The 48 Hour Film Project

Meet the Producers


A crackerjack team has worked together to run the 48 Hour Film Project since 2001.

Mark Ruppert
Mark Ruppert
Creator and Executive Producer

Ruppert is a film director/producer ("Lottie's Quest", "Seeing Red", and "Black Monday") and an editor/producer ("Planet Krulik 2000"). He is also the creator, producer and host of the 11 O'Clock Show; and was the host of the DC Peer Awards 2000-2003. Ruppert lives with his wife, Meg, and their two children in DC.

He manages the 48HFP, processes team entries, seeks distribution channels for the films, manages the 3000 films in our storage space, evaluates new opportunities for the 48HFP, and picks the elements for each city's 48HFP competition.


Liz Langston
Liz Langston
Co-Founder and Executive Producer

Langston is a film writer/producer ("Lottie's Quest", "Seeing Red", and "Black Monday"); a film director ("Housemates"); and an associate producer/talent scout for the 11 O'Clock Show. She has a Master's degree in Applied Psychology. She is also a guitarist/bass player in various rock bands. Langston lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

She manages the 48HFP, talks to the press, oversees the creation of the 48HFP's publicity materials, and evaluates new opportunities for the 48HFP. She is spearheading our end-of-year event--Filmapalooza.


Christina Ruppert
Christina Ruppert
Director of Operations

Ruppert manages the day-to-day operations of the 48HFP, helps our City Producers manage their cities, documents and improves procedures, updates our website, and manages projects that involve the rest of the HQ staff. She lives with her husband Michael and son Patrick in Washington, DC.
Ben Guaraldi
Ben Guaraldi
Director of Outreach

Guaraldi finds new City Producers to run the Project across the world; maintains our website and develops new features for it; and searches for opportunities for the 48 Hour Film Project to expand and fulfill its mission. He lives in Boston.


Also on our Headquarters Staff...


Sian Seligman
Sian Seligman
Director of Sponsorship

Brian Bowers
Brian Bowers
Assistant Director of Operations

Laura Schlecht
Laura Schlecht
Assistant Director of Operations

  Nicole Haddock
Nicole Haddock
Post-Production Manager

Deirdre Cohalan
Deirdre Cohalan
Web Designer

 


And Your City Producer Is...


Liz Langston
Liz Langston
Albuquerque
[bio]

Richard Schut
Richard Schut
Amsterdam

Timur Khan
Timur Khan
Antwerp

MK Harrison
MK Harrison
Asheville

Francesco Vitali
Francesco Vitali
Athens / Αθήνα

Gabriel Wardell
Gabriel Wardell
Atlanta
[bio]

Sherry Mills
Sherry Mills
Austin
[bio]

Rob Hatch
Rob Hatch
Baltimore
[bio]

Peter Salladé
Peter Salladé
Beijing / 北京

Christian Rogler
Christian Rogler
Berlin

Ben Guaraldi
Ben Guaraldi
Boston

Richard Schut
Richard Schut
Breda

Lisa & Matthew de Casanove
Lisa & Matthew de Casanove
Brisbane
[bio]

Néstor Sánchez & Ana Sanz
Néstor Sánchez & Ana Sanz
Buenos Aires

Terry Fisher
Terry Fisher
Buffalo
[bio]

Lahoucen Oukoums
Lahoucen Oukoums
Casablanca
[bio]

Michon Ellis
Michon Ellis
Chicago

Christian Appleby
Christian Appleby
Cincinnati

Brian Bowers
Brian Bowers
Cleveland
[bio]

Richard Schut
Richard Schut
Cologne / Köln

KC Allen
KC Allen
Columbus
[bio]

Raine Devries
Raine Devries
Dallas

Kristin Nolan
Kristin Nolan
Denver

Sam Tuomi
Sam Tuomi
Des Moines
[bio]

Mike Madigan
Mike Madigan
Detroit
[bio]

Sam Goldblatt
Sam Goldblatt
Edinburgh
[bio]

Nina Underhill
Nina Underhill
Geneva / Genève

Stelvio Attanasi
Stelvio Attanasi
Granada

Iris Carter
Iris Carter
Greensboro
[bio]

Keith Flippen & Jeffrey Scot
Keith Flippen & Jeffrey Scot
Hampton Roads
[bio]

Laura Schlecht
Laura Schlecht
Houston

Jim Walker
Jim Walker
Indianapolis

Alan Cook & Jeanette Di Pinza
Alan Cook & Jeanette Di Pinza
Inland Empire
[bio]


Mac McDonald
Mac McDonald
Jacksonville
[bio]

Mukundi Lambani
Mukundi Lambani
Johannesburg
[bio]

Scott Smith
Scott Smith
Kansas City
[bio]

Shahril Fahazmi Musa & Elly Marlina Zainalabiden
Shahril Fahazmi Musa & Elly Marlina Zainalabiden
Kuala Lumpur

Marko Sakren
Marko Sakren
Las Vegas
[bio]

Raul Vidaurre & Juan Carlos Rodriguez
Raul Vidaurre & Juan Carlos Rodriguez
Lima

Danae Magalhaes
Danae Magalhaes
Lisbon / Lisboa

Jack Lofton
Jack Lofton
Little Rock

Sophie Hodgkins
Sophie Hodgkins
London

Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy Stewart
Los Angeles

Sheila Berman
Sheila Berman
Louisville

Chantal Harvey
Chantal Harvey
Machinima
[bio]

Sierra Shea
Sierra Shea
Madison

Tommy Blum, Oren Gerassi, & Pia Niebel
Tommy Blum, Oren Gerassi, & Pia Niebel
Melbourne

Cathleen Dean
Cathleen Dean
Miami

Angie Nemanic
Angie Nemanic
Milwaukee

Steven Ross
Steven Ross
Minneapolis

Tsogtbayar Namsrai
Tsogtbayar Namsrai
Mongolia

Deborah Gordon
Deborah Gordon
Nashville

Bill & Katherine Cote
Bill & Katherine Cote
New Hampshire

Raymond D. Sweet
Raymond D. Sweet
New Orleans
[bio]

David Stott
David Stott
New York
[bio]

Paul Kutasi
Paul Kutasi
Newcastle

Richard Schut
Richard Schut
Nijmegen

Ken Lowrie
Ken Lowrie
Orlando
[bio]

Landee Bryant
Landee Bryant
Paducah
[bio]

Contacter nous
Contacter nous
Paris

Scott Johnston
Scott Johnston
Philadelphia
[bio]

Kahmeela Adams
Kahmeela Adams
Pittsburgh

Ben Keller
Ben Keller
Portland, Maine


Jay Walker
Jay Walker
Providence

Ellie St. John
Ellie St. John
Richmond
[bio]

Enrico Ventrice
Enrico Ventrice
Rome / Roma

Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
Salt Lake City

Dana Fox
Dana Fox
San Antonio

Duane Trammell & Jeff Krebs
Duane Trammell & Jeff Krebs
San Diego
[bio]

Vincent Lowe
Vincent Lowe
San Francisco
[bio]

Vincent Lowe
Vincent Lowe
San Jose
[bio]

Tyler Reid
Tyler Reid
Savannah
[bio]

krk nordenstrom
krk nordenstrom
Seattle

Sun-Ho Pak, Jack Park, & Sarah Jung
Sun-Ho Pak, Jack Park, & Sarah Jung
Seoul / 서울

Meghan Shea & Michael Rogers
Meghan Shea & Michael Rogers
Singapore

Doug Whyte
Doug Whyte
St. Louis

Tom Papas
Tom Papas
Sydney

Coco & Kerri Bermudez
Coco & Kerri Bermudez
Tampa-St. Petersburg

Robert Dragot
Robert Dragot
Tirana / Tiranë

Steve Nash & Christopher Cherry
Steve Nash & Christopher Cherry
Toronto

Debra Bellon
Debra Bellon
Toulouse

Richard Schut
Richard Schut
Utrecht

Ross Stewart
Ross Stewart
Vietnam

Richard Schut
Richard Schut
Vlissingen

Mark Ruppert
Mark Ruppert
Washington, DC

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