48 Hour Film Project Explained

The 48 Hour Film Project is an annual film competition in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a genre, a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue, and have 48 hours to create a short film containing those elements. The competition has been active since 2001.[1]

In the weeks after the 48 hours of filmmaking are complete, screenings are held in each city and a winner is chosen to represent that city at Filmapalooza—a festival that features "best of" screenings of the winners from each city. Filmapalooza is hosted by a different city each year. The most recent Filmapalooza, in 2023, was held in Los Angeles, United States of America.[2]

Background

The competition began in Washington, D.C., in 2001. It was created by Mark Ruppert and is produced by Ruppert and Liz Langston. In 2009, nearly 40,000 filmmakers made around 3,000 films in 76 cities across the globe.

After the 48 hours of filmmaking are complete, each city screens all the competing films, and a jury subsequently vote on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best films. Most cities also give out awards to their films in several categories, including directing, writing, and acting; an Audience Choice award is sometimes voted on as well, by the audience of the screenings in each city.

The film that wins 1st place goes on to represent their city at Filmapalooza—a festival that features "best of" screenings of the winners from each city. Filmapalooza is hosted by a different city each year. The most recent Filmapalooza, in 2023, was held in Los Angeles, United States of America.

Related competitions

In 2003, the creators of the 48 Hour Film Project created the National Film Challenge, which is an annual three-day film competition with roughly the same structure as the 48 Hour Film Project, except that the films are mailed in when completed and then screened on-line, rather than being shown in movie theater in the local city.[3]

In 2008, this competition was opened to filmmakers from around the world and although the name was not officially changed, the runner-up hailed from Utrecht, Netherlands.

The organizers of the Auckland competition split off from the 48 Hour Film Project after the 2003 competition and formed 48HOURS, which is now a wholly separate organization that runs a similar competition in New Zealand.[4]

In 2006, the producers of the National Film Challenge began the International Documentary Challenge (also known as the "Doc Challenge") in which participating filmmakers produce a documentary in under five days.[5]

In 2011, 48 Go Green split off from 48 Hour Film Project to become a separate, independent organization. 48 Go Green had a similar style of competition. The primary differences were an ecological theme, and an entirely online competition to allow worldwide participation. 48 Go Green and 48 Hour Film Project parted ways following a disagreement between 48 Hour Film Project and co-producers Francesco Vitali and Christos Siametis.[6] [7] 48 Go Green soon became 48FILM Project.[8]

List of participating locations

All cities listed below have participated every year since their introduction, unless otherwise noted.

Starting in 2001

Starting in 2002

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Starting in 2014

The competition organizers maintain records online that indicate which cities have participated in past years.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Awards

See main article: List of 48 Hour Film Project award winners. In each participating city, one participant is chosen as the City Winner and their film is submitted to a jury for consideration against other City Winners for the competition year. The jury's selection from among these films is named the year's winner and is honored at Filmapalooza, the finale festival for the 48 Hour Film Project.[20]

Year Film Genre Team
Nationality
2002 White Bitch Down Boondogglers
 Atlanta, Georgia
2003 Baggage Slapdash Films
 Los Angeles, California
2004 Moved Nice Hat Productions
 Atlanta, Georgia
2005 Mimes of the Prairie Team Last to Enter
 Des Moines, Iowa
2006 Tooth and Nail Cinema Syndicate
 Portland, Oregon
2007 TimeCatcher No Budget Productions
 Tel Aviv, Israel
2008 Transfert FatCat Films
 Paris, France
2009 Nicht nur der Himmel ist blau Mockumentary Sharktankcleaners
 Berlin, Germany
2010 The Girl Is Mime Far From Home
 London, England
2011 In Captivity Superhero Jpixx Films
 Hampton Roads, Virginia
2012 Jacques Serres Les Productions avec Volontiers
 Paris, France
2013 Geen Klote! Unknown De Filmband
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 These Dirty Words Jear Productions and The Pitchery
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
2015UnforgettableFish out of waterTake 23Marco Grandia Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021 La Zone Flying Fish
 Montpellier, France

See also

References

  1. Web site: April 2010 . The 48 Hour Film Project: What We're About . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325133858/http://www.48hourfilm.com/about/history.php . 25 March 2010 . 2010-04-04 . 48 Hour Film Project.
  2. Web site: Filmapalooza 2020 @ 48 Hour Film Project . 2020-10-22 . www.48hourfilm.com . en.
  3. Web site: National Film Challenge. April 2010. National Film Challenge. 2009-04-04.
  4. Web site: About HP48Hours 48HOURS 2018. www.48hours.co.nz. en. 2018-08-17.
  5. Web site: Doc Challenge. April 2010. Doc Challenge. https://web.archive.org/web/20100402070547/http://www.docchallenge.org/. 2 April 2010. dead. 2010-04-04.
  6. Web site: 48 Go Green Disclaimer. 19 July 2012.
  7. Web site: 48 Go Green: The Creation. Creamyw Ltd. 19 July 2012.
  8. Web site: The 48 Film Project Officially Announced. Jorge Guevara. 20 February 2014. San Diego Red.
  9. Web site: 48HFP 2011 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . December 2011 . 2011-12-14.
  10. Web site: 48HFP 2010 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . January 2011 . 2011-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110115015844/http://48hourfilm.com/tour/2010.php . 15 January 2011 . live.
  11. Web site: 48HFP 2009 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . November 2009 . 2009-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091212164346/http://www.48hourfilm.com/tour/2009.php . 12 December 2009 . live.
  12. Web site: 48HFP 2008 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . April 2010 . 2010-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100325173927/http://www.48hourfilm.com/tour/2008.php . 25 March 2010 . live.
  13. Web site: 48HFP 2007 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . June 2009 . 2009-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503185321/http://48hourfilm.com/tour/2007.php . 3 May 2009 . live.
  14. Web site: 48HFP 2006 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . June 2009 . 2009-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090505033100/http://www.48hourfilm.com/tour/2006.php . 5 May 2009 . live.
  15. Web site: 48HFP 2005 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . June 2009 . 2009-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090519093010/http://www.48hourfilm.com/tour/2005.php . 19 May 2009 . live.
  16. Web site: 48HFP 2004 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . June 2009 . 2009-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090519090951/http://www.48hourfilm.com/tour/2004.php . 19 May 2009 . live.
  17. Web site: 48HFP 2003 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . June 2009 . 2009-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090519093604/http://www.48hourfilm.com/tour/2003.php . 19 May 2009 . live.
  18. Web site: 48HFP 2002 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . June 2009 . 2009-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090519092925/http://www.48hourfilm.com/tour/2002.php . 19 May 2009 . live.
  19. Web site: 48HFP 2001 Tour . 48 Hour Film Project . June 2009 . 2009-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090519092519/http://www.48hourfilm.com/tour/2001.php . 19 May 2009 . live.
  20. Web site: Filmapalooza . 48 Hour Film Project . April 2010 . 2010-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100505061759/http://www.48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza/ . 5 May 2010 . live.

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