Announcing The Musicbed Challenge Summer 2025
We're big fans of the Musicbed Challenge over here at No Film School. We've covered it many times, and every year when it rolls around, we get stoked to tell you about how you can take advantage of this great opportunity, including its $80,000 in prizes.
So, let's dive in and go over the details of Musicbed's short film contest.
Let's dive in.
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### Musicbed Challenge 2025
This summer's challenge will feature 17 new industry professionals as judges and a 30-day timeframe for creatives to produce their films.
The competition is divided into three categories: narrative, documentary, and spec ad. Entrants are required to select a song from Musicbed's curated library to use in their film.
Submissions will be judged on four criteria: creativity, craft, storytelling, and the integration of the chosen song.
The prize pool, valued at over $80,000, will be distributed among four categories: Best Documentary, Best Spec Ad, Best Narrative, and People's Choice.
### Best Documentary Winner
* $15K Cash Grant (pay your crew properly)
* Musicbed Business 1-Year Subscription
* $2,000 Filmsupply Licensing Credit
* $350 Clever Supply Co Store Credit
* $2,000 Lensrentals Credit*
* Moment Supercage
* Saturation 1-Year Production Membership
* Nanlite On-The-Go Kit
* ACIDBITE Complete Acid Collection
* FilmConvert Nitrate
### Best Spec Ad Winner
* $15K Cash Grant (fund your next passion project)
* Musicbed Business 1-Year Subscription
* $2,000 Filmsupply Licensing Credit
* $350 Clever Supply Co Store Credit
* $2,000 Lensrentals Credit*
* Moment Supercage
* Saturation 1-Year Production Membership
* Nanlite On-The-Go Kit
* ACIDBITE Complete Acid Collection
* FilmConvert Nitrate
### Best Narrative Winner
* $15K Cash Grant (make your feature happen)
* Musicbed Business 1-Year Subscription
* $2,000 Filmsupply Licensing Credit
* $350 Clever Supply Co Store Credit
* $2,000 Lensrentals Credit*
* Moment Supercage
* Saturation 1-Year Production Membership
* Nanlite On-The-Go Kit
* ACIDBITE Complete Acid Collection
* FilmConvert Nitrate
### People's Choice Winner
* Musicbed Business 1-Year Subscription
* $2,000 Filmsupply Licensing Credit
* $350 Clever Supply Co Store Credit
* $2,000 Lensrentals Credit*
* Moment Supercage Super Bundle
* Saturation 1-Year Production Membership
* Nanlite On-The-Go Kit
* ACIDBITE Complete Acid Collection
* FilmConvert Cinematch
## Summing It All Up
If this sounds great to you, I would get working on your entry. Competition will be fierce.
The deadline for submissions is August 7 at 5 PM UTC. A "Starter Kit" with additional resources is available for download on the Musicbed Challenge website.
Now, go get filmmaking.
