Get Ready for A Twisted Challenge!
The weekend? October 14 - 16, 2022
The challenge? To make a sci-fi or horror film in only 48 hours!
Do you like to be scared? Do you love Hitchcock? Not your cup of tea? How about time travel - or space travel for that matter?!? Pick your pleasure... Bring on the aliens and spacecrafts - or - the fake blood and rumbling undercurrents. Either way, get ready for a weekend you won't forget!!
Filmmakers from all over the Washington, DC area will compete to see who can make the best science fiction and/or horror short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will screen at Filmapalooza 2023.
Registration Fees
- Early Bird: $150 USD/team ends Mon, Sep 19
- Regular: $175 USD/team ends Fri, Oct 14
Participants that registered a team for the regular 48HFP during the previous 12 months will receive a $25 USD discount. Register Your Team Now!Find Team / Team Members
Kickoff Event
- Fri, Oct 14, 2022 @ 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Dropoff Event
- Sun, Oct 16, 2022
by 7:30pm to be on-time - Virtual via Cinema48
Premiere Screenings
- Thu, Oct 27, 2022
- AFI Silver Theatre
- 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Best Of Screening
- Wed, Nov 9, 2022
- AFI Silver Theatre
- 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Required Media
- Video Codec: H.264
- Media: Online Submission (preferred)
- File Type: MPEG 4 (.mp4) (preferred), MPEG 4 (.m4v), Quicktime (.mov)
- Resolution: HD 1080 (1920x1080) (preferred)
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (16:9) (preferred)
- Pixel Ratio: Square (1:1) (preferred)
- Frame Rate: 24 FPS (preferred), 24 FPS (23.976), 25 FPS, 30 FPS (29.97)
- Interlacing: Progressive / NON-Interlaced
- Audio Codec: AAC (.aac), WAV (.wav), MPEG4 (.mp4)
- Maximum File Size: 2.0GB (preferred)
Notes
Online Submission on Cinema48.com. Make sure your team leader is registered.
Participating Teams
Here are some of the teams that will be making a short film.
DC is the birthplace of the 48HFP!
In May of 2001, Mark Ruppert (Creator/ Executive Producer), Liz Langston (Co-Founder/ Executive Producer) and Christina Ruppert (Director of Operations) were all part of the team The Big Ouch. It was one of 10 teams in the inaugural 48 Hour Film Project and the required prop was a severed body part.
