The 48 Hour Film Project

The Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project

Edinburgh Filmmakers Take to the Streets

This weekend 600 filmmakers from Edinburgh are making films in the 48 Hour Film Project! All of completed films will screen on the dates below.


Here are some important notes for 48HFP filmmakers:

  • Elements: The required elements for Edinburgh will be listed to the right.
  • Media: You must submit your film on one of the media listed to the right.
  • Documents: You must submit releases for all team members, all music, all locations, and any other copyrighted material, as well as a team leader's agreement, a roster, and a certification statement. These forms can be downloaded from on our production documents page.
  • Rules/FAQ: You should make sure that your film complies with our rules. If you have questions about the rules, the best place to go is our faq.
  • 48HFP Hotline: If you have a question during the filmmaking weekend, call the 48HFP Hotline. The number is on the Kickoff Info Sheet that your team representative was given at the kickoff. If you email us, you will probably not receive an answer in time, so please call.
  • Dropoff: The location to drop off your film is listed below.
  • Coda: Be safe! Make great films! Good luck!

Edinburgh 48HFP Events

Kickoff

Date  18 May 2012
Time  18:00
Place  Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB

Dropoff

Date  20 May 2012
Time  5-9pm (by 19:30 to be on time!)
Place  Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB

Premiere Screenings

Date  May 22, 23, 24
Time  6pm
Place  Cameo Cinema, 38 Home Street, EH3 9LZ

Wrap Party

Date  28 May 2012
Time  7-10pm
Place  Electric Circus, 36-39 Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DF
Notes  Awards in 20 categories announced 8-10pm. Featuring karaoke and viewing stations for films! All ages welcome!

Edinburgh 48HFP Links

   



Photo by Joe Goldblatt.


Required Elements

to be announced


Required Media

For the Edinburgh 48HFP, your film must be submitted on one of the following media:

  • Self-contained full quality file (QuickTime on Mac or AVI on PC)
  • Data disc (DVD-/+R or BD-R) or USB stick (will not be returned)

Notes:

  • HD or SD files both acceptable
  • All aspect ratios acceptable, but do not letterbox
  • No resolution or frame rate conversions
  • We highly recommend you also submit a playable DVD or miniDV as backup


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Screening Groups

Group A
Screening on 22 May (Tuesday), 6pm

DW Film Production, Grzegorz Zienkiewicz
Electric Boots, Stuart Watson
Enhanced DImensions, Andrew Murchie
Eyedoll Productions, Gareth Peevers
I.P. Films, Stuart McPherson
imagine movies, Darren Foley
Little Red Box Films, Ailsa Hay
MAD productions, Gavin Bryce
MathemataPig Productions, Jonathan Keddie
OwenHill Creations, Hesther Owenhill
Scatterbox, Freda O'Byrne
To B-Movie or Not to B-Movie?, Grant Wragg
Trojan Horse, Ian Smith
weefilms, Lee Patterson

Group B
Screening on 23 May (Wednesday), 6pm

Binc productions, Ben Winger
Broken Tape Films, Richard Ferguson
Citation needed, Stewart Callachan
Dead Square, Nick Forrest
Deciduous Productions, Ben Drayton
Group 5, Craig Sinclair
Jam Films, Jamie MacDonald
LemonTree, Zsuzsanna Hatyka
Little Square Films, Ian Bain
Lomond Film Productions, Peter McLoon
M&B Arts, Mina Radovic
ProFiRe, Miroslav R. Mitrovic
The Noo Brayne Factorees, Richard Hetherington
Torpedo Buoy, Alister Hayes

Group C
Screening on 24 May (Thursday), 6pm

Emotion 51, John Morrison
Exacerbate Films, Tom Wakeford
Gary Quinn, Gary Quinn
Koliktive, Jess Connell
LifeUp!, John McFarlane
Man in a duvet, Kevin Christopher
MIRRAĆ© MAXX PICTURES, Thomas Wood
'Monkey Lips' productions, Nick Burt
Next in Line, Michael MacLennan
OliGO, Anne Hansen
The Thief of Brisco, Craig Henderson
The Thrilling Team, Jonathas Soares
Up With The Train, Paul Doffman
We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat, Euan McLaren