2013 San Jose 48HFP Awards Finalists Announced

San Jose 48 Hour Film Project

Check out the Finalists!

It’s official. The jury finalists for the 2013 San Jose 48 Hour Film Project are online.

The names of the top contenders for jury awards including the prestigious Best of City are not public and can be seen on this page.

The jury decisions are being tabulated and the names of the winners will be announced on Monday, Sept 2 at 7pm PDT. The results will be announced during an online virtual screening that will feature many of the top finishers along with some other fun content from the competition season.

The screening will appear on Livestream, hosted by one of our sponsors, Schoolhouse Earth.  You can tune in from any web browser or streaming video device. If you’d like to follow the screening from a mobile device, you can monitor the event on Twitter by following the #48hfp hashtag.

Full instructions are available on the nomination page.

A Friend for Life

This film from the Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project brought home multiple awards — and frankly could have probably captured others in many of the 120+ cities worldwide where the competition occurs.

Let’s be clear about this.  This movie was conceived, written, shot, and edited in just two days. If you’re a filmmaker, you have to be humbled by this accomplishment.

The intrepid heroes who made 48 Hour movies in San Jose this year will learn who won awards from the jury at the end of this week.  Keep an eye out here or on the official FB page (http://facebook.com/sj48hfp) for new details.

San Jose 2013 48HFP Audience Choice Awards

These are the top finishers for the San Jose 48 Hour Film Project Audience Choice Awards. (in alphabetical order)

Group A

Group B

These films will appear in the virtual online screening on the evening of Sunday, Aug 25th, and the winners will be announced at the end.

Want to see the screening? You can watch it live on the Schoolhouse Earth Livestream channel (http://livestream.com/schoolhouseearth), or from your mobile device, monitor the Twitter hashtag #sj48hfpaudience throughout the evening.

The screening begins at 7:30 PDT. All six films will screen, and then the announcement will occur at the end of the show.

We hope to see you there.

How to Watch the Virtual Screening

If you are at your computer, simply fire up the web browser and tune in to http://livestream.com/schoolhouseearth. You’ll see a short ad, and then the programming will begin. You’ll see the program at its current point, along with the rest of the audience.

From your mobile device, simply start your favorite Twitter app, and monitor the hashtag #sj48hfpaudience and watch for updates to appear about every 10 minutes. Each update will contain a link to the next film in the screening and you can view it at your leisure. The announcement of winners will appear at approximately 8:30pm PDT.

Sanjourno is Bad

We always love to come across good web series. We’ll leave it to you to decide whether this is one of them.

Sanjourno is a man of the world, and that just pisses some people off.  Take a look at this segment from the middle of his adventure.

If you like it, you’ll probably want to trace back to the origins of his journey and take the full sled ride.

Where ARE Those Voices Coming From

I thought it was only me, but perhaps others can also hear the voices in my head.

Maybe the voice in my head isn’t the same as yours.

Surely there is something about it all that puzzles the characters in this next story. If you can quiet your own voices, then relax and enjoy Transistor.

This film brought home multiple awards for its filmmakers in the Cleveland 48 Hour Film Project.

Stories from the 2016 San Jose competition are about to appear in the theater on April 27 and 28. You can get tickets here now.

What Does It All Mean?

In the age of Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram – who can  tell what we’re really saying.

The characters in this story endeavor to unravel the mystery, and probably just add to the confusion with their antics.

See if you can work it all out as you enjoy Love in the Time of Texting.

This film was created for the 48 Hour Film Project. Notice from the credits that this team consists of only five people!

You’ll find many other great examples of such films in our archives.  If you think it would be fun to make a 48 Hour movie with your friends, it’s easy to register for the San Jose competition. The filmmaking weekend is July 26-28 and all films turned in will screen at the Camera 12 in downtown San Jose.  Hope to see you (and your movie) there.

Tweet It, and It’s True

We all know, if you see it on Twitter, then it must be true.

But what happens to an old-school cop who is forced to partner up with a young gun who nows just what to do with modern social media? Take a look at Tweet, the Movie and see for yourself.

This film was an entry in the 48 Hour Film Project, and is annotated in a way that brings the viewer right into the production. You can make your own 48 Hour movie in San Jose. Registration is open now.

If you’re in the San Jose and aren’t sure if you want to lead a team, you can drop in at the Happy Hour meet & greet tonight to ask veterans how it’s done and what you should plan for.  Details are on the city web page, and on the Facebook fan page.

There’s Help for Anyone

This film, created for the San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project, reminds us that no matter how deeply seated our troubles might be, there is possibly someone who could help.

Take a look at May-December, and see if you agree with us that someone with generous listening, and adept coaching can really help a person to open new vistas in life.

This film was submitted by veteran filmmaking team, It Donned On Me. They have create more than a dozen 48 Hour Films and almost as many entries for other time-based filmmaking competitions.

The top honors for the 2013 competition were announced at the gala Awards and Highlights show.

The event was held at the Delancey Street Screening Room.

The 48 Hour Film Project will return to San Francisco the weekend of July 10 – 12, 2015. Filmmakers from all over the SF Bay area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world for the title “Best 48 Hour Film of 2015”.

Registration opens Tuesday, May 5, 2015.

Awards Finalists and a Special Award

The announcements came out this week.  Finalists in the 2013 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project in the categories of Audience Choice and the Jury Awards were announced yesterday.

In addition, we have the results now for finalists in the very special category, Best Use of Required Character.

This year, all competitors were required to include a character, “Matthew or Marilyn Perifano, a teacher.” We asked the real-life Matthew Perifano to take a look and see who made best use of the character in their film.  These were the top choices:

Come out Sunday night to the Awards and Highlights Show to find out who wins the award and to see these three great new short films.  Advance tickets can be found here.

It’s Not a Crime

For some jobs, you just have to do whatever it takes. The search for love is one of those jobs.

Take a look at this entry in the 2013 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project to see how these characters feel about the approach.

Submitted by veteran filmmaking team Fish Eye Films, this is Goyim on the Roof.

On Sunday, July 14th, the awards from the 2013 San Francisco competition will be announced. The Awards and Highlights show runs from 5:00-8:00pm will be held at the Delancey Street Screeing Room.

Tickets are available here.

Filmmakers inspired by the challenge of completing a short film in just two days can register now for the San Jose competition.  The filmmaking weekend is July 26th-28th. More details can be found at the San Jose city page.