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48 Hour Film Project - Richmond
Get Set to Make a Movie!
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When?
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13 Jul 2025
Goal?
Make a FILM in 48 hours and attend its PREMIERE SCREENING!!
From Film Weekend Kickoff… to Screening… to Awards…
Gather Teammates – Friends/Colleagues/Family!
Write, shoot and edit a short film based on the genre you draw at The Kickoff and the required character, prop, and line assigned for your city.
Premiere YOUR film!
Celebrate with Awards, including Audience Award.
The winner of Best Film goes to Filmapalooza in March 2026, and is eligible for a spot in our screening at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner!
Try something new, level up your filmmaking, and join our community.
Sign up your team today! Make a movie!
If you’ve got the time and the drive, we’ll help you find the crew.
Teams are always looking for camera ops, screenwriters, HMUA, composers, script supervisors, crafty, sound mixers, editors, PAs--and anyone eager to learn and pitch in. Although it helps, you don’t need experience—you just need curiosity, enthusiasm, and availability that weekend.
Add yourself to the Join-a-Team list here: https://forms.gle/u3RjRNEP6vU56NvHA. Your info will be shared with team leaders looking for help, and they’ll reach out directly if you're a fit.
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AuditionThu, Jun 26, 2025 6:30 PMACTORS: Want to be in a 48 Hour Film Project film? This is your chance to audition IN PERSON, be seen and interact with the filmmakers who are looking for talent. Sign-up link and more information to be provided June 1. DO NOT sign up if you aren't available filmmaking weekend, July 11-13. Individual directors interested in having you on their team will contact you directly and let you know your call times.
FILMMAKERS: Looking for talent? This is your chance to see the talent in our community and snag actors for your film! You MUST be registered for the 48 to attend audition. Project registration opens May 5.
Sign-up links to be provided June 1.KickoffFri, Jul 11, 2025 6:00 PMThe Richmond 48 Hour Film Project filmmaking weekend begins here! Teams must have at least one member of their team attend this event in order to participate, but we encourage the whole team!RSVP via Facebook
Here is where teams will receive the required character, prop, line of dialogue and draw their genre--all of the elements required for their film.
Meet us in The Loft at The Hof!
Parking is awful, so we highly encourage walking, carpooling, Ubering, or scooting!Premiere ScreeningsMore detailsGroup A: Sun, Jul 20, 2025 12:00 PMGroup B: Sun, Jul 20, 2025 2:30 PMGroup C: Sun, Jul 20, 2025 5:00 PMPremiere ScreeningsSun, Jul 20, 2025 12:00 PMFilmmakers from the Richmond area and beyond race to make a film in just 48 hours, and you can see them in their dazzling World Premier Screenings! Each screening will include a Q&A with the filmmakers immediately following the films and a chance for YOU to select an Audience Favorite Award for that screening. Voting will be via QR code! You must have a mobile device and a gmail account to vote!
Tickets will be available for purchase online in advance through July 19 for $15 each, or day-of-premiere for $18, cash or card.
SCREENING GROUPS TBA
Films are not rated and some may contain mature content or language.
Which film will win Best of Richmond, move on to compete against over 100 other Best Films from cities around the world at Filmapalooza in LISBON, PORTUGAL, in March 2026, and have a chance to screen at the Cannes Short Film Corner?
Please arrive with plenty of time to find parking, check in, purchase concessions, and find a seat. Show starts at published time!
If you are sick, please stay home.
We do not offer refunds.Best Of ScreeningMore detailsSun, Jul 27, 2025 2:00 PMBest Of ScreeningSun, Jul 27, 2025 2:00 PMFilmmakers from the Richmond area and beyond race to make a film in just 48 hours, and you can see the best of them here!
The 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) is the world's largest timed film competition, and it has returned to Richmond as a part of the 2025 international tour. One film will be chosen by a panel of film professionals as the "Best 48HFP Film of Richmond" and that film will move on to screen at Filmapalooza in Lisbon, Portugal in March 2026, and even get a shot at a screening in next year's Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner! A runner-up and awards in numerous other categories will also be presented immediately after the screenings.
Tickets are available for purchase for $15 online through Saturday, July 19, or day of show, for $18, cash or card.
THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT! Please plan to arrive with plenty of time to find parking, get checked in, purchase concessions and find the seat you want. We begin ON TIME!
If you are sick, please stay home.
We do not offer refunds.“heavy is the head that wears the crown" and other phrases popularized by middle management
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