
48 Hour Movie Making Challenge
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
The completed shorts will be screened as part of the annual film festival, which runs April 21 - May 1, 2022
DATES & DEADLINE:
Registration Opens: Monday February 28, 2022
Registration Closes: Monday March 21, 2022
Shoot Weekend: April 1-3, 2022 (7pm - 7pm)
HOW IT WORKS:
You will randomly be given a GENRE, PROP and a LINE OF DIALOGUE to include in your film.
All creativity: writing, shooting, editing and adding a musical soundtrack, must occur within the 48 hour window beginning Friday evening at 7pm and ending Sunday at 7pm. The event is limited to 24 teams, and based on the first 24 teams to register with full payment so please register as soon as you confirm your team to guarantee acceptance. The festival screening will have a live jury to determine the award-winning shorts.
There will be prizes awarded to the top two teams selected by our jury as well as an audience choice award.
The 48-Hour Challenge is for both first-time filmmakers through to experienced directors. Anyone can participate.
Rules
1. Completed shorts MUST be uploaded to our webcargo link, with the upload completed no later than 7pm on the Sunday April 3. Please make sure you know how long the upload can/will take. Your film file must be clearly labeled with your team name: teamname_CUFF48
2. FINISHED FORMAT
As a self-contained full resolution QuickTime file (.mov), with no proprietary codecs uploaded to the webcargo link provided closer to the date.
3. SLATE/INTRO CREDITS
The Tape must have 10 seconds of black followed by 10 second introduction credit reading: Team Name, Title, Genre, Prop & Line of Dialogue. No color bar.
4. ASPECT RATIO
All films are to be shot at a 16:9 aspect ratio. Everything will be packaged within a Flat (16:9) container for playback. Eg. Scope images will be letterboxed.
5. During the official competition period, all creativity will take place, including but not limited to: Writing the script, Rehearsing, Shooting, Editing, Graphics & Visual Effects, Sound Design & Music. Nailing your genre is essential.
6. We strongly encourage registered teams to begin the following work, prior to the official competition period:
Securing Equipment, Securing Locations, Organizing Crew, Organizing Cast, Securing Costumes and Props
7. RUNNING TIME
The length of your short, including introduction and closing credits, can be anywhere between 2 - 5 minutes. Total combined credits can be no longer than 30 seconds. Do not feel like you need to use the full time allotted. Shorter can often work out better!
8. All cast & crew must be volunteers.
9. LATE FILM ENTRIES.
Films received on Sunday after 7pm will be screened but are not eligible for any juried awards. To get your ineligible film screened you MUST hand something in by Sunday 10pm. Late entries will still be eligible for an audience award. Anything arriving after 10pm will be disqualified.
10. ABSOLUTELY NO ADVANCE SCREENINGS OR CHEATING.
Any team found to have cheated in some way, will be disqualified from any award and the screening. There is no exception to advance screenings of your film. Your short must only be premiered at the CUFF screening. This means NO cast and crew screening either. Please just tuck it away and save it for the event. Team leaders will be made responsible. It is way more fun this way if your film is a premier and the event is sold out. We promise.
11. After your film has been screened as a part of CUFF'S 48 Hour Film Challenge you are free to use it as you please. If you are proud of the film, we strongly suggest submitting it to other film festivals all over the world. We have programmed shorts that were created for other 48 Hour film challenges in previous years.
12. Any type of video or film camera may be used but we strongly suggest you shoot in HD to help make your project look as good as possible. There is no limit to the number of cameras that can be used.
13. PRIZES
There will be prizes awarded to the top two teams selected by our jury as well as an audience choice award.
14. Have fun and make the best film possible!!
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the CUFF 48-Hour Movie Making Challenge?
Shoot Weekend April 1-3, 2022
This is a time challenge and we will judge what is submitted on time.
We can email you your elements to include in the film.