Send Up The Legend

Veteran filmmakers from 4QR98 Pass have submitted four 48 Hour Film Project films from their epic legend which began in San Jose 2009. (Nellius 5000 and Zupitron: Ultimate Battle Buddies was selected by jurists as Runner Up for Best Film that year.) Their entry in the 2012 competition expanded the legend and demonstrated their growth as filmmakers admirably.

This film (The Yesterage) was created for the 2010 competition in San Francisco and although it was created second chronologically, its place in the legend’s timeline is up to you to discover.

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/14021308]

The Yesterage was invited to screen at the St. Francis Winery “Stars Under the Stars” summer film festival in California’s wine country. A sizable audience of families saw this story before the presentation of the main feature.  Audience reaction was favorable and satisfying.

Registration for the San Jose 2012 competition is open now, and there are many fans of short film who fervently hope to see another chapter in this hilarious legend.

48 HFP Finalists for 2012 Announced in SF

The judges have spoken.

This year, the jury consisted of Chris Bollini, Tony Grat, Samuel Sharkey, and Richard von Busack. Given the perspective of a veteran producer, an accomplished actor, a keen observer of the exhibition industry and underground cinema, and a seasoned film critic and student of cinema history — the results draw from a rich range of perspectives and insight.

Awards for the San Francisco 2012 48 Hour Film Project are now being assembled and these are the finalists. The final awards will be announced on July 15th at the Highlights and Awards show. ( Tickets are available here.)

Nominees in all categories are listed in alphabetical order.

Best Use of Assigned Genre

Joseph’s War Pony by San Fiasco

The Mole by SixtySixers with Fifi & Fanny

Post It by Done In 47

Best Use of Assigned Prop

As Long As You’re Out There by Fog Belt

Ripe for the Picking by Netpulse

A Stockholm Christmas by Hard Limit Productions

Best Use of Character

Animal Crackers by Team Hindenburg

Ripe for the Picking by Netpulse

A Stockholm Christmas  by Hard Limit Productions

Best Use of Line

Cornercopia by International High School

If the Shoe Fits by Barewitness Films

The Mole by SixtySixers with Fifi & Fanny

Best use of Makeup

Grow by Stabbing my Jelly

Road Sore by Dollar Short Films

A Stockholm Christmas  by Hard Limit Productions

Best Use of Costumes

Ace Rickman by burntwire.tv

The Mole by SixtySixers with Fifi & Fanny

Soul of the Universe by 4QR98 Pass

Best Use of Sound Design

Always There by Straight to DVD

Grow by Stabbing my Jelly

A Stockholm Christmas  by Hard Limit Productions

Best Screenplay

Joseph’s War Pony by San Fiasco

The Last Laugh by The Voskhod Program

The Last Will and Testament of Leslie Lombardo by The Frisconians

Best Cinematography

Animal Crackers by Team Hindenburg

Ripe for the Picking by Netpulse

A Stockholm Christmas  by Hard Limit Productions

Best Editing

Always There by Straight to DVD

Animal Crackers by Team Hindenburg

Ripe for the Picking by Netpulse

Best Ensemble Acting

If the Shoe Fits by Barewitness Films

Paper Trails by Well Traveled Productions

A Stockholm Christmas  by Hard Limit Productions

Best Acting in a Female Role

Miranda Jones in Always There by Straight to DVD

Lya Kryzyanowski in Grow by Stabbing my Jelly

Kerry Gudjohnsen in If the Shoe Fits by Barewitness Films

Best Acting in a Male Role

Mark Lynch in Animal Crackers by Team Hindenburg

Jack Kohler in Joseph’s War Pony by San Fiasco

Kai Burich in The Standoff by Roth Rind Media Production

Best Direction

Always There by Straight to DVD

Grow by Stabbing my Jelly

Joseph’s War Pony by San Fiasco

Best Film

Always There by Straight to DVD

Grow by Stabbing my Jelly

Post It by Done In 47

SF 48HFP Audience Award Finalists

The audience has spoken.

For 2012, the field was tougher and audiences spread their votes among more films than ever before. These are the top finishers in each of the Audience Awards screening groups. The winner will be announced on July 15th at the Highlights and Awards show. (Tickets are available here.)

Finalists in all categories are presented in alphabetical order.

Screening Group A

Ace Rickman by burntwire.tv

The Mole by SixtySixers with Fifi & Fanny

A Stockholm Christmas by Hard Limit Productions

Very Close Encounters by [ yes it is happening ]

Screening Group B

Animal Crackers by Team Hindenburg

The Last Will and Testament of Leslie Lombardo by The Frisconians

Looks Like You’re Dead Tired by Hi and Bye Productions

Organique by Chinese Takeout

Screening Group C

Always There by Straight to DVD

Joseph’s War Pony by San Fiasco

The Last Laugh by The Voskhod Program

Ripe for the Picking by Netpulse

Screening Group D

Food for Thought by GIRLCAT Productions

If the Shoe Fits by Barewitness Films

Paper Trails by Well Traveled Productions

The Standoff by Roth Rind Media Production

Filmmakers Explode – Film at 7

48 Hour Film Project

Every summer now for the past 10 years, independent filmmakers in San Francisco have picked up the flamboyantly flung gauntlet thrown by the 48 Hour Film Project  and sailed it as a victory flag in tribute to their filmmaking skills.

As part of the oldest and largest time-based filmmaking competition in the world, San Francisco filmmakers once more set out Friday (June 8th) to make a short film in just two days, and 49 of those teams returned on Sunday night (June 10th) to turn in films that will be seen in the theatre starting this Wednesday (June 13th).

The filmmakers were divided into 4 screening groups. Each group will have their films shown at The Lumiere Theater in San Francisco sometime over the next two weeks. Each night the films from that group will show twice, once at 6:45 and once at 9:15.

Here are the dates and times:

Group A – June 13  (tickets here) [update: tickets available at the door or from the theater]

Group B – June 14  (tickets here)

Group C – June 19  (tickets here)

Group D – June 20  (tickets here)

The team distribution for the screening groups can be found at the SF 48 Hour Film Project city page.  If you can’t make it to all of the screenings, you can also meet many of the filmmakers at the Wrap Party on July 12th at the Sugar Cafe, or at the Awards and Highlights Show on July 15th.  Details will appear here, you can count on it.

Everybody’s a Critic

There are few things more frightening to an indie filmmaker than a cynical critic.

But what scares a critic?

This 48 Hour Film Project entry from Token Media in Minneapolis explores the question. We invite you to enjoy The Grave Review

This film won Best Film for its city (with nearly 100 entries) and was selected Runner-Up worldwide (among Best Film winners from nearly 80 cities).

 

Showdown San Francisco Style

When teams compete in the 48 Hour Film Project, they begin their competition weekend by drawing a genre randomly from a hat. (It’s happening in SF tonight at 715 Harrison St, 6:30pm).

One of the most feared genres across all cities and throughout the years has been Musical or Western. Teams that draw this may choose between making a musical or a western movie, and they get style points if they’re fearless enough to try for both.

When Chinese Takeout drew the genre in San Francisco, they dove in head first to create this compelling modern-day western.

The film won Audience Choice Award for its screening group, Best Film for San Francisco, and was screened at the Short Film Corner in Cannes. We guess that maybe it came out okay.

You can see what Chinese Takeout created for this competition year if you attend the screenings on June 14th at The Lumiere Theater in San Francisco.

A New Land and a Dream

Each summer for the past 10 years, San Francisco indie filmmakers have proven that you don’t have to take forever to make a good movie.

This somber and poignant look at the touchy issues of immigration and multi-cultural marriage is good proof.

We’re just kidding of course (about the poignancy, not about the fact that this hilarious tale was made in 48 hours).

The competition begins again on June 8th this year and the films that are created by nearly 50 filmmaking teams will begin screening in the theater on June 13th.

Full information can be found on the SF 48HFP website or the competition Facebook page.

Two Days plus Music plus Filmmaker equals Magic

We welcomed the Music Video Race to San Francisco last month as they kicked off their event series. They chose the City By The Bay for reasons obvious to those of us who love the music and the film scene here. Competitors were challenged to make a music video in just 48 hours. (sound familiar?)

One of the 48 Hour Film Project legacy players (It Donned On Me) entered the competition and gave us this gem.

The filmmaking teams were paired with the musicians randomly and we have to say that IDOM found themselves with breathtakingly good fortune.

I Saw You Blink

When you only have 48 Hours to make your film, there isn’t a lot of time for anything, even blinking.

Veteran 48HFP filmmaker and multiple award winner Paul Aspuria, and his team Film Antics created this short film in just two days and we think it looks fabulous.

This year, for the 10th time, the 48 Hour Film Project comes to San Francisco. Competitors will set out on June 8th to create their next short film (4-7 minutes) and turn it in by Sunday night, June 10th. The films will be screened between June 13th and the 21st at the Lumiere Theater in San Francisco.

The Tenth Time’s a Charm

Okay, the third time worked out pretty well and so did the others since then.

But we are certain that the 10th time for the 48 Hour Film Project in San Francisco will be a fabulous celebration of what independent filmmaking in the SF Bay Area has to offer.  Here are some of the details about the competition, as well as a glimpse as some of the highlights from past years.

Pipsqueak tells it all, but to reiterate in print:

  • Competition weekend: June 8th-10th
  • Screenings: June 13th – 21st (Lumiere Theater in San Francisco)
  • Highlights and Awards: July 15th

Mark those dates on your calendar and plan to join us there to be amazed.