48 Hour Film Project/Panasonic
HD Filmmaker Showdown
Starting November 14, 2008, five teams from across the United States participated in the fourth annual Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown. The teams were chosen to participate based on their city winning films made as part of the 2008 48HFP Tour.
Panasonic loaned each team a Panasonic HPX500 HD camera and accessories to make an HD film using P2 technology. As in the regular 48HFP contest, for the HDFS teams received a genre, character, prop and line of dialogue. The winner of the HDFS will be announced at Filmapalooza, which will take place at the Miami International Film Festival in March and will receive a Panasonic HPX170 HD camera to keep. Congratulations to the teams. To watch the films, click below.
Participants in the HD Filmmaker Showdown
| Team Name | City | Film |
| Dorkus Rainbowpants | Minneapolis | |
| More Where That Came From | Denver | "Quillions" |
| Par-t-com Productions | Los Angeles | "Lefties" |
| Sprezzatura | Washington, DC | "PenPals" |
| Studio Bib Simmons | Milwaukee | "Magic Pen" |
