The fifth annual Artists Alike Film Festival will take place 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Washington Township High School’s Investors Bank Performing Arts Center.

The event will spotlight the work of high school filmmakers from Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Essex, Gloucester, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties. Film categories will include public service announcement, commercials, narrative documentary, comedy, movie trailer, drama, suspense, and experimental.

Students will be judged and receive feedback from industry professionals. Winners of each category will have their film screened at the 2019 Garden State Film Festival, with a chance to be recognized on an international level with other independent filmmakers.

The Artists Alike Film Festival has showcased more than 220 submissions from 25 high schools in 10 New Jersey counties over the past five years.

Admission to the event is $3 for students, $5 for adults. For more information, email Kristen Dirato at kdirato@wtps.org.