School of Media Studies

Submit Your Film to Battle of Film Schools

Battle of Film Schools is an exclusive and unique competition dedicated to film students from around the world. BFS will pit student Short Films, Episodics, Music Videos, MOS (silent projects), scene exercises, and other workshop-related films and showcase them in a head to head battle with different schools. Every season a selection of 10 shorts from 10 different film schools will be carefully selected and screened in front of a packed audience of industry professionals and the winner will be chosen by an audience vote and provided with $1,000 in sponsored prizes, resources and industry connections.

BFS is a quarterly fest with live screenings, Q&A’s, audience feedback, and networking opportunities for student filmmakers with their fellow peers and invited industry guests.

Rules and Terms

Film students from around the world are eligible to apply. Must be able to provide a valid ID or confirmation of film school status.


For more information about the competition, click here.

To submit your film, click here.

 

Take The Next Step

Submit your application

Undergraduate

To apply to any of our Bachelor's programs (Except the Bachelor's Program for Adult Transfer Students) complete and submit the Common App online.

Graduates and Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctural, Professional Studies Diploma, Graduates Certificate, or Associate's programs, or to apply to the Bachelor's Program for Adult and Transfer Students, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

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