Vote a Genre Off the Island

Each year we revise our list of genres, and this year we are inviting you to help! Cast a vote to get rid of a genre, and let us know which genres you really like.

Last year, our genres included Buddy Film, Comedy, Detective/cop, Drama, Fantasy, Film de Femme, Holiday Film, Horror, Mockumentary, Musical or Western, Romance, Sci Fi, Superhero, and Thriller/Suspense, as well as a few wild card genres.

This is also your chance to suggest characters, props, and lines of dialogue—pay homage to your friend, boss, or mom and name a character after them!

Click here to vote!

2010 Tour

The 2010 Tour is right around the corner! We'll be back in our regular haunts as well as adding some new cities. More details will be coming soon.

In 2010, 40,000 filmmakers in 20 countries 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 for the title "Best 48 Hour Film of 2010".

Stay tuned for more details!

Filmapalooza comes to NAB Show in Las Vegas from April 10th to 12th, 2010.

Who: 48 Hour Filmmakers from around the world.
What: The best 48HFP films from 2009
Where: NAB Show
When: from April 10th to 12th, 2010
Why: Inspiration, education, networking, and fun!

We will screen all the winning films from 2009, including the 48HFP US and International City Winners (76 cities!), the International Shootout winner, the Panasonic HD Showdown Winner, and more!

Click here for more details.

"You Have 48 Hours" Video Project

In our 48HFP Theme Song contest we received some very fun songs. One is "You Have 48 Hours" by Bill Briare. This is a sing-along anthem with catchy words that won't leave your head—even if you want them to! It cries out to be made into a music video.

That's where you come in! We think that you, our 48HFP filmmakers, might have a good time with this. We hereby invite you to download the song, and contribute your own footage of you, your friends, animals, puppets, robots, or anything you choose singing along to this song. We'll mix the submissions together for the best music video ever and post it on our website. For details, click here.

And make sure to check out the grand prize winning "I Had A Cooler Weekend Than You" by Patrick Tyrrell! This rocking song will be used in our opening video for 2010.

Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown

Five US city-winning teams will compete in the fifth annual 48 Hour Film Project-Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown on the weekend of February 6, 2010.

Panasonic loan each team a Panasonic HD camera for the competition weekend. The winning team will receive a Panasonic camera to keep. Also, their film will screen at Filmapalooza at NAB in April 2010.

The participating teams are Idyl King Entertainment from Hampton Roads; Integral Arts from Washington, DC; Pro Video Bandits from Cincinnati; Rascallion Media Group from Minneapolis; and Wax Idiotical Films from Providence.

For more info, click here...

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What We're About

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours.

On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete.

Then it will show at a local theater, usually in the next week.

2010 promises to be our biggest year ever. We have added our first African city&mdashCasablanca! Last year, nearly 40,000 filmmakers made 3,000 films in in 75 cities around the world in just 48 hours.

Want to learn more? See press about us, read our mission or watch some of our films.