Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition

18/03/2024

Check out the winners of this years’ festival on www.gainesville48.com! Thank you for your voting!

Teams will have 48 hours to complete a short that is between 3 and 5 minutes in length. Shorter/longer films will not be judged.

17/03/2024

Thanks for your voting and viewing of the films! Winners will be announced Monday (3/18) at 7pm! continue to share the films and support our filmmakers!

17/03/2024

Voting ends today at 7pm! Only 4 hours remaining! Cast votes and view your favorite films!

Teams will have 48 hours to complete a short that is between 3 and 5 minutes in length.  Shorter/longer films will not be judged.

15/03/2024

Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition Fan Voting starts in 45 minutes today, 3/15, at 7 PM EST, & closes on 3/17 at 7 PM EST!

Vote on www.gainesville48.com ! Remember, Video likes, views, and comments all help the teams vote!

You can watch the films on our website and on our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com//

Teams will have 48 hours to complete a short that is between 3 and 5 minutes in length.  Shorter/longer films will not be judged.

04/03/2024

And that's a wrap! Thank you all for participating in the Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition this year! We will see you at the screening on March 14, 2024, at 7pm at the Santa Fe College Lyceum!

03/03/2024

Just as a reminder, teams have to start uploading by 7:30 pm tonight (giving you a little leeway). If the file that is uploaded switches after that, the file submitted afterwards will not be considered for adjudication! Good luck

03/03/2024

About two hours left to turn in your projects! Let’s goooo!

03/03/2024

We are moving along! We have a little under 5 hours to go! The time crunch is getting real!

02/03/2024

2024 Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition

Film Topic Release!

Genre: Florida Adventure & Ghost Story (BOTH!)

Line of Dialogue: "Congratulations. You are still alive. Most people are so ungrateful to be alive. But not you. Not anymore." John "Jigsaw" Kramer from "Saw," 2004.

Prop: Basketball

01/03/2024

30 more minutes left to sign up for the Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition! You can do so on FilmFreeway.com/Gainesville48hourfilm. For more information, head to gainesville48.com. The reveal will start at 7pm outside of the Lyceum E building theater at 7pm.

Do you have what it takes to create a cinematic masterpiece in 48 hours? For the past 13 years, Film Gainesville has hosted this premier event. Competitors h...

01/03/2024

We have been so nice to you all this year we are giving out a major hint that...the genre will be among these:

Tech Dystopia
Florida Adventure
Mystery/Twist Ending
Musical
Ghost Story

Which one will it be?? Find out tomorrow at 7pm at the Santa Fe College Lyceum Theater, we will post it online starting at 7:15pm!

28/02/2024

Hello all! We are about two days away from the 13th year of the Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition! We have over $3,500 in adjudicated and audience voted prizes this year! This year is going to be a great time, and we look forward to what films will be made during this time! Don't forget to sign up at: www.gainesville48.com

Teams will have 48 hours to complete a short that is between 3 and 5 minutes in length.  Shorter/longer films will not be judged.

07/02/2024

Welcome folks! The 13th annual Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition is back!

The competition will be the weekend of March 1-3, 2024 entry is $40 and this year is primed for greatness with prize winnings of $2,500 plus our fan voting prizes!

Visit the Gainesville48.com webpage for updates and register on filmfreeway.com/gainesville48hourfilm. Get ready, get ready!

Teams will have 48 hours to complete a short that is between 3 and 5 minutes in length.  Shorter/longer films will not be judged.

25/02/2023

The time is here, the results of the juried + fan vote is up on the www.gainesville48.com website!

21/02/2023

We will be announcing the winners of the Judge + Fan vote Friday night at 7pm. Stay Tuned!

20/02/2023

That’s a wrap! Stay tuned on this page to see the results. We will be doing a livestream to announce the winners of this years’ fan cast! We will post the event instructions soon.

19/02/2023

Good afternoon! Voting closes at 7pm, great turn out for viewing and voting so far, I’m looking forward to see who comes out on top in this first ever fan vote! The judges have casted their picks and you the fans can help pick the winners of the 8 categories. Hurry you’ve got a little over one hour to do so! www.gainesville48.com is where you vote and you can watch the films at www.youtube.com/ .

Teams will have 48 hours to complete a short that is between 3 and 5 minutes in length. Shorter/longer films will not be judged.

19/02/2023

Less than 24 hours left! Don’t forget to vote, like, and watch our films from this years competition. You vote on www.gainesville48.com! We are approaching 1,000 views for these films! Way to go! Also feel free to subscribe to both the website (www.gainesville48.com) YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/), and follow this page (Facebook.com/gainesville48hourfilm).

This is the home to the Gainesville 48 hour Film Competition and all the crazy that we can pack into 2 days!

17/02/2023

Get ready to vote for your favorite films! 7pm the films go live on youtube www.youtube.com/ ! Vote on www.gainesville48.com at 7pm as well. Youtube views, likes, duration of views all go into determining the winners (and voting on the website) of the fan centered awards along with the Judges. Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition its not over yet!

This is the home to the Gainesville 48 hour Film Competition and all the crazy that we can pack into 2 days!

06/02/2023

Now that the 48 Hour Films are in, come out here from Brick Mason! Brick Mason is a NYC based storyboard artist, who has done several noteworthy films which include “Annie” (1983), “Silence of the Lambs” (1990), “The Sixth Sense” (1999). He’ll talk about his new film “A Knock at the Cabin” (2023) amongst other film and TV projects over his 40 year career. Come out, and trade ideas and concepts with our guest!

06/02/2023

And now we are done! Submissions are closed, may the best film win! Screening announcements for February 16, 2023 will soon follow!

05/02/2023

3 Hours Remain! You’ve gotten through this far, might as well finish! https://filmfreeway.com/gainesville48hourfilm

05/02/2023

6 Hours remain! You’ve got this! Remember to turn in to https://filmfreeway.com/gainesville48hourfilm by 7pm EST!

04/02/2023

2023 Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition Film Topic Release

Genre: Thriller/Suspense

Line of Dialogue: “Exactly. There's no way to win. The game itself is pointless!” Stephen Falken from “War Games,” 1983.

Prop: Hair Spray/Grease

03/02/2023

2 more hours to sign up for the Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition! You can do so on FilmFreeway.com/Gainesville48hourfilm. For more information head to gainesville48.com. The reveal will start at 7pm outside of the Lyceum E building theater at 7pm.

01/02/2023

2 days left to sign up for the Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition! $2,500 in cash Prizes. Check out gainesville48.com for more info!

30/01/2023

Only 5 more days to sign up for the Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition! $2,500 in cash Prizes. Check out gainesville48.com for more info!

28/01/2023

Gainesville 48 Hour Film Competition is coming up next weekend February 3-5th! $2,500 in cash prizes, you should just do ! More information on www.gainesville48.com .😁