EAST COAST VS. WEST COAST FILM CHALLENGE

One month. Two coasts. One winner.

OUR STORY

Filmmaking competition

Participants from the East Coast and West Coast get matched into teams, collaborate remotely, and produce a short film in 30 days. Films are judged head-to-head by the opposing coast. It's real production under real deadlines with community, creative pressure, and bragging rights on the line.

WHEN

The whole month of July

HOW

Remote collaboration within coast-based teams

WHO

Filmmakers, creatives & mentors

WHERE

East Coast + West Coast (remote)

SCHEDULE

WEEK 1

Teams are formed and the prompt is revealed

WEEK 2

Pre-production: Scripts, shot lists, locations

WEEK 3-4

Production: Shoot your film. Post-production: Edit, score, and deliver

SCREENING

Both coasts screen films and vote on a winner

FAQs

Got questions? Want to bring this to your city?

Lead the way

In this fast-paced, creative internship, youth lead the way.

Share your vision

You’ll plan and host an arts-based community event that brings people together and shares your vision.

Take charge

From media to outreach, you’re in charge—with support from mentors, tools, and each other.

LEAD THE WAY

Real deadlines. 30 days. No extensions. That's the game.

Real collaboration. You'll work with people you've never met and make something together.

Real stakes. Your film screens publicly and gets judged by another coast.

The best way to learn filmmaking is to make a film under pressure, with a team, and against a deadline. East Coast vs. West Coast gives you all three, plus an audience and a rivalry that makes the whole thing matter.