We hear that multi-hit competitors from the San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project have screenings twice this Memorial Day weekend. They are featured at San Francisco’s RAW: Inspire reception as well as Official Selection at the Bodega Bay International Short Film Festival. Their appearance at the RAW:artists event was inspired by their vigorous participation in […]
Category Archives: 48 Hour Films
Time to Incite
San Francisco arts community organization RAW has generously welcomed some of the best from the 48 Hour Film Project community to exhibit their work alongside other hot Bay Area artists. For the month of May, we’ll be seeing work from Square Marden (formerly Barkada Inc. talent) as an appropos launch to the competition season. Their […]
48 Hour Film Project San Francisco
For the ninth big year in San Francisco, the 48 Hour Film Project season is underway and we expect this summer to be bigger than ever before. We invite you to keep abreast of the buzz as independent filmmakers in the Bay Area gear up to participate in the world’s oldest and largest time based […]
Life and The Streets
One thing we love about 48 Hour Film Project films is that they often capture the look and tone of the cities where they are created. We found that this entry from the Tampa/St. Petersburg competition took us back to the seamier side of Ybor City. (Not that we’ve actually been there ourselves, just that […]
Whatever happened to…
Seems like Orlando has some hot filmmaking talent. The City Winner from 2010 is headed for the Short Film Corner at Cannes. Last year’s top winner in the International Shootout came from nearby St. Petersburg. This film was voted Audience Choice favorite for its screening group, and we can see why. Tell the truth. You […]
Check the Notes!
This film was created by the Smith Brothers for the 48 Go Green Challenge. Like many of the films submitted to this time-based filmmaking competition, there’s an excellent story behind the making of the movie. Take a look at the story of this character and see if you can find a cautionary tale for any […]
Why Go Green?
Some embrace environmental practices out of concern for the planet. Some do it because it satisfies their sense of stewardship. Some exhibit “green” behaviors because they hope to leave something intact for future generations. Some folks know that the best reason of all to adopt environmental responsibility has one ultimate goal — to get chicks! […]
48 Hour Film Project Awards
Over the past year, we’ve shared glimpses of the 48 Hour Film Project with you here by showing you top films submitted to the worldwide filmmaking competition. This weekend, participants in the year-end celebration and awards event (Filmapalooza) will learn who gets to take home the coveted top prize. Each if these teams (and roughly 1000 others […]
Because they can!
We think you may have heard this, but Bay Area filmmaking favorites, Square Marden qualified for the final round in the 48 Go Green competition. That means their film will screen at NAB and they will have a shot at the Cannes Short Film Corner. A lot of folks in the Bay Area independent film […]
Roommate! Can’t live with them…
…and it’s not nice to destroy them in a planetary cataclysm. Over 300 short films were created for the 48 Go Green competition, and this one from Ovation Pictures brought home the Audience Choice Award in San Francisco. Can the human race and the planet actually agree about who should take out the trash? We’re […]