\/h4> <p  class=\"\"> Audio competitions of the Festival of Media Arts provide an opportunity to showcase audio production skills for radio and\/or websites.<\/p> <a  class=\"button y-move small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26A\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ENTER FACULTY <\/a> <p  class=\"\"><\/p><a  class=\"button small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26A\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENTER STUDENTS<\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"col-sm-4\"> <div  class=\"card bordered y-move\" data-type=\"column\"> <i  class=\"fa icon fa-film reverse round big color1\"> <\/i> <h4  class=\"\"> DOCUMENTARY&nbsp;<\/h4> <p  class=\"\">The documentary competition showcases both long-form and short-form documentaries.\n\n<br >&nbsp;<\/p> <a  class=\"button y-move small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26D\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ENTER FACULTY <\/a> <p  class=\"\"><\/p><a  class=\"button small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26D\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENTER STUDENTS<\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"col-sm-4\"> <div  class=\"card bordered y-move\" data-type=\"column\"> <i  class=\"fa icon fa-video-camera reverse round big color1\"> <\/i> <h4  class=\"\"> FILM &amp; VIDEO&nbsp;<\/h4> <p  class=\"\">The film and video competition provides an opportunity to showcase video production work in a wide range of categories. <\/p> <a  class=\"button y-move small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/FV26\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ENTER FACULTY <\/a> <p  class=\"\"><\/p><a  class=\"button small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/FV26\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENTER STUDENTS<\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"col-sm-4\"> <div  class=\"card bordered y-move\" data-type=\"column\"> <i  class=\"fa icon fa-mouse-pointer reverse round big color1\"> <\/i> <h4  class=\"\">INTERACTIVE MEDIA &amp; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES&nbsp;<\/h4> <p  class=\"\"> The interactive multimedia and emerging technologies competition recognizes excellence in content creation and visual storytelling that demonstrates creativity and innovation.<\/p> <a  class=\"button y-move small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26I\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ENTER FACULTY <\/a> <p  class=\"\"><\/p><a  class=\"button small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26I\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENTER STUDENTS<\/a><\/div> <\/div><div  class=\"col-sm-4\"> <div  class=\"card bordered y-move\" data-type=\"column\"> <i  class=\"fa icon fa-search reverse round big color1\"> <\/i> <h4  class=\"\"> NEWS<\/h4> <p  class=\"\"> The news competition awards faculty and students for outstanding work as news anchors, reporters and weathercasters.\n\n<br ><br >&nbsp;<\/p> <a  class=\"button y-move small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26N\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ENTER FACULTY <\/a> <p  class=\"\"><\/p><a  class=\"button small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26N\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENTER STUDENTS<\/a><\/div> <\/div><div  class=\"col-sm-4\"> <div  class=\"card bordered y-move\" data-type=\"column\"> <i  class=\"fa icon fa-pencil reverse round big color1\"> <\/i> <h4  class=\"\"> SCRIPTWRITING&nbsp;<\/h4> <p  class=\"\"> The scriptwriting competition showcases narrative fictional work of multiple lengths and genres.\n<\/p> <a  class=\"button y-move small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26W\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ENTER FACULTY <\/a> <p  class=\"\"><\/p><a  class=\"button small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26W\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENTER STUDENTS<\/a><\/div> <\/div><div  class=\"col-sm-4\"> <div  class=\"card bordered y-move\" data-type=\"column\"> <i  class=\"fa icon fa-soccer-ball-o reverse round big color1\"> <\/i> <h4  class=\"\"> SPORTS&nbsp;<\/h4> <p  class=\"\"> Radio and television anchors, reporters and producers showcase their creativity in this highly competitive competition.<\/p> <a  class=\"button y-move small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26Sp\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ENTER FACULTY <\/a> <p  class=\"\"><\/p><a  class=\"button small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26Sp\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENTER STUDENTS<\/a><\/div> <\/div><div  class=\"col-sm-4\"> <div  class=\"card bordered y-move\" data-type=\"column\"> <i  class=\"fa icon fa-university reverse round big color1\"> <\/i> <h4  class=\"\"> TWO-YEAR COLLEGES<\/h4> <p  class=\"\"> BEA\u2019s Festival of Media Arts accepts entries from students attending community or two-year colleges. \n<br ><br >\n<br >\n<\/p>  <a  class=\"button small color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2026festival\/page\/26T\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENTER STUDENTS<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Content\" data-id=\"content--1\" data-export-id=\"content-14\" data-category=\"content\" data-section-ov=\"1\" class=\"content-14 content-section content-section-spacing lightbox-video inverted white-text\" data-parallax-depth=\"20\" id=\"content-1\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row center-xs middle-xs\"><div  class=\"col-xs middle-xs center-xs\">  <i  class=\"fa video-icon fa-newspaper-o color-white\" data-cp-fa=\"true\"><\/i> <p  class=\"h2 space-top\"><a  data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/wp\/bea-festival-statement-on-ai\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beaweb.org\/wp\/bea-festival-statement-on-ai\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"\">BEA Festival Statement on AI<\/a><\/p><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Cta\" data-id=\"cta--6\" data-export-id=\"cta-blue-section\" data-category=\"cta\" class=\"cta-blue-section content-section content-section-spacing-medium bg-color1 white-text\" id=\"cta-6\" style=\"background-image: none; background-color: rgb(18, 120, 166);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row middle-xs\"><div  class=\"col-sm-8 space-bottom-xs\" data-type=\"column\"> <h2  class=\"\" aria-label=\"To enrich screen reader interactions, please activate Accessibility in Grammarly extension settings\">Look Back at 2025\u2019s Winning Works<\/h2> <\/div> <div  class=\"col-sm-4 end-sm\" data-type=\"column\"> <a  class=\"button color2\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.secure-platform.com\/2025festival\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\">View 2025\u2019s Winners<\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Cta\" data-id=\"cta--4\" 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settings\">2025 School Rankings Based on Student Creative Achievements\n<\/h2><p  class=\"lead\" aria-label=\"To enrich screen reader interactions, please activate Accessibility in Grammarly extension settings\">The 2025 rankings of schools are based on the creative achievement of their students. The rankings, which began in 2022, are founded on the results from the BEA Festival of Media Arts. The BEA Festival is the preeminent international media competition focused on student and faculty creative endeavors. In the last five years alone, over 8,000 student creative works were submitted from BEA\u2019s more than 300 member institutions around the globe. Entries go through a blind-juried review in the following competitions: Audio, Documentary, Film &amp; Video, Interactive Multimedia &amp; Emerging Technologies, News, Scriptwriting, and Sports.<\/p><a  class=\"button big color1\" href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/festival\/2025-school-rankings\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">View Rankings<\/a> <\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div  class=\"section-separator-bottom\">\n    <svg  xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" data-separator-name=\"opacity-tilt\" class=\"section-separator-top section-separator-bottom\">\n\t<path  class=\"svg-white-bg\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"><\/path>\n\t<path  class=\"svg-white-bg\" style=\"opacity: 0.5;\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"><\/path>\n\t<path  class=\"svg-white-bg\" style=\"opacity: 0.25;\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Winner Data BEA this year congratulates our 426 students and 48 Faculty Winners from over 2,350 combined entries.&nbsp; The 2026 faculty competitions had an overall acceptance rate of 21.81% and student competitions had an overall acceptance rate of 20%. 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