We're celebrating 20 years of the 48 Hour Film Project with a special competition. The Global Film Challenge is open only to 48 Hour filmmakers who have submitted an on-time film in a past 48. The challenge? To create a short film from scratch the weekend of maj 21 - 23, 2021 - and then battle other films around the world. The top film will screen at both Filmapalooza 2022 and the Cannes 2022 Short Film Corner.
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2021 promises to be an exciting year for the 48 Hour Film Project and we are kicking it off with a special competition: The Global Film Challenge!
Participating teams will receive an email with their filmmaking assignment on Friday, May 21 at 7 pm (filmmaker's local time). The assignment will include a genre, character, prop and line of dialogue. Teams will have 48 hours to complete their films and upload them to our website. The official deadline is Sunday, May 23 at 7:30 pm (filmmaker's local time).
Step 1: Local Judging
Local judges in each city have two weeks to determine their city winners.
The Wild Card teams are divided into two groups and one winner will be chosen from each (by a different set of judges for each group).
Step 2: Online Voting
Online voting will begin approximately June 5 and is open to everyone around the world.
Round 1: Country winners will be determined by pitting city winners (from the same country) against each other.
Round 2: The global winner will be determined by pitting country winners against each other.
Round 3: The four finalists will go to our panel of international judges who will determine the winner.
A portion of proceeds will go to benefit Doctors Without Borders and their efforts against the coronavirus.
You're a creative filmmaker. You can't wait for the lockdown to be finished. You want to show the world what you can do...
The 48 Hour Global Film Challenge gives you that chance!
We're doing a mashup of the 48 Hour Film Project and the World Cup! There will be online voting that determines the best film in each country, then we'll begin the Group Stages where country winning films will be randomly assigned to compete against other country winners. In the final round, international judges will determine the winner.
It is an online Project with electronic Kickoff and Drop Off. Participants are required to adhere whatever local government requirements and protocols are in place at the time of the Project (maj 21 - 23, 2021). We've seen what filmmakers are capable of in our Stuck At Home 48 challenges, and we know you will overcome any limitations presented by the current conditions.
The coronavirus pandemic may have changed our plans, but it won't stop the creativity of you, our filmmakers. As with our other official Projects, the winner of the 48 Hour Global Film Challenge will screen at Filmapalooza 2022 and receive a trophy. In addition, the winner of this Global Film Challenge will be part of the 48HFP Screening at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner 2022
Check our list of Participating Cities
Please choose your 48 city from the list below and register. This would be where you typically participate or whichever is closest to you.
Don't see your city? Register for the Wild Card group.
Who is eligible?
The GFC is open to any 48er (a 48er is a filmmaker who has submitted an on-time film in a past 48 Hour Film Project competition) but you must live in or near a participating city. Registration will be limited to 12 teams per city.
• Participating CitiesWhen is the competition?
The actual filmmaking weekend will take placemaj 21 - 23, 2021.
The top film from each city will go on to further rounds of audience voting.
The voting dates are still being finalized.
How does it work?
It's Electronic
Each team will receive it's assignment via email at 7:00pm local time on Friday, May 21. Teams will have 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a short film. Instructions will be provided to upload your film by Sunday evening to be eligible to compete.
How is it different?
What are the prizes?
What is the Wild Card Group?
It's an opportunity for additional filmmakers to participate. It is open to those: