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Enter the Philadelphia Regional Media & Design Competition
Enter the Philadelphia Regional Media & Design Competition
Open to students enrolled in any public, charter, private, or parochial schools in Philadelphia including those who are homebound or homeschooled.
Plan for transportation to bring your team(s) and sponsor(s) to the Philly Student Media and Design Competition on March 19, 2026 by 9:00 AM
To plan for your trip to 440 North Broad Street, visit the Chief of Schools' school trip guidelines web page.
Grade 6-12 Registration Information
Grade 6-12 Registration Information
Grade 6-12 Registration Info:
Schools can only register up to six (6) projects, one (1) project per category for students in grades 6-12. First-place winners move on to the state competition to represent Philadelphia.
Students may participate individually or as a group. A student may submit an individual project and take part in a group project, however the projects cannot be in the same category.
A school-level competition should determine the individual or team project that will represent each category for your school at the district competition.
Project groups can be no larger than 3 students. Groups larger than 3 will be disqualified.
Categories include: 3D Printing, Animation, Logo & Graphic Design, Digital Movie, Programming and Website Design
Register for MS and HS competition by Thursday, February 26, 2026 at https://mediadesigncompetition.org/. This site is managed by the state committee.
Hover over "Registration" on the navigation bar at the top
Select MS or HS Registration from the drop-down menu
Sponsor teachers had the ability to run reports with their student participation data. This event will be in person so you will NOT need to upload project elements when completing your registration.
You DO NOT need to upload project information at this time. The final project elements and student narrative should be completed and brought with you to 440 North Broad Street on the day of the event.
Complete the Student Media and Design participation packet for each project and submit it with the elements of your projects for judging on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Projects submitted without a completed participation packet will NOT be judged.
First place winners of the Philadelphia Media and Design Competition will receive additional details regarding the State competition following the award ceremony.
Grade 3-5 Registration Information
Grade 3-5 Registration Information
Grade 3-5 Registration:
Schools can only register up to six (6) projects, two (2) projects per category for students in grades 3-5. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place but projects are not eligible for the state competition.
Students may participate individually or as a group. A student may submit an individual project and take part in a group project, however the projects cannot be in the same category.
A school-level competition should determine the individual or team projects(s) that will represent each category your school at the district competition.
Project groups can be no larger than 3 students. Groups larger than 3 will be disqualified.
Categories include: Animation, Digital Art, and Digital Movie
Register for the Media and Design competition by Thursday, February 26, 2026 at https://tinyurl.com/MDCReg.
REQUIRED ELEMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED ON THE FORM:
Sponsor name and email, School name, Principal name and email
Project category, title, and description
Student names and grades
YOU MUST SUBMIT A REGISTRATION FORM FOR EACH PROJECT
If you register more than 2 projects for the same category and grade band, only the first 2 submitted will be accepted
Complete the Student Media and Design participation packet for each project and submit it with the elements of your projects for judging on Thursday, March 19. Projects submitted without a completed participation packet will not be judged.
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