Get Ready for An Amazing Challenge!
The weekend? August 20 - 22, 2021
The challenge? To make a film in only 48 hours!
Filmmakers from all over the Little Rock, AR area 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 at Filmapalooza 2022 for a chance at the grand prize and an opportunity to screen at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 Short Film Corner.
Registration Fees
- Early Bird: $148 USD/team ends Mon, Jul 26
- Regular: $168 USD/team ends Tue, Aug 10
- Late: $188 USD/team ends Fri, Aug 20
Kickoff Event
- Fri, Aug 20, 2021 @ 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Virtual via Zoom
Due to the current rise in COIVD-19 cases, all in person events have been moved online. This includes Kickoff/Drop off and all Screenings.
We will reveal all of the filmmaking elements live via Zoom and will draw each teams assigned genres out of a hat. Shortly after the drawing we will email teams the assigned genres and the required filmmaking elements.
Kickoff officially starts at 6:00 PM, but we will be available on Zoom at 5:30 PM to answer any questions.
Time: Aug 20, 2021 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88301929891
Team leaders are required to take the Safe Sets COVID-19 (Level A) Certificate course. The certificate course is free and takes around 20 minutes to complete. This course will need to be completed before Kick off and included with your Drop off paperwork.
Safe Sets COVID-19 (Level A) Certification link
https://practicesafesets.co/certificate
Dropoff Event
- Sun, Aug 22, 2021 @ 6:00pm - 8:00pm
by 7:30pm to be on-time - Virtual via Cinema48.com
We prefer that all films and paperwork be uploaded to Cinema48.com. We are additionally doing a physical drop off for filmmakers who do not have access to an adequate internet connection.
If COVID-19 case continue to rise we may have to limit drop off to Cinema48.com
Premiere Screenings
- Tue, Sep 7, 2021 @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Online Screening
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.
Local Sponsors
Special Thanks
