Best Film: Chloe Shelton of Salem, VA for When the Lights Go On AgainBest Screenplay: Greg Lee of Santa Monica, CA for Private Xenon TomlaBest Cinematography: Rividu Mendis of Toronto, ON for Heart StringsBest Documentary: Ethan Chu of Irvine, CA for Life at a Japanese High SchoolBest Editing: Max Shoham...
Phantoscope 2019 Lineup!
still from "Selene" by Greg Lee and Jack Kendall We are so excited to announce our lineup of films for Phantoscope 2019! The best high school films from around the country and around the block! Don't miss the screening on April 13 at the Richmond Art Museum. Q&A with Larry...
DP Larry Blanford to be Phantoscope 2019 Guest Speaker!
We're pleased to announce Richmond High School alumnus and noted Director of Photography Larry Blanford will be our guest speaker at thie year's Phantoscope high School Film Festival! Larry will be at a Q&A at 7:00 pm before the film screening. Larry Blanford is a Director of Photography within the...
Phantoscope 2019 Submissions Closed
The official deadline for entering Phantoscope 2019 was February 1, and submisions are no longer being accepted. We were bowled over by the response - over 200 eligible entries from young filmmakers all over the country! Our jurors are hard at work watching and rating films (that's a lot of...
Are You a Film Watcher?
Phantoscope is getting a record number of submissions this year since moving to FilmFreeway (yay!). However, this also means WE NEED JURORS! If you are interested in viewing films and rating them (all done online), please email [email protected]. It's fun and easy, and supports high school filmmakers!
Phantoscope Submissions Open on FilmFreeway!
High school students from across the nation are invited to submit their films for Phantoscope 2019! Submissions opened on October 15 via FilmFreeway.com. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2019. Phantoscope will return to the Richmond Art Museum for it's 12th annual screening on April 13, 2019. Save the...
Phantoscope Signs With FilmFreeway!
Submissions for Phantoscope 1029 will open on October 15, 2018 via FilmFreeway. Online submission will be fast and easy and there will be no entry fee! FilmFreeway is a great platform for young filmmakers to know about so they can enter other festivals and get their work out there. We...
Summer Film Camps Art On!
We paid a visit to the Anderson University Summer Filmmakers Camp yesterday to spread the word about Phantoscope, and were very warmly received. Our thanks to Camp Director Jack Lugar and the rest of the faculty!
Big Changes at RAM, Big Plans for Phantoscope
Richmond Art Museum, home of Phantoscope, recently reopened after a major renovation, just in time for its 120th anniversary! We’re taking this opportunity to do some “renovation” of Phantoscope as well, part of which will be moving the competition and festival back to its original spring time frame. But don’t...
Phantoscope Virtual Film Festival
We finally did it! Now you can view all the Best Film winners from every year of Phantoscope! Just click here to see 11 years worth of awesome films by high school students.








