The 48 Hour Film Project



The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours.

On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. Then it will show at a local theater, usually in the next week.

In 2011, nearly 60,000 filmmakers made 4,000 films in 96 cities on 6 continents. This year, we're even bigger, with filmmakers around the world taking the challenge to make a film in just 48 hours.

Our Mission

The 48 Hour Film Project's mission is to advance filmmaking and promote filmmakers. Through its festival/competition, the Project encourages filmmakers and would-be filmmakers to get out there and make movies. The tight deadline of 48 hours puts the focus squarely on the filmmakers—emphasizing creativity and teamwork skills. While the time limit places an unusual restriction on the filmmakers, it is also liberating by putting an emphasis on "doing" instead of "talking."


Don't Be Left on the Sidelines

Whether you can't convince your cousin to form a team or we're no longer accepting new teams in your city—sign up here to volunteer for a team.

Just enter your name, email and skills/job desired. Your listing, along with all other volunteers will be stored in a database by city, and available for filmmakers to view. If someone is looking for help, they just may call YOU!

The 48 Hour Film Project is providing this networking service free of charge. By submitting your information you acknowledge that: the 48HFP does not guarantee placement with a team; individual filmmakers may or may not contact you to invite you to be on their team; 48HFP does not screen its filmmakers; your information will be available on the World Wide Web and accessible to many people.

Click here: http://www.48hourfilm.com/join/?city=columbus&fb_source=message


Acting in Columbus asked KC Allen what's the best way for local actors to get involved:

"Go to MOFA mixers, go to any 48HFP get togethers we may set up, post on the various Facebook groups and pages as well as your own wall your interest in gettig on a team, and be sure to sign up to volunteer to be on a team here: http://www.48hourfilm.com/join/?city=columbus.."

Columbus 48HFP Links