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 […]

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 Marshmallow v1.0 – by Mad Dingos Number One – by Film Antics Snap – by Under Da Hood Films (WINNER) Group B Day of the Midnight Dragons – by Ovation Pictures Kung Food – […]

A Father’s Wisdom

One certain winning formula is the story of a father and his attempt to share wisdom with his son. The veteran filmmakers from San Fiasco brought home awards with this charming coming of age tale During the 2012 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project, this entry brought home top honors for acting and screenplay. We […]

What Matters in Business

In business, it’s not your experience or your resources that make the difference. As we can see in this delightful film from Roth Rind Media Production, the winning edge comes from a good attitude and a competitive spirit. We invite you to enjoy “The Stand Off.” This story was an entry in the 2012 San […]

How Do The Swedish Come Up With This?

Fans of multiple 48 Hour Film Project award-winner Ovation Pictures will enjoy this sequel to their early film in San Francisco. Most teams in the competition hate to draw the Western genre, but for this group, it was a challenge that allowed them to build on one of their very first competition films. We look […]

Whatever Happened to Old Joe?

Competitors in the 2012 48 Hour Film Project for San Jose were given a required character to include in their movies.  For the 2012 competition, the character supplied was “Joe O’Kane, a commissioner.” The real-life Joe O’Kane is the former film commissioner for San Jose and he was delighted to have the nearly 30 films […]

It’s Everyone’s Responsibility

Someone told us recently that they felt that everyone does a comedy for the 48 Hour Film Project. The team that made this film (Done in 47) was willing to take on more difficult subject material. They did and it worked out well for them. They brought home awards for Direction, Acting, and for Cinematography […]

At the Top of Your Head

The SF Bay Area indie filmmaking team It Donned On Me has been one most tenacious competitors in the 48 Hour Film Project and the International Doc Challenge. Their 2011 entry Four Pauls tells a great story about the place a hat deserves in our culture. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/20799569] Word on the street is that Evan Donn […]