23rd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 16-26, 2026 Globe Cinema

14th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 18-22, 2026 Globe Cinema

48-HOUR MOVIE MAKING CHALLENGE SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

Canada, 2026: 180 minutes: World Premiere
Globe Cinema
April 26 12:30 PM Buy
Special Guest!
CAMP-BTS-June22-97
Globe Cinema
Sun, Apr 26 12:30 PM Buy

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Presented in partnership with NUTV, join us for the completed shorts showcase of this year’s 48-Hour Movie Making Challenge.

All registered teams were provided randomly selected elements – genre, prop and line of dialogue – to include in their film. The teams were given just 48 hours to complete a 2 to 5 minute short film, which will be screened for the first time before an audience on the big screen! The in-competition shorts, which meet all the rules of the challenge, will be juried live at the screening, followed by an awards ceremony. The films will receive jury and audience awards based on how well teams integrated the given elements and the overall quality of film produced, including story, structure, and entertainment factor. One of the most celebrated, fun and must-attend events at CUFF!

EVENT BREAKDOWN!
1st half of program
Intermission
2nd half of program
Jury & Audience Award Deliberation
Award Announcements!

The whole event runtime is 3 hours.

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Narrative

English
180 minutes

special guest

All team members in attendance

Presenting Partner

NUTV copy

Prize Sponsors

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