The 48 Hour Film Project season for 2012 in San Francisco kicked off with the Colleague Awards. In this very special event, eight filmmakers who’ve created multiple award winning films in past years were invited to submit their favorite competition film from the past. Of the eight films, seven qualified for awards by submitting their film […]
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48HFP Colleague Awards – The Roster
What happens when you take 8 veteran 48HFP filmmakers from San Francisco and ask them to submit their best films from the past for awards consideration by their peers? We’re about to find out as the 2012 San Francisco 48HFP Colleague Awards ballots are being submitted now. Friday night in San Francisco (Jan 27, 2012) […]
Transvideo Returns – Serious As Ever
The folks at Transvideo Studios work each and every day to produce some of the finest commercial and industrial media that the Bay Area has to offer. This film was their contribution to the San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project in 2009. The story won the hearts and minds of both audience and judges, and […]
A Stagecoach is Coming
This month in San Francisco, the 48 Hour Film Project will present 8 specially selected films from the past years of the competition in the Bay Area. The films have been selected by the filmmakers who created them from among their favorites. The filmmakers were selected from among veterans in the field who have competed […]
Team Rock!t Does
San Francisco competitive filmmaking team, Team Rock!t brought home the Audience Choice Award for their 2010 48 Hour Film Project entry. Enjoy the adventures of Ladycat and her best friend. You can see more of Team Rock!t’s work this weekend at the SF Underground Short Film Festival. Their 2011 film, Killin’ It In Reno was […]
Machinima and 48 Hours
A couple of weeks ago, the 48 Hour Film Project took place in a very special town — the town of Machinima. For those unfamiliar, machinima is a form of rapid animation that uses game engines to do the rendering instead of highly specialized software and powerful server farms. One of the most famous machinima […]
From the San Jose 48HFP Producer
Hello Bay Area 48 Hour Filmmakers and Fans! Although the San Jose competition is complete, there is a lot of great news to share with you. So take a look and see what’s next for Bay Area independent and competitive filmmakers. In this update: San Jose Awards National Film Challenge 48 Hour Film Project Machinima […]
National Film Challenge Launches
Each year the 48 Hour Film Project appears in more cities (for 2011 it was over 100 worldwide) and at the end of the competition season, there’s one more big game for competitive filmmakers to play. It’s called the National Film Challenge and it’s open to everyone. So teams that are not close to one […]
You Gotta Earn It
The folks at Chikinbone Productions have delivered films for the San Jose 48 Hour Film Project for three years running now. In the 2010 competition, they drew Film Noir as their required genre. They were also required to include the line, “You’ve got to earn it.” It was also necessary for them to include a […]
We Are Positive
The folks at Ovation Pictures are clearly out to entertain. Their entries in the 48 Hour Film Project from as far back as 2006 have consistently polled well with audiences and juries alike. In the 2011 San Jose competition, their film “Oh Negative” garnered best acting nominations for multiple members of their cast. This film […]