48 Hour Film Project

Eligibility

The College 48 is open for play to any filmmaking teams enrolled in an undergraduate program in a college or university in the United States. The Team Leader for each filmmaking team must be a legal resident or legal visitor of the United States , Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia.

A team is not eligible if either the Team Leader or any Team Member is one of the following: employee, city producer, contractor, director or officer of 48 Hour Film Project, Inc. (48HFP), its parent, subsidiaries or affiliated companies, distributors, web design, advertising, fulfillment, judging or Project agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Project (collectively, Project Parties), or the immediate family member of any Project Partner (e.g., spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and spouse or step child) or those living in their same household (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Project). Void where prohibited.
To Enter

To register for the College 48, follow the instructions found on www.college48.com. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and space is limited. The regular registration fee is $150 for the first team from a school. For school film departments or film clubs that are registering more than 1 team, the price for each team after the first is $110. Regular registration ends at 11:30 pm (Eastern) on January 27, 2024.
Official Filmmaking Period

The College 48 2024 will commence on Friday, February 2 and end on the Sunday, February 4.
Withdrawing from the 48HFP

If a team (Entrant) must withdraw, the team will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee. Withdraw requests must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the competition.

To Withdraw

To withdraw from the College 48, the team leader must complete this request form: https://zfrmz.com/LoA0P9Cr0IGvjte0oN6G
Participation of Minors

Any participants under the age of eighteen (18) must have a parent or guardian sign the release form(s).
Designated Team Leader

If any group of individuals elects to collaborate on an Entry, they are required to designate one (1) person as the agent of the group to enter the College 48, agree to these Official Rules, sign the Team Leader's Agreement and accept the prize on behalf of the group. Neither 48HFP nor any of the Project Parties are liable for any disputes between collaborators arising out of or related to the Project.
Team Leader's Agreement

The Team Leader for each participating team will be required to sign the standard 48 Hour Film Project Team Leader's Agreement.

As a condition of entry, participants must agree to the Team Leader's Agreement, which sets forth the rights of Entrant and 48HFP with respect to the use of Entries by 48HFP. Entries that do not include all required information and/or do not adhere to the foregoing and following requirements will be considered void and not eligible for the College 48.
Production Costs

All costs associated with the production of the Entry are solely the responsibility of the Entrant.
Basic Requirements of the Project

Entrants must adhere to the official 48HFP Filmmaking Rules. In addition, at the Kickoff Event, Entrants will receive an assignment and be given exactly 48 hours to make a video (an "Entry"). See Filmmaking Rules Page for details.
Project Terms of Submission

By submitting an Entry into this College 48, each Entrant warrants and represents that the Entrant owns all rights to the Entry he/she is entering in this Project, including, without limitation, the video or digital recording, and the performance contained in each Entry, with the exception of any assets provided by the 48HFP for use by Entrants in connection with this Project. Each Entrant further warrants and represents that the Entrant has obtained permission from each person who appears in the Entry to grant the rights to the Project Parties described in these Official Rules, and will submit copies of such permissions to the Project Parties. By submitting an Entry, Entrant agrees to the Official Rules, and further agrees to indemnify and hold the 48HFP, Project Parties and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the Project Indemnitees), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Project Indemnitees due to or arising out of the Entrant's Entry materials in this Project, or the Entrant's conduct during and in connection with this Project, including but not limited to trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights, right of publicity, right of privacy or defamation. Entrant agrees to release, indemnify and hold harmless 48HFP and the Project Parties from any and all claims that any advertising, presentation, web content or any other material subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of 48HFP or the Project Parties infringes on the rights of Entrant's work as contained in any Entry.
Judging of Entries
Entries will be judged in a two Round process:

Round 1: Determining a School’s Entry
Only one film from each participating school will advance to the final judging and to the Audience Award voting. If a school has more than one (1) team competing in the :competitionname, then judges for the :competitionname will determine which film advances to the second round. Schools may request to determine their representative themselves.

Round 2: Judging at the National Level
Each school representative is eligible for the Best College 48 Film of the Year award. Entries will be judged by a process in which qualified panels of judges will evaluate the eligible entries based on the following judging criteria:
- Artistic Merit (e.g., Story, Creativity, Entertainment Value) (45%)
- Technical Merit (30%)
- Adherence to the Assignment (25%)
Four Finalists

The four films with the highest scores will be screened at "Filmapalooza", the annual international film festival of the 48 Hour Film Project. Filmapalooza 2024 will happen March 20-23 in Lisbon, and the winner of Best College 48 Film will be announced at the Awards Show on Saturday, March 23.
College 48 Winner

The film with the highest score will be declared the winner. In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken based on the highest score in the first Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Judging Criteria in order, as needed to break the tie. Entrants agree that the 48HFP has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this 48 Hour Film Project and that all decisions of 48HFP are final and binding.
Audience Award Voting

All Round 2 films will be put into an Audience Award bracket where they will compete in an online voting contest to see which films advance to the next round. The winner of the Audience Award will be the film with the most votes in the final voting round. This film will screen at Filmapalooza, the international film festival of the 48HFP.
General Conditions

By participating, Entrants agree to these Official Rules which are final and binding in all respects. The College 48 is governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA, and all claims must be resolved in the District of Columbia courts or the Federal courts located in the District of Columbia.
Limitations of Liability and Release

No liability or responsibility is assumed by 48HFP or Project Parties resulting from any user's participation in or attempt to participate in the College 48 or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the Project. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the 48HFP or Project Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Project: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Web Site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Project, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Project, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Project. 48HFP and Project Parties are not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web Site or social media sites maintained by the 48 Hour Film Project. Use of Web Site and the 48HFP's social media sites is at user's own risk. 48HFP and the Project Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Project, use of the Web Site or the download of any information from the Web Site. By participating in the Project, Entrant agrees to release, indemnify and hold 48HFP and Project Parties harmless from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant's participation in the Project.
Winners

Winners will be posted online at College 48.
Project Organizer

The 48 Hour Film Project, Inc.
P.O. Box 40008
Washington, DC 20016

Competition Rules

To Withdraw