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Spring 2026 Weekend
Film Challenge

ABOUT

What's a film challenge?

A film challenge is a limited time event, where individuals or teams receive a prop, a line, a location or any combination of those elements and have a specific span of time to film, edit, and deliver their short film which includes their respective elements.

One of the most popular film challenge competitions is the 48 hour film project.

For our fall challenge, we invite anyone interested to sign-up and/or attend our interest meeting and learn more about this year's film challenge which is spooky themed.

WHEN?

Challenge:

Starts on Friday, April 10th 7 PM - Ends on Sunday, Sunday, April 12th at Midnight

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Open to all Bucknell students!

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

Additional Details / Challenge Parameters

Parameters:

You must write, film, and edit your film all within 55 hours (the whole weekend)
Final submissions should be 3 minutes or under in total runtime
Your film must include the Bucknell library and your assigned prop.
You may include as many or as few people as you want in the production of your film
NO COPYRIGHTED MUSIC
- you are encouraged to use available media databases for supplemental content. See Databases
Your film will be screened / posted on youtube / shared and promoted via social media and library promotions.

Contact Information

relay@relay.engage.campuslabs.com

🗓️ Date, Time & Location of Screening:

To be announced

Prizes:

To be announced

NEED EQUIPMENT?

If you're interested in using library equipment resources, pre-arranged kits have been create below to accommodate different kits for the film challenge.

To reserve a pacakge, select a camera from the reservation page and include in the comments section, "Film Challenge" and list to kit letter.

Visit the Equipment Desk Catalog for more information