The 48 Hour Film Project

The Boston 48 Hour Film Project

Boston Filmmakers Take to the Streets

This weekend 1300 filmmakers from Boston are making films in the 48 Hour Film Project! All of completed films will screen on the dates below.


Here are some important notes for 48HFP filmmakers:

  • Elements: The required elements for Boston will be listed to the right.
  • Media: You must submit your film on one of the media listed to the right.
  • Documents: You must submit releases for all team members, all music, all locations, and any other copyrighted material, as well as a team leader's agreement, a roster, and a certification statement. These forms can be downloaded from on our production documents page.
  • Rules/FAQ: You should make sure that your film complies with our rules. If you have questions about the rules, the best place to go is our faq.
  • 48HFP Hotline: If you have a question during the filmmaking weekend, call the 48HFP Hotline. The number is on the Kickoff Info Sheet that your team representative was given at the kickoff. If you email us, you will probably not receive an answer in time, so please call.
  • Dropoff: The location to drop off your film is listed below.
  • Coda: Be safe! Make great films! Good luck!

Boston 48HFP Events

Kickoff

Date  May 18, 2012
Time  5:30-7pm
Place  Boston Beer Works Fenway, 61 Brookline Ave
Notes  The team representative must arrive by 5:45pm and can leave at 7pm.

Dropoff

Date  May 20, 2012
Time   (by 7:30pm to be on time!)
Place  Boston Beer Works Fenway, 61 Brookline Ave

Premiere Screenings

Date  May 22, 23, and 24
Time  7pm and 9:30pm
Place  Kendall Square Cinema, One Kendall Square, Cambridge
Tickets  $11 (purchase them here)

Best Of Screening

Date  June 20, 2012
Time  to be announced
Place  Kendall Square Cinema, One Kendall Square, Cambridge

Boston 48HFP Links

   



Photo by Ian Howard.


Required Elements

to be announced


Required Media

For the Boston 48HFP, your film must be submitted on one of the following media:

  • (preferred) a self-contained Quicktime file
    - codecs for HD: Apple Intermediate Codec, DVCProHD, HDV, Motion JPEG-A, Apple Pro-Res 4.2.2 (not HQ, LT, or 4.4.4), or H.264 (with a data rate of at least 16Mbps)
    - codecs for SD: DV-NTSC, Apple Pro-Res 4.2.2 (not HQ, LT, or 4.4.4), Motion JPEG-A, or H.264 (with a data rate of at least 16Mbps)
    - submission formats: a data DVD or a USB flash drive
  • miniDV
  • DVD


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Screening Groups

Group A
Screening on Tuesday, May 22, 7pm

Big Water, Conor Fitzgerald
Collie Woods, Mike Randa
The Devil is in the Details, Nick Kolinsky
DüzieWürks, Elif Hawkins
F.Y.T.D. Productions, Paul McAlarney
Fantazmagoric, Miles Disney
Gus Action Films, Buddy Souza
Missing Teeth Productions, Denez McAdoo
MMM (movie magic media), Keith Wasserman
Obnots, Joed Polly
Paracelsus Films, Vincent Morreale
Team Funwolf, Joe Canadas
The Troglodytes, Nicholas Agri
Two-Bit Pictures, Sara Gouveia

Group B
Screening on Tuesday, May 22, 9:30pm

Brainfox/In The Car, Brett Johnson
Break Neck Productions, Nicholas Brecken
Collective Subconscious Productions, Ned Scannell
Hopelessly Hopeless Productions, William Quinlan
ImprovBoston, William Luera
Lyve Media, Frank Flahive
outlaw productions, Alfred Kholi
PJL Productions, John Consilvio
splendiferous, Alli Poirot
Team Improv, Barry Littlefield
Three Blind Mice, Michael Gorenberg
Tooting In The Leaves, Sean Foy
True North Productions, James Ritscher
WWCCD? Productions, Shelley Westover

Group C
Screening on Wednesday, May 23, 7pm

Boston Accent Films, Don Warnock
Boston Film Network, Michael Ward
Brigade Films, Alex Belsky
CFN Productions, Roach McKrackin
Charles River Swimming and Diving Team, Pete Septoff
Donkey Drives a Window, Michael Conway
Good Natured Dog Productions, jamie merz
Groton Royalty, Bob Colman
Knights of Igamontaire, Dustin Sylvia
Magic in the Making, Jane Bowler
Pica Films, Matt Relstab
The Wet Bandits, Michael Mazzanti
We're Making a Movie, Jacob Lipcon
World From Scratch, Rheri Kenney

Group D
Screening on Wednesday, May 23, 9:30pm

Baugh Klemm's Tea Party, Corey Phillips
Broken Compass Videos, Phil DiPrima
Castparty Productions, Justin Fielding
Donut Pirates, lisa aimola
Farhat Farhat Productions, Douglas McInnis
Just Pretend Pictures, Patrick Sullivan
LVR, Yves St pierre
Outcast Production, Melissa Moriarty
Pass the Porridge Productions, Matt Hoff
Skiffleboom Productions, Kristen Hamill
Strokes & Co., David Powers
Team Bait Shop, Andrew Osborne
Team Torpor, David Baron
Team Whisk, Matthew Walczak

Group E
Screening on Thursday, May 24, 7pm

(this is the family-friendly screening group)

Brietini Productions, Brieana Martini
The Brownie Theater, Caitlin Brown
Evolution, Andrew Glick
First Thursday Films, haril pandya
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, Michael J. Epstein
Moose Films, David Canfield
North Shore Players, Erik Swanson
2nd Edition, Kevin Kelly
Talent Tools, Becki Dennis
Wax Idiotical Films, Kyp Pilalas

Group F
Screening on Thursday, May 24, 9:30pm

Bill Parker, Bill Parker
Crazed Weasel Entertainment, Brendan Millet
double parked films, james ryan
Extra Medium, Steve Lewis
Hidden Greek Productions, John Corbett
Malarkey Films, Jack Cushman
Nevermind Films, Vikram Joshi
Octopus, David Clarke
Really., Brian Perry
Robot and the Ready Readies, Stephen Wrobleski
Stand Up Mandy, Jeffrey Stern
Tango Pictures, Brad Braufman
WMAA Studio 10, James Crosby
Zahir Media, Parker Crane

Group G

(will be assigned a screening group by Monday, May 21)

Cinemasolo, Bill Dyszel
Fitweed, charles almy
J - movie, chau le
Octopus, David Clarke
PDPsi, Alexandre Isobe
Vaudeville Pictures, Peter Cancilla
YTeens Productions, Adam Rodgers