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2008 Tour Begins

The 2008 Tour officially begins in Boston on April 4. Registration is already open for many cities.

2008 promises to be the biggest 48HFP Tour ever—more cities and more teams than ever before. We're excited to announce the addition of Anchorage, Athens, Edinburgh, Geneva, Key West, Mumbai, and Singapore to our list of cities.

Filmmakers in these cities and many others will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world for the title "Best 48 Hour Film of 2008".

Enter today! Space is limited.

posted March 29, 2008

2007 Awards

The awards for the 2007 tour were announced on March 2nd, 2008, at the Camera 12 in San Jose, California, as part of Filmapalooza at Cinequest. The winners are:

Best Film
"TimeCatcher" by No Budget Productions from Tel Aviv

Runner Up for Best Film
"Dςn" by La Lumiere Soudaine from Rome

Second Runner Up for Best Film
"Sweetie" by Trifecta+ Entertainment from New Mexico

Best Directing
"TimeCatcher" by No Budget Productions from Tel Aviv

Best Acting (tie)
"Dςn" by La Lumiere Soudaine from Rome
"Sweetie" by Trifecta+ Entertainment from New Mexico

Best Script
"TimeCatcher" by No Budget Productions from Tel Aviv

Best Cinematography
"Room 303" by Team KC from Amsterdam

Best Editing
"TimeCatcher" by No Budget Productions from Tel Aviv

Best Film from the HD Filmmaker Showdown
"Lizzie Strata" by Integral Arts from Washington, DC

posted March 3, 2008

Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown

The weekend of January 25-27, 2008, five US city-winning teams competed in the 48 Hour Film Project-Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown.

Panasonic loaned each team an HPX500 HD camera (with Fujinon lens, tripod plate, 4 16GB P2 Cards and an HPG10 P2 Gear) for the competition weekend. The winning team will receive an HVX200 HD camera to keep. Also, their film will screen at Filmapalooza in March.

Participating teams were The Branching from Richmond, Cinema Syndicate from Portland, Oregon, Integral Arts from Washington, DC, Team Juicebox from Seattle, and XLAJ from Houston.

Read all about it!

posted January 25, 2008

International Documentary Challenge

The third annual International Documentary Challenge is coming! It will take place from March 6th through the 10th, 2008.

On Thursday, March 6th, teams of filmmakers will be given a genre and a theme. Then they have just five days to shoot and edit their documentary.

Early Bird Registration is $99. Teams must register on or before February 11th to get this special rate. Afterwards, registration is $115.

The IDC is sponsored by Hot Docs, SILVERDOCS, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, the International Documentary Association, the Documentary Organization of Canada, Film Action Oregon, and the creators of the 48 Hour Film Project.

Read on...

posted January 11, 2008

Second Life

The weekend of January 12th, 2008, the 48 Hour Film Project held its first-ever machinima competition, entirely in the virtual world of Second Life.

At the kickoff location in Second Life, thirteen teams received characters, props, lines of dialogue, and genres. 48 hours later, they uploaded their films to our server.

On Wednesday, January 16th, and Thursday, January 17th, the films were shown at the New Globe Theater, provided by our sponsor Millions of Us. They can be seen on 48.tv. And the winning film will be screened at Filmapalooza.

Read all about it!

posted December 6, 2007

Filmapalooza

Filmapalooza, the 48 Hour Film Project's end-of-year screening and awards ceremony, returns to Cinequest on February 29 through March 2, 2008. All fifty-five 2007 City Winners will be screened, including:
"A-Litter-A-Thon" • "Blood Money" • "Buddy, Buddy" • "City Cops" • "Consumed" • "Cosmo of 1932" • "Decisive Moment" • "Disconnected" • "Easter Bunny Super Hero" • "Electricity: Unplugging the Myth" • "The End" • "A Future Simple" • "Franz Kafka: The Happiest Man in Happy Town" • "Held in Sway" • "In Medias Res" • "Interruption" • "JoBeth" • "A Killer's Dozen" • "Klas" • "Knoon Time" • "Kumbio Takedown" • "Laneway " • "Last Hand" • "Long Night" • "Love and Sappiness" • "Morning Sickness" • "N Pictures" • "Phenomenal Me" • "Project 96B" • "Reflections" • "The Rise and Fall of the Adverb" • "Science THE MUSICAL" • "Single White Fowl" • "Spy Glass" • "The Spy Who Spied Me" • "Stained" • "Standing Reign" • "The Stray" • "Su Misura" • "Sunshine" • "Sweetie" • "Time's Up" • "Troubadour: A Six Minute Soap Opera" • "Unspeakable" • "Weeds" • "Who Is Bert Didier?" • "X-Day"

For more information, click here...

posted November 20, 2007

The Fall Shootout

The weekend of November 2nd, twenty-seven city-winning teams completed films as part of the 48 Hour Film Project Fall Shootout. They received character, prop, line of dialogue, and genre by email Friday at 7pm local time and had until the post office closed on Monday to send us their film.

The teams were:
Amaglamated Motion Pictures • Blooming Productions • The Branching • Chaos Pictures • Cinema Syndicate • Crystal Cleer Productions • Family Cave • Hexxed Productions • Implicted • Integral Arts • The Keen Collaboration • Lemurs Is Productions • Marflux Productions • Meatball Posse • Mojo Solo • No Dice Productions • 172,800 and Counting • Orionvega Designs • Point Blank Films • Sneaky Fish • Subject to Change • Tank Collective • Tapioca Productions • Team Juicebox • Test Kitchen • Viva La VHS • We Make Pictures Move

See the films on 48.tv or read more about the Fall Shootout...

posted November 1, 2007

The National Film Challenge

The 48 Hour Film Project's sister competition, the National Film Challenge, took place on October 19th through the 22nd.

Teams from around the world wrote, shot, and edited short films in three days. They each received a character, prop, line of dialogue, and a genre on a secure website at 7pm local time on October 19th and mailed their film in on October 22nd.

Visit the National Film Challenge webpage for more information.

Brought to you by KDHX Community Media and the 48 Hour Film Project.

posted August 21, 2007

The Visa 'Life Takes' Invitational

The Top 10 48 Hour Film teams from Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco (as selected by Visa's judges) teams made another 48 Hour Film on the weekend of September 7-9. Visa sent two people from each team to San Francisco for a special screening and awards weekend on September 29, where there was a reception for all of the teams and cash prizes for the top three films.

The top ten films were:
- "Britty First Dates" by Figers
- "Cheese Run" by JeffroGee Productions
- "Exit" by It Donned on Me
- "Ghost in the Machine" by the Tri-County Lawn Bowling Association
- "Life Takes Timing" by Subject to Change Productions
- "Rated ARRRRRRRRRRR" by Team Subsanity
- "Rock, Paper, Scissors" by Rabid Manatees
- "Terms of Use" by Team BP
- "Top Secret" by One Glass
- "Two Coins" by Team Midas

The third place film was "Exit" by It Donned on Me. The second place film was "Two Coins" by Team Midas. And the grand prize winner, walking away with $10,000, was Team BP for their film "Terms of Use"!

The 30 teams who participated were:
All Together Now • Brooklyn On Foot • Bucks Boys • Bucky Wilson • Cultural Detritus • Cup O'Meat Productions • CurlyHairedPeople • Dream Maker • 8-bit riot • FIGERS • It Donned On Me • JeffroGee Productions • Montage Productions • One Candle • One Glass • Permanent Lounge Productions • Pyrotecnia Film Group • Rabid Manatees • Redux Productions • Soapbox • SubSanity • Subject to Change • Team BP • Team Midas • The TCS • This Team Is Not Yet Rated • Time Lapse Productions • Tri-County Lawn Bowling Association • Wilcox Films • Wunderkrafthaus

For more information, click here...

posted August 2, 2007

Finally! T-Shirts!

That's right, we finally have t-shirts! Now you can show off for all your friends, and let them know that it only takes you a weekend to make a film.

Four styles are available, featuring our logo and our poster contest winner.

We're also selling... the 48 Hour Film Project Premium Package from Screenstyle, and the Best of the 48 Hour Film Project DVDs.

Come and get 'em!

posted June 22, 2007

Cannes Film Festival Debut!

Roll out the red carpet! A selection of the "Best of 2006" films were shown at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner on Thursday, May 17th, including:
- "Tooth and Nail" by Cinema Syndicate (Portland, OR)
- "Stairwell C" by Vaughn Juares (Minneapolis)
- "Skinned Alive" by Sputnik (Portland, ME)
- "Maten al Payaso" by Afafas (Miami)
- "Owensville" by Shaolin Monkeys (Washington, DC)
- "Doughboy Beware!" by Biscuits and Gravy (LA)

Filmmakers Sean McGrath, Vaughn Juares, Jeremy Koller, and John Stuhldreher were at Cannes for the screening.

In addition, eleven films made especially for Cannes made their debut. These films were made as part of a Paris invitational. Find out more information, or watch the films and vote for your favorite!

posted May 14, 2007

New & Improved Store

Come and check out our new and improved store!

We're now selling...

The 48 Hour Film Project Premium Package from Screenstyle, which includes Movie Magic Screenwriter, How to Make Your Movie Software, Screenwriter's Pad, Portable Film School, Hero's 2 Journeys DVD, and How to Pitch & Sell Your Screenplay. A $300 value for $199.

The Best of the 48 Hour Film Project on DVD, 2002-2006. Check out our "Best of the 48HFP" collections from over the years. You won't believe that some of these were made in only a weekend! $20 per DVD.

We plan to sell t-shirts soon.

More details...

posted April 23, 2007

Partners with the Screen Actors Guild

Once again the 48 Hour Film Project has partnered with the Screen Actors Guild to allow filmmakers to use SAG members to act in their film. This is an excellent opportunity for our participants to have access to some great talent.

In the past, folks like Teller and Doug Jones have appeared in 48 Hour Films. Perhaps this is the year for Reese Witherspoon?

Click here to see what's involved in working with SAG.

For non-union actors and other crew, use the release forms found on our Production Documents page, including the Participant's Agreement, the Wrap Up Form, the Team Roster, the Certification Statement, the Liability Waiver Form, the Talent Release Form, the Music Release Form, the Materials Release Form, and the Location Release Form.

posted April 20, 2007

Poster Contest

The 48 Hour Film Project held its first poster contest in 2007. We thank all who entered. We were very impressed by the incredibly high quality of the work that we received! There were over 50 entries and the judges had their work cut out for them.

The judges and the folks at Filmapalooza have picked their favorites. Here are the winners:

Poster Contest Winner
by Christian Baldo
Filmapalooza Favorite
by Emilie Drumm

See all ten finalists...

posted April 5, 2007

Filmapalooza

On March 8th through 11th, 48 Hour Filmmakers from around the globe gathered in Albuquerque. We met each other; we watched each other's films; we met industry and film festival representatives; we competed in the Filmmakers' Olympics; we talked with Alexander Payne; and we had parties that couldn't be beat.

Awards were also announced. The Best 48 Hour Film of 2007 was "Tooth and Nail" by Cinema Syndicate from Portland, Oregon. The winner of the HD Filmmaker Showdown was "Maestro" by Bargain Basement Films from Baltimore.

More information this way...

posted March 12, 2007

2006 Winners

The 48 Hour Film Project's 2006 winners were announced at a reception at Sauce in Albuquerque at the end of the first Filmapalooza, on March 10th, 2007.

The second runner-up was Afafas from Miami for "Maten al Payaso", in which several underworld groups plot the assassination of a nefarious gangster known only as "the clown".

The first runner-up was Milk from Seattle for "Manquer", an homage to the French New Wave, in which a bicycle is stolen from its beloved owner.

And the winner was Cinema Syndicate from Portland, Oregon, for "Tooth and Nail", in which an incumbent politician is revealed to be a vampire and must defend his seat against a family-values challenger. More awards...

posted March 11, 2007

The 2007 Tour Begins!

Register for Washington, DC, Boston, Kansas City, Madison, Salt Lake City, and Philadelphia!

posted February 19, 2007

HD Filmmaker Showdown

Five US city-winning teams submitted on-time films to the 48 Hour Film Project HD Filmmaker Showdown on the weekend of January 26-28. Congratulations to these teams! They were selected from out of all US City Winners to participate in the second annual HD Showdown.

Panasonic loaned a HVX200 HD camera to each team for use during the competition weekend. All five of the HDFS teams also received an ELIPZ system from Anton/Bauer. All HD films will be shown at Filmapalooza in March, where the winner of the Showdown will be announced and awarded an HVX200 HD camera to keep.

More info this way...

Finalists for the HD Showdown

The participants in the HD Showdown were:

Team Name City
Bargain Basement Films Baltimore
Magnetoscope Pictures Cincinnati
Vaughn Juares Minneapolis
Cinema Syndicate Portland, OR
Shaolin Monkeys Washington, DC

Milk from Seattle was a finalist, but was unable to participate.

posted January 19, 2007

Fall Shootout Results

First, hearty congratulations to each and every team for your films, whether you won your city competition or not. The most difficult part of the 48 Hour Film Project is choosing the award winners. There are so many great films to choose from and you should be proud of your accomplishments.

We are proud to announce the results from the Fall Shootout. Without further ado...

Top 10 Films in the Fall Shootout

Each team will have two representatives flown to Boston for a screening and party weekend.

Film Name Team Name City
"Toast" GlassEye Productions Boston
"Plugged" Magnetoscope Pictures Cincinnati
"72 Ounces" Garceworks Denver
"All Kinds of Evil" Rockets GO! Productions Little Rock
"El Shaket" Afafas Miami
"Tipparinos" Vaughn Juares Minneapolis
"Shush" Anonymous Nashville
"Whacked" Sputnik Portland, ME
"The Music Is In The Beer" Genesis Films San Diego
"When You Grow Up" Milk Seattle

And the winner is...

Best Use of the Boston Beer Product
Magnetoscope Pictures from Cincinnati for "Plugged"

Best Film of the Fall Shootout
Vaughn Juares from Minneapolis for "Tipparinos"

posted November 21, 2006

The Fall Shootout

Twenty-four city-winning teams participated in the 48 Hour Film Project Fall Shootout on the weekend of November 3rd. Each team received a character, prop, line of dialogue, and genre for its film by email on Friday, November 3rd, at 7pm local time and sent their films in by the end of business on Monday, November 6th. Read more about their experiences...

Participating Teams

Afafas (Miami)
Anonymous (Nashville)
Biscuits & Gravy (Los Angeles)
Bucky Wilson Presents (New York)
Cinema Syndicate (Portland, Oregon)
Cougars (Atlanta)
Fountain Films (Phoenix)
Garceworks (Denver)
Genesis Films (San Diego)
Gigantic Earth (Saint Louis)
GlassEye (Boston)
LineBenders (Fargo)
Magnetoscope Pictures (Cincinnati)
Milk (Seattle)
Philm (Louisville)
Pizza Infinity/OneTwoThree (Chicago)
Press Play Productions (Las Vegas)
Presto Video (Des Moines)
Pure Energy Productions (Greensboro)
Rockets GO! Productions (Little Rock)
Sputnik (Portland, Maine)
Team Smokey (Asheville)
Texaswood (Houston)
There is No I in TEAM! (Albuquerque)
Vaughn Juares (Minneapolis)

posted October 31, 2006

The National Film Challenge

During the weekend of October 20-22, teams from around the globe made short movies as part of the National Film Challenge, a worldwide filmmaking competition created by the 48HFP. Read on...

posted October 12, 2006

You're Invited to NAB New York

Come to the National Association of Broadcasters New York Conference on October 23-26! Geared to the professional production and post-production community, NAB features workshops and exhibits on cutting edge technologies and techniques.

We will screen a selection of the Best 48 Hour Films of 2006 on Wednesday, October 25th at 6pm. As part of our participation, NAB offers all 48 Hour filmmakers free Exhibits passes (regularly $125 each). Also, there is a 48 Hour Film Participant Discount of $100 off the total Post|Production Conference New York registration. It applies to the Post|Production Conference New York Full Package OR Post|Production Conference New York One Day Conference Pass.

What's Included
Whether registering for exhibits only or for a complete conference, all NAB New York participants enjoy access to over 90 exhibiting companies, plus these additional highlights:
- Opening Cocktail Reception
- Keynote Sessions
- Exhibit Floor Lunch
- Film Screenings (including the 48HFP!)
- NABEF/BEA/RTNDA Career Fair

Registering
When registering for NAB, 48 Hour Filmmakers should:

1) On the Registration Page, click on Register with a VIP exhibits Pass

2) On the Profile Page, when asked "Please indicate one category that best describes you," check the box for "48 Hour Film Participant"

3) On the Registration Category page, choose either:
- VIP Exhibits (48 Hour Flim Participant) and enter "NY11" in the space which says "Enter VIP Code." This will enable you to have a free Exhibits Pass!
-OR-
- Conference (48 Hour Film Participant) and then select from Content Creation or Business Media Forums on the next page.

(Note: The $100 Discount ONLY applies to the conference listed above. The Discount will be applied on the payment page - be sure to double check this before paying.)

posted October 12, 2006

Brisbane and Paris

The weekend of October 6-8, we visited the last two cities on our 2006 tour: Brisbane and Paris.

posted September 13, 2006

Final Stop on the US Tour

The 2006 National Tour is now over. Filmmakers from our final US stop, Portland, Oregon, completed their films the weekend of August 11th with screenings on Wednesday and Thursday, August 16th and 17th.

posted August 11, 2006

We're in the Home Stretch

The 2006 National Tour is coming to a close. The weekend of August 4th, we went to Vegas, baby! And August 11-13, we go to our final US stop: Portland, Oregon—it's not too late to sign up!

75 teams of filmmakers in Des Moines and Miami made films the weekend of July 28th and premiered them this past week. Congratulations to those teams for a successful weekend of filmmaking!

posted July 28, 2006

Count 'em! Six 48HFPs!

Asheville, Denver, Greensboro, Louisville, Nashville, and the Duke City Shootout 48 Hour Film Project in Albuquerque! Filmmakers from six cities and 177 teams across the country put their filmmaking skills to the test the weekend of July 29th.

On Friday night, they received their characters, props, lines of dialogue, and genres. On Sunday night, they turned in their films. During the next week,. those films screened to enthusiastic audiences.

posted July 20, 2006

Baltimore, Providence and San Diego

Filmmakers from 108 teams made films the weekend of July 14th in Baltimore, Providence and San Diego.

posted July 12, 2006

Seattle Filmmakers Turn in Their Films

The 48 Hour Film Project 2006 took place in Seattle the weekend of July 7th. 22 teams completed films.

posted July 9, 2006

Austin, San Francisco, and Los Angeles

The 48 Hour Film Project 2006 visited three cities the weekend of July 24th: Austin, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. 129 teams (or about 2000 filmmakers) participated in the three cities.

posted June 26, 2006

Chicago 48 Hour Film Project: Film Weekend Completed

Filmmakers in Chicago completed their 48 Hour Films the weekend of June 17th.

Registration is now open for Las Vegas and New Mexico. Sign on up!

posted June 18, 2006

Four Cities!

Filmmakers in Cincinnati, Little Rock, Minneapolis, and St. Louis made 48 hour films the weekend of June 10th. That's 183 teams, or approximately 3000 filmmakers!

Registration is now open for Des Moines and Miami.

posted June 8, 2006

The First 48HFP in Portland, Maine

Fifteen teams of filmmakers in Portland, Maine have completed their first 48 Hour Film Project! Films were made from June 2nd to June 4th. The films screened on June 6th.

posted June 1, 2006

Atlanta, Fargo, and Houston

The 48 Hour Film Project 2006 visited three cities the weekend of May 21st: Atlanta, Fargo, and Houston.

On Friday night, 73 teams of filmmakers in the three cities received their characters, props, lines of dialogue, and genres. On Sunday night, they turned in their films. In the next week, these films screened in Atlanta, Fargo, and Houston.

posted May 18, 2006

The American Red Cross Invitational

Celebrating the Red Cross' 125th Anniversary, the 48HFP held its first ever invitational competition. The 48HFP-American Red Cross Invitational took place March 17-19. Six of the best 48 Hour teams of all time competed:

  • Anomaly from Philadelphia
  • Digital Tronics from Washington, DC
  • 88mm from St. Louis
  • Fake Wood Wallpaper from Atlanta
  • Ruckus from Nashville
  • Raine Pro-Co from Los Angeles

The films were 125 seconds long and related in some way to the Red Cross. Film industry professionals served as judges for the 48HFP-Red Cross Invitational. Additionally, team leaders of both the winning and first runner up films will have an opportunity for one-on-one mentoring sessions with leading Hollywood producers.

Click here to see the films and choose your favorite!

posted May 18, 2006

Coming Back Home: Washington, DC

On May 5th through the 7th, the 48 Hour Film Project returned to the city that started it all: Washington, DC.

The sixth annual DC 48HFP began on Friday night, when a record-breaking 100 teams of filmmakers received their characters, props, lines of dialogue, and genres. 48 hours later, they turned in their films. From May 9th to May 12th, the films screened at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Springs. Read more about the filmmakers' experiences.

posted May 3, 2006

New York and Phoenix

The 48 Hour Film Project 2006 visited two cities the weekend of April 22nd: New York and Phoenix.

On Friday night, 66 teams of filmmakers in the two cities received their characters, props, lines of dialogue, and genres. On Sunday night, they turned in their films. The following week, these films be screened in New York and Phoenix. Read more about the filmmakers' experiences.

posted April 19, 2006

Boston Filmmakers Have Done It

This April 7-9, the 48 Hour Film Project 2006 visited its second city: Boston!

On Friday night, 70 teams of filmmakers received their character [G. Goforth, Competitive Eating Contestant], prop [Bicycle Pump], line of dialogue ["That's why I don't trust her anymore."], and genres. On Sunday night, they turned in their films. Screenings will take place at the Kendall Square Cinema on April 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, and 19th.

Read what the filmmakers have to say about or get more information on the Boston 48 Hour Film Project.

posted April 10, 2006

Philly Filmmakers Submit Their Films

The 48 Hour Film Project 2006 has kicked off in Philadelphia!

On Friday night, 24 teams of filmmakers received their genres and the below elements.

Character: F. Clark, cartographer
Prop: a pair of high heel shoes
Line of Dialogue: "First, put your feet like this."

On Sunday night, they turned in their films. Screenings took place on Tuesday and the "Best of Philadelphia 48 Hour Film Project" is part of the Philadelphia Film Festival and will be screened this Friday, March 31st.

Read what the filmmakers have to say about or get more information on the Philadelphia 48 Hour Film Project.

posted March 24, 2006

Best Film of the 2005 48HFP

The winners of the 48 Hour Film Project 2005 were announced at a reception at the Anno Domini Gallery in San Jose on March 11th, 2006.

The second runner-up was Blue Turtles from Paris for "Les Champignons de Paname" ("The Mushrooms of Paris"), a farcical romp about the mushroom world.

The first runner-up was ScatterShot from San Francisco for "The Write Stuff", an intricately constructed romance about the death of a pen.

And the winner was Team Last to Enter from Des Moines for "Mimes on the Prairie", a hilarious investigation into the role of mimes in the settling of the American West. This is truly a cinderella story—it was the 48HFP's first time in Des Moines and Team Last to Enter's first film! See the film here.

Congratulations to those teams, all of the city winners, and everyone who made a film in 48 hours!

Pictures of the happenings...

posted March 12, 2006

The 48 Hour Film Project at Cinequest

On Saturday, we also had the following three events at Cinequest.

The 48 Hour Film Project: Best of 2005. Sold out for the second year in a row, an audience of filmmakers and cinephiles watched the winners from the 29 cities of the 48 Hour Film Project 2005 Tour.

The HD Filmmakers' Forum. Teams who made films as part of the HD Filmmaker Challenge talked about their experience with the Panasonic HVX200 camera and showed their films.

The 48HFP Wrap Party. We partied until 2am at the Loft Bar and Grill in San Jose, and then elsewhere until 4am. A good time was had by all.

Pictures of the happenings...

posted March 10, 2006

We're Baaack!

Are You Ready?

The 6th annual 48 Hour Film Project starts in March. This year, we'll have more than 1000 filmmaking teams around the world competing to make the best short film in just 48 hours! We kick things off in Philadelphia on March 24. In April, we'll visit Boston and Phoenix. Registration is now open for five of our cities. More city dates can be seen on our tour page.

posted February 22, 2006

Panasonic/48 Hour Film Project
HD Filmmaker Showdown Winner

Washington Improv Theater (WIT) won the 48 Hour HD Filmmaker Showdown with their fantasy short film, "Multiverse". "We're all still bouncing off the walls about the whole thing," said WIT's Director, Tyler Korba. The DC team was awarded a Panasonic HVX200 High Definition Camera at the 48HFP end-of-year event at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California. All five of the competing teams including Cincinnati, Des Moines, Nashville and San Francisco received Avid's Mojo Accelerator and HD Xpress Software for their participation in the Showdown. They were also loaned Panasonic HVX200 HD cameras during the event weekend, which helped immeasurably in making these five beautiful HD films.

The WIT Team has competed four times in the 48HFP. Their last 48 Hour Film, Occupational Hazard, won the 2005 audience award in Washington, DC, along with awards for best direction and best film. WIT's winning HD film was shown March 11 at Cinequest. If you didn't make it to San Jose, you can see the film here.

posted February 22, 2006

All New 48HFP Website

The all new 48 Hour Film Project website has arrived! New interactive features let 48 Hour filmmakers and film enthusiasts share information with us and with each other.

Funky New Web Features

Do you have a great idea for character, prop or line of dialogue? Send them in!

Do you have 48 Hour photos from last year? Post them!

Remember that crazy sci fi film you saw last year? The one with the aliens in the video store? Now you can look it up in the 48HFP Film Catalogue! Films from 2005 are listed by team, genre, city and film title. Filmmakers can update the catalogue, adding links, contact information, and log lines for their films.

posted February 22, 2006

New Genres

Big news! We've changed the genres this year! Mystery and Superhero have been retired for 2006 and taking their places are Drama, Silent Film, Road Movie and Holiday Film. View a complete list of 48HFP genres for 2006 here.

Disappointed that you didn't get Drama? Freaked at the prospect of making a Holiday Film? 48 Hour teams can opt to trade their film category for a wild card genre. This year's alternatives include Buddy Movie, Coming of Age Film, Family Film, Foreign Film, Martial Arts, Historical Fiction/Period Piece, Disaster Film or our newly invented genre, Film de Femme.

posted February 22, 2006

Recent Press

2008

5/1: In 48-Hour Contest, It's Hurry Up and Film
from Washington Post (Washington, DC)

4/21: Sweetie Team Plans Cannes Fundraiser
from City of Albuquerque (Albuquerque, NM)

4/20: '50s film remake is a labor of love for local actors
from Miami Herald (Miami, FL)

4/17: Shoot, cut, print — now! Melrosians race in ‘48 Hour Film Project’
from The Daily News Transcript (Melrose, MA)

4/17: Weekend festival to highlight students' films
from The Whit Online (Glassboro, NJ)

4/16: By a 48-hour film tornado
from Midday (Mumbai, India)

4/11: Clock's ticking on short film fests
from Variety (Los Angeles, CA)

4/10: Mission: Make one spy movie in 48 hours
from Cambridge Chronicle (Cambridge, MA)

4/10: Short film by a Winchester director premieres
from Winchester Star (Winchester, MA)

4/10: Can Film Festival comes to Glasgow; 48HFP comes to Edinburgh
from The List (Edinburgh, Scotland)

4/6: Yet Another 48 Hours
from The Skinny (Edinburgh, Scotland)

3/31: 48-Hour Film Project this weekend
from Boston Herald (Boston, MA)

3/28: Richmonder's film short selected for Cannes
from Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

3/28: The (Mostly) Indie Film Calendar: March 28-April 3
from Cinematical ( )

3/27: Focusing on 48 hours
from Taunton Daily Gazette (Taunton, MA)

3/27: Inaugural Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project
from Eye for Film (Edinburgh, Scotland)

3/26: Movie contest makes debut
from The Evening News (Edinburgh, Scotland)

3/26: New Mexico short film to screen at Cannes
from New Mexico Business Weekly (Albuquerque, NM)

3/26: Film Competition to Visit Edinburgh for First Time
from allmediascotland (Edinburgh, Scotland)

3/26: 48-Hour Filmmaking Competition To Make Edinburgh Debut
from Edinburgh Guide (Edinburgh, Scotland)

3/25: 48 Hour Film Project to visit Edinburgh for the first time
from The List (Scotland)

3/25: Israeli film TimeCatcher wins international competition
from ISRAEL21c (Israel)

3/24: Cannes Film Festival picks local movie
from Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)

3/23: 48 Hour Film winner to be going to Cannes
from Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, NC)

3/18: DIY filmmakers thrive with true tales, fiction
from St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)

3/11: When your film is accepted at Cannes, you have to go
from YES! Weekly (Greensboro, NC)

3/8: Can you make a film in 48 Hours?
from glamsham.com (Mumbai, India)

3/6: Another Israeli wins an international festival / עוד מנצח ישראלי בפסטיבל בחו
from Mouse (Tel Aviv, Israel)

3/5: Triad film heads to Cannes Festival
from News 14 Carolina (Greensboro, NC)

3/3: Des Moines Arts Festival to launch 'Interrobang' film fest
from Des Moines Register (Des Moines, IA)

3/3: Cinequest brings film world local
from Spartan Daily (San Jose, CA)

3/2: Instead of an Oscar, Israeli wins international film contest / במקום אוסקר: ישראלי זכה בתחרות סרטים בינלאומית
from Channel 2 / Keshet TV (Tel Aviv, Israel)

3/2: Israeli wins the 48 Hour Film Project / "סרט ישראלי זכה ב"סרטים של 48 שעות
from YNet News (Tel Aviv, Israel)

3/2: Pressure... Filming / לחץ מצלמים
from NRG (Tel Aviv, Israel)

3/2: Israeli film wins first prize at Cinequest Film Festival
from YNet News (Tel Aviv, Israel)

3/2: Triad represented in Filmapalooza 08
from News 14 Carolina (Greensboro, NC)

3/2: Time was in their favor / הזמן שיחק לטובתם
from Nana10 (Tel Aviv, Israel)

2/28: Cinequest Schedule
from San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)

2/27: Guide to San Jose maverick film festival
from Milpitas Post (Milpitas, CA)

2/13: Indie film fans rejoice as 18th Cinequest nears
from Milpitas Post (Milpitas, CA)

1/18: 48 Hour Film Project Announces Second Life Contest Winner
from PRWeb (New York, NY)

1/6: Aiken native films 'Good Intentions'
from Aiken Standard (Aiken, SC)

2007

12/11: Enter Virtually, Enter Comedically
from Chicagoist (Chicago, IL)

12/11: 48 Hour Film Project in Second Life
from Massively (Second Life)

12/10: 'Second Life' Sponsors Film Contest
from G4 TV (California)

12/8: Little time for big ideas
from Richmond Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

12/7: Second Life Starts a Film Festival
from Cinema Blend

11/29: How To Make A Film In Two Days
from CBS News (Albuquerque, NM)

11/27: SchoolKid Chronicles Experiences Contiinued Success With Video Production
from Carolina Newswire (Greensboro, NC)

11/16: Chaos and community
from Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

11/14: Another 48 Hours
from Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

11/6: The trouble with television - it (still) sucks
from Yes Weekly (Greensboro, NC)

11/4: Asheville Film Festival spotlights WNC work
from Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC)

11/4: Theater in the blood of L.A.-bound actress
from The Inquirer and Mirror (Nantucket, MA)

10/10: Haasz.nl wint 48 Hour Film Project met Souvenir
from Brabants Dagblad (Utrecht, Netherlands)

10/7: 76 court-mιtrages tournιs en 48 heures
from Le Parisien (Paris, France)

10/6: Reportage Nederlands Film Festival
from Cultura (Utrecht, Netherlands)

10/6: Prizenregen Bij 48 Hour Film Project
from Nederlands Film Festival (Utrecht, Netherlands)

10/2: Visa USA and 48HFP Announce Winning Amateur Filmmakers in 'Life Takes' Invitational
from Business Wire (New York, NY)

9/28: Nu ook Belgisch luik van '48 Hour Film Project'
from Het Nieuwsblad (Ghent, Belgium)

9/28: 48 Hour Film Project in België
from Studio Brussel (Brussels, Belgium)

9/28: Een film in 48 uur
from Cinebel.be (Ghent. Belgium)

9/28: Un festival "48 Hour Film Project" à Gand
from La Nouvelle Gazette (Ghent, Belgium)

9/23: Filmmaking at an Accelerated Pace: Two Arizona Tales
from Glendale Daily Planet (Phoenix, AZ)

9/20: A date movie
from Worcester Telegram & Gazette News (Worcester, MA)

9/15: Lessons in Collaboration
from NewEnglandFilm.com (Boston, MA)

9/12: 48 Hours of Film Fun and an Expat in Trouble
from Expatica Online (The Netherlands)

9/12: Filmmakers create movies in 48 hours
from [X]Press Online (San Francisco, CA)

9/2: 'X' marks the winner of the 48 Hour Film Competition
from Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)

8/30: 48 Hour Film Project proves to be a success
from Jacksonville Daily Record (Jacksonville, FL)

8/29: From concept to print in 48 hours
from Bainbridge Island Review (Bainbridge Island, WA)

8/29: Winners of the Buffalo Area Competition in the Int'l 48HFP
from WIVB (Buffalo, NY)

8/27: Making a movie on deadline
from Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)

8/27: Andre Boudreau: an actor…finally
from The Block Island Times (Block Island, RI)

8/27: 48 Hours
from Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)

8/19: Wrapping up a summer of films at Wis-Kino
from Isthmus Daily Page (Minneapolis, MN)

8/18: Kentucky Colonel To Host Best Of 48 Hour Film Project Awards
from PR Leap (San Antonio, TX)

8/17: Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project Winners Announced
from WHO-TV (Des Moines, IA)

8/16: Best bets: Datebook's event picks
from DesMoinesRegister.com (Des Moines, IA)

8/16: Arts & Culture Editor Takes Prize for Short Film
from Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

8/16: Comedian Stars In Short Film 'Dating Danielle'
from PR.com (San Antonio, TX)

8/15: 48 Hour Shocker!
from Nashville Scene (Nashville, TN)

8/14: Flicks on the Fly
from Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)

8/12: Filmmakers sit back, enjoy hard work
from News 14 Carolina (Greensboro, NC)

8/11: Winners of film frenzy unveiled
from Pittsburgh Post Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)

8/10: Film production team selected Estes Park
from Estes Park Trail Gazette (Estes Park, CO)

8/9: 48-Hour Film Project
from Artvoice (Buffalo, NY)

8/8: Glamor and grits at the 48-Hour Film Festival
from Yes! Weekly (Greensboro, NC)

8/8: Go, team: 48 hours to make a film
from Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)

8/7: 5 questions for Liz Langston, co-founder of The 48 Hour Film Project
from Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)

8/5: 2 days of movie making mayhem
from Pittsburgh Post Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)

8/5: Triad film challenge wrapping up
from News 14 Carolina (Greensboro, NC)

8/4: 48 hours, 37 teams, endless film possibilities
from Richmond Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

8/3: 48 Hour Film Project on the First Coast
from First Coast News (Jacksonville, FL)

8/3: 48-Hour Filmmaking
from First Coast News (Jacksonville, FL)

8/3: If you see a movie crew, just don't slow them up
from Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)

8/2: Indie filmmakers always on the go
from goTriad.com (Greensboro, NC)

8/2: 2 High Country Teams, 2 days, 2 films
from Go Blue Ridge (Greenboro, NC)

8/1: Who Films Short Shorts?
from Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)

8/1: Weekend Pick
from Richmond.com (Richmond, VA)

8/1: Movie Making on Speed
from Miami New Times (Miami, FL)

7/31: Midlo Movie Madness!
from Midlothian Exchange (Richmond, VA)

7/31: Buffalostyle Take 18 Podcast
from Buffalostyle (Buffalo, NY)

7/31: 48-Hour Flicker Fest
from Richmond.com (Richmond, VA)

7/31: 48 Hour Film Project Has Movie Makers Scrambling
from Western Chesterfield Exchange (Richmond, VA)

7/30: Film competition coming to Sioux Falls
from Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD)

7/30: It’s not the Battle for Shaker Heights
from MaineToday.com (Portland, ME)

7/30: Asheville 48 Hour Film Project awards ceremony tonight
from Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC)

7/29: Die-hard filmmakers in time squeeze
from Miami Herald (Miami, FL)

7/29: Isle filmmakers become weekend warriors
from Honolulu Star Bulletin (Honolulu, HI)

7/28: High speed movie making takes over Miami
from coastalbeat.com (Miami, FL)

7/27: Make your own film in 48 hours
from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)

7/26: Time Is of the Essence
from Miami New Times (Miami, FL)

7/25: Things to do this weekend
from azcentral.com (Phoenix, AZ)

7/24: The fast picture show
from The News and Tribune (Jefferson, IN)

7/23: Silver screen dreams stir in 48-hour race
from The Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)

7/20: 40 teams vie in 48-hour filmmaking contest
from Take 5 Online (Asheville, NC)

7/20: Filmmakers test limits of their creativity
from Honolulu Star Bulletin (Honolulu, HI)

7/20: Coming Up: The 48 Hour Film Project Arrives in Richmond (p.64)
from RVA magazine (Richmond, VA)

7/19: Filmmaking teams to compete during event
from The Post and Courier (Asheville, NC)

7/19: Chris Riddle filming in 48 hours
from Tryon Daily Bulletin (Greensboro, NC)

7/19: Mark your calendar: entertainment news
from Des Moines Register (Des Moines, IA)

7/18: 48 Hour Film Project demands you to ‘just do it’
from The Louisville Eccentric Observer (Louisville, KY)

7/18: Insomniac Attack
from Nashville Scene (Nashville, TN)

7/17: July 26, 27: 48 Hour Film Festival
from The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)

7/16: Ready, set, shoot! in 48 Hour Film Project
from Louisville Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

7/13: Grants filmmakers to compete
from Gallup Independent (Albuquerque, NM)

7/13: Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène
from The Austin Chronicle (Austin, TX)

7/8: What Visa Learned From UGC Efforts
from Adweek (New York, NY)

7/3: Short Takes
from Nashville Scene (Nashville, TN)

6/30: WNC teams get 48 hours to create a movie
from Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC)

6/28: 48 Hour Film Project competition here July 20
from The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI)

6/22: Visa taps amateur filmmakers for ad campaign
from BtoB Magazine (New York, NY)

6/22: 48 Hour Film Project: 2 days to make a career
from St. Petersburg Times (Tampa, FL)

6/20: The 48 Hour Film Project Milwaukee
from The Morning Blend (Milwaukee, WI)

6/20: International film contest makes its first stop in Indy
from Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN)

6/7: Waiting to Exhale (p.18)
from The Boston Metro (Boston, MA)

5/10: Fast forward filmmaking
from The Boston Phoenix (Boston, MA)

5/4: 48 Hour Film Project
from Washingtonian Magazine (Washington, DC)

5/4: Guerrilla Filmmaking
from The Bostonist (Boston, MA)

5/4: 48 Hour Film Project: It’s ready, set, action!
from The Boston Herald (Boston, MA)

4/23: Madison plays host to its first 48 Hour Film Project
from Isthmus Daily Page (Madison, WI)