Get Ready for An Amazing Challenge!
The weekend? July 8 - 10, 2022
The challenge? To make a film in only 48 hours!
Filmmakers from all over the Richmond, VA area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours.
Write, shoot, and edit a short film over the weekend and see it PREMIERE on the BIG SCREEN!
All Welcome! First-timer to Hobbyists to Amateurs to Professionals!
Take your filmmaking to the NEXT LEVEL!
Wherever you are currently in your filmmaking journey, the 48 Hour Film Project is a valuable next step!
•. Make your FIRST film... the first of many!
•. Create a film (or another film!) for your reel
• Practice new techniques -- in a low-risk setting
•. Find new filmmaking partners to work with, beginning on a (very!) short-term basis
• Create work to help show off your skills to find that next job!
The winning film will go up against films from around the world at Filmapalooza 2023 (in Los Angeles!) for a chance at the grand prize and an opportunity to screen at the Cannes Film Festival 2023 Short Film Corner!
Plus, new this year… the top three teams will be eligible for the soon-to-be-announced 48HFP “Yes We Cannes” challenge in December!
Registration Fees
- Early Bird: $148 USD/team ends Thu, Jun 16
- Regular: $168 USD/team ends Tue, Jun 28
- Late: $188 USD/team ends Fri, Jul 8
Auditions
- Thu, Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Libbie Mill Library
- 2100 Libbie Lake East Street
- Are you a Richmond team leader needing access to talent to cast your film? Are you talent looking to be in a Richmond 48HFP film? Then come to our audition!You MUST be registered for this event to attend. Limited slots available.Registration is now OPEN!
- RSVP via facebook
Kickoff Event
- Fri, Jul 8, 2022 @ 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Creatives Playground RVA
- 715 E. 4th St.
The start of filmmaking weekend begins with the Kickoff! Each participating team must have a representative at the official Kickoff Event of the 48 Hour Film Project to receive their required character, prop, line of dialogue and to draw their team's genre. Team Leader's Agreements must be uploaded via Cinema48 BEFORE kickoff and no later than 7/6! A team may NOT participate without submitting this agreement.
This year's Kickoff is in the gorgeous studio spaces at Creatives Playground RVA, located at 715 E. 4th St. Studio F17 in the New Manchester Flats building! See you on the Southside!
- RSVP via facebook
Dropoff Event
- Sun, Jul 10, 2022
by 7:30pm to be on-time - Virtual via Cinema48
Premiere Screenings
- Group A: Sat, Jul 16, 2022 @ 1:00pm
Group B: Sat, Jul 16, 2022 @ 3:30pm
Group C: Sun, Jul 17, 2022 @ 1:00pm
Group D: Sun, Jul 17, 2022 @ 3:30pm - The Byrd Theater
- 2908 W. Cary St.
Screening Group A Tickets: https://www.universe.com/2022rva48hfppremierea
Screening Group B Tickets https://www.universe.com/2022rva48hfppremiereb
Screening Group C Tickets https://www.universe.com/2022rva48hfppremierec
Screening Group D Tickets https://www.universe.com/2022rva48hfppremiered
Best Of Screening
- Tickets: $10.00 USD PURCHASE
- Sun, Jul 24, 2022 @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- The Byrd Theater
- 2908 W. Cary St.
- Filmmakers from the Richmond area raced to make a film in just 48 hours, and you can see the best of them in the Best of Richmond Screenings!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 2022 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 Los Angeles, and even get a shot at a screening in next year's Cannes Film Festival! A runner-up and awards in numerous other categories will also be awarded immediately after the screenings. Congratulations to the following teams/films listed in screening order:TBATickets are available for purchase for $10 online through Friday, July 22, then at the door, for $15, cash only.Films are not rated and some may contain mature content or language.
- RSVP via facebook
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.
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