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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
ArtShots: She Just Gotta Dance
The ArtShots competition was conceived to bring audiences a glimpse of the talent that lives within the community’s vibrant art scene. The bonus showed up when the stories told through the ArtShots clips also brought forth the inspiring stories of artists who would not quit. Tony Smith delivered this clip about an artist who is made for […]
Bay Area 48HFP Colleague Awards Results
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 […]
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 […]
A Fastener’s Christmas
In the spirit of the season, we thought that this future classic would be a good pick. (it’s a little over 7 minutes but worth every drop!) The rumor is untrue that the text of this brilliant little comedy made us swear off ever writing again. We thought about it though.
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 […]