10 Day Film Challenge - The #1 high school film festival in the nation

LATEST NEWS about The 10 Day

2017-18 'Technique' and Genres are in!

The Point of View Shot is the Optional Cinematic Technique for ALL SCHOOLS, ALL STATES

The list of GENRES are here. Students will draw 'from a hat' one of these 10 genres on Day 1.

2017-18 Challenge Dates

Multi-State: Day 1 is February 21, 2018 Day 10 is March 6, 2018
Overseas: Day 1 is March 12, 2018 Day 10 is March 23, 2018
New Jersey: Day 1 is March 7, 2018 Day 10 is March 20, 2018
Pennsylvania: Day 1 is April 9, 2018 Day 10 is April 20, 2018
New York: Day 1 is April 16, 2018 Day 10 is April 27, 2018

SCREENING DATES (tentative, subject to change)

Multi-State: April 26, 2018 (online)
Overseas: May 3, 2018 (online)
New Jersey: April 13, 2018 (Regal Cinema, Burlington, NJ)
Pennsylvania: May 11, 2018 (United Artists Cinema, Philadelphia, PA)
New York: May 16, 2018 (United Artists Cinema, Queens, NY)

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'Love at Second Sight' - Southern Reg HS
Wins NATION'S BEST FILM for 2017
See all 2017 National Finals - Films and Awards
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'Love at Second Sight' - Southern Reg HS
Wins BEST FILM in NJ for 2017

See all the NJ Award Winners

'Dearest Anonymous' - Hauppauge HS
Wins BEST FILM in NY for 2017
See all the NY Award Winners

'Run' - North Penn High School
Wins BEST FILM in PA for 2017
See all the PA Award Winners

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Where do I sign up to be a part of this year's Challenge?
Any school, from any state, from any country can sign up. 100% free.

2018 registration ends January 15, 2018

2017 Sponsors and Partners

NYFA emphasizes coursework based around students actually going out and shooting films as part of their coursework. Students write, produce, direct, and edit their own original films while also serving as crew on their fellow classmates’ films to gain extensive on-set experience. 2-yr, 4yr, Masters, Summer Camps all available at NYFA.

SOCAPA is one of the premier visual and performing arts programs and summer film camps for young people in the world. Based out of NY, and with summer programs in VT, they can be a great choice for continuing your filmmaking dreams each and every summer.

ROWAN
UNIVERSITY
College of Communications
and Creative Arts located in New Jersey supports the 10 Day in 2017. An area leader in Film & Video Production.

DREXEL
UNIVERSITY
College of Media Arts & Design is a proud sponsor. For careers in Film & Video production, Drexel University, in Philadelphia PA, is a great place to start.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
THEATRE, FILM AND MEDIA ARTS DEPARTMENT
One of the top film schools in the nation, located in Phila PA, proudly supports the 10 Day Film Challenge.

UPENN Cinema Studies and the Kinoki Senior Society proudly support our non-profit Arts Equality, Inc.

'The Ultimate A Team' - Clear Springs TX
Wins BEST FILM in 'Multi-State' 2017
See all the Multi-State Award Winners

New York 2018 Participants: Statewide Challenge

Harkness Career Center, West Orange High School, Hillcrest High School, John Jay High School, Westlake High School, Huntington High School, Beacon High School, Dobbs Ferry High School, Tonnenville High School, Arlington High School, Talent Unlimited High School, Ossining High School, Wilson Tech - Western Suffolk BOCES, Islip High School, Saugerties High School, East Hampton High School, Red Hook High School, New Paltz High School, Hauppauge High School**, Wilson Tech - Western Suffolk BOCES, Academy for Careers in Television and Film, Forest Hills High School, Information Tech High School, Orange-Ulster BOCES High School, Bethlehem High School, Ellenville High School

Pennsylvania 2018 Participants: Statewide Challenge

Central Bucks South High School, Hatboro-Horsham High School, Phoenixville High School, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, William Tennent High School, Perkiomen Valley High School, Conrad Weiser High School, West Philadelphia High School, Kennett High School, Esperanza Academy Charter High School, Maritime Academy Charter School, Spring-Ford High School, Springfield Township High School, North Penn High School **, Pottstown High School, Conestoga High School, Garnet Valley High School, Wissahickon High School, Germantown Academy, Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, Northeast High School, Samuel Fels High School, Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School, Norristown Area High School, Harry S. Truman High School, Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, Pennsbury High School, KCAPA High School, Methacton High School, Thomas Edison High School, Upper Moreland High School, Central Bucks East High School, Penn Wood High School, WHYY Film School, Science Leadership Academy,

New Jersey 2018 Participants: Statewide Challenge

Piscataway High School, Cherokee High School, Wall High School, St. Joseph's High School (Atlantic County), Hammonton High School, Cinnaminson High School, Gloucester County Institute of Technology, Wall High School, Delran High School, Cherokee High School, St. Joseph's High School of Hammonton, Southern Regional High School ***, Rancocas Valley High School, Monroe Township High School, West Orange High School, Woodstown High School, Hunterdon Central High School, Lenape High School, Seneca High School, Essex County Vo-Tech High School, Clearview High School, Absegami High School, Raritan, Pascack Valley High School, Henry Hudson High School, New Brunswick High School, Cape May Technical High School, Egg Harbor Township High School, Collingswood High School, Oakcrest High School, Cherry Hill East High School, Allentown (Monmouth County) High School, Pinelands Regional High School, Delran High School, ACIT High School, Camden County Technical School- GTC Campus, Passaic High School; Cedar Creek High School, Camden County Technical High School - Pennsauken Campus, AP Schalick High School, Bergenfield High School, Point Pleasant Borough High School, Palisades Park High School

Multi-State 2018 Participants: Multi-State Challenge

Arizona - Maricopa High School, South Mountain High School
California ~ Montgomery High School, Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School, Franklin High School
Connecticut ~ Middlesex High School, Middletown High School
Delaware ~ Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Florida ~ Clearwater High School, Spruce Creek High School
Georgia ~ Riverwood High School
Indiana ~ Vincennes Lincoln High School, Porter County Career Center, Jasper High School, Career Academy at Anthis
Kansas ~ Great Bend High School, Atchison High School
Maine ~ Foster CTE Center, Hancock County Technical High School, Mid-Coast School of Technology
Massachusetts ~ Quincy High School, Waltham High School, Barnstable High School
Michigan ~ Lakeland High School
New Hampshire ~ Salem High School, Nashua High School
Ohio ~ Hilliard Innovative Learning Center, Perry High School, Franklin High School, Hoover High School, Fort Hayes Career Center
Oregon ~ South Medford High School
Rhode Island ~ Barrington High School
Tennessee ~ Cordova High School,
Texas ~ Clear Brook High School, Clear Falls High School, Clear Lake High School, Galena Park High School,
Hendrickson High School, Manvel High School, Clear Springs High School**, Cypress Creek High School
Utah ~ Murray High School
Vermont ~ Southwest Vermont Career Development Center, Stafford Technical Center
Wisconsin ~ Milton High School

Overseas 2018 Participants: Overseas Challenge

Belgium - SHAPE High School
Belgium - Brussels American School
Germany - Vilsek High School
Germany - Hofenfels High School
Germany - Ramstein High School
Germany - Kaiserslautern High School
Guam - Guam High School
Italy - Aviano High School
Italy - Naples High School
Japan - Kadena High School
Japan - Kubasaki High School
South Korea - Humphrey High School
South Korea - Daegu High School
Spain - Rota High School
United Kingdom - Lakenheath High School

** denotes defending Challenge Champion
*** denotes defending 2-time National Champion

Which Challenge is for you? Click on the map to find YOUR 10 Day Film Challenge

NON US-BASED SCHOOLS

New York 2017 Participants: Statewide Challenge

White Plains High School; Ossining High School; Westlake High School; Tottenville High School; Dobbs Ferry High School; Academy for Careers in Television and Film; Arlington High School*; Forest Hills High School; Hauppauge High School; Beacon High School, Huntington High School, Ellenville High School; Talent Unlimited High School; Information Technology High School; Red Hook High School; East Hampton High School; Islip High School; Orange-Ulster BOCES High School; Wilson Tech - Western Suffolk BOCES; New Paltz High School; General Douglas MacArthur High School; Saugerties High School, Hauppauge High School*

Pennsylvania 2017 Participants: Statewide Challenge

Spring-Ford High School, Perkiomen Valley High School; Maritime Academy; Central Bucks South High School; Conrad Weiser High School; Esperanza Academy Charter High School; Pennsbury High School; Conestoga High School; Northeast High School; Springfield Township High School; William Tennent High School; Parkland High School; Science Leadership Academy; Phoenixville High School; West Philadelphia High School; Samuel Fels High School; Creative and Performing Arts High School; Garnet Valley High School; North Penn High School; Pottstown High School; Harry S. Truman High School; Wissahickon High School; Thomas Edison High School; Middle Bucks Institute of Technology*; Kennett High School, Methacton High School; Norristown High School; Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, Central Bucks High School East; Germantown Academy; Upper Moreland High School; Roxborough High School

New Jersey 2017 Participants: Statewide Challenge

Lenape High School, Piscataway High School; Absegami High School; Seneca High School, Northern Burlington County Regional High School; Hammonton High School; Gloucester County Institute of Technology High School; Delran High School; Wall High School; Cherokee High School; Pascack Valley High School; Cinnaminson High School; Raritan High School; St. Joseph's High School; Woodstown High School, Monroe Township High School; Henry Hudson High School; Warren Hills High School; Hunterdon Central High School; Oakcrest High School; New Brunswick High School; Cape May County Technical High School; Southern Regional High School*, Rancocas Valley High School; Camden County Technical High School; West Orange High School, Camden County Technical High School - Pennsauken Campus; Schalick High School; Egg Harbor Township High School; Essex County - Bloomfield Tech; Collingswood High School; Atlantic County Institute of Technology; Timber Creek High School, Allentown High School; Clearview Regional High School; Mahwah High School

Multi-State 2017 Participants: Multi-State Challenge

Alabama ~ Lee High School;
Arizona ~ Prescott High School; South Mountain High School; Metro Tech High School
California ~ Royal High School;
Connecticut ~ Middletown High School;
Delaware ~ Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Florida ~ Mainland High School; New Smyrna Beach High School; Countryside High School;
Clearwater High School; Osceola Fundamental HIgh School
Indiana ~ Porter County Career Center; Jasper High School
Iowa ~ Okoboji High School
Kansas ~ Great Bend High School; Atchison High School
Maine ~ Hancock County Technical Center, Forest CTE Center; Mid-Maine Technical Center
Massachusetts ~ Quincy High School, Plymouth High School; Barnstable High School; Waltham High School
Michigan ~ Groves High School; Lakeland High School
New Hampshire ~ Salem High School; Nashua Technology Center - Nashua High School South
Ohio ~ Perry High School; Hoover High School; Hilliard Innovative Learning Center; Fort Hayes Career Center
Rhode Island ~ Barrington High School;
South Carolina ~ Bluffton High School, River Bluff High School;
South Dakota ~ Beresford High School;
Texas ~ Hendrickson High School; Clear Brook High School; Galena Park High School; Clear Falls High School; Manvel High School; Clear Springs High School; Clear Lake High School; Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Senior High School; Glenda Dawson High School
Utah - Murray High School;
Vermont ~ Southwest Vermont Career Development Center*, Stafford Technical Center
Virginia ~ West Potomac Academy;
Wisconsin ~ Milton High School;

* denotes defending Challenge Champion