- Source: 48Hours
- Source: 48 Hours
48Hours is a New Zealand film-making competition. It involves teams of various sizes competing to write, shoot, edit and score a short film, which must be between 1 and 5 minutes long (7 minutes before 2016), over a single 48-hour period. Developed from the US-based 48 Hour Film Project, which was run in Auckland in 2003, 48Hours has been running as a New Zealand-only event since 2004, with regional competitions organised in 8 cities and regions around New Zealand: Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
The event was founded by Anthony "Ant" Timpson and is organised by Ness Patea and Ruth Korver. There is a launch event on Friday night of the shoot weekend, where each team is given a randomly selected genre. They are also given three compulsory elements which are common to all teams. These are a line of dialogue, a prop, a character, and since 2010, a "technical" element.
All creative work required to produce the film must be undertaken and completed within the 48 hours of the competition. This includes storylining, scriptwriting, filming, editing and audio mixing. Teams must deliver their finished film to the competition organisers by the Sunday evening to be eligible for prizes, although late deliveries will still be screened in the heats.
By 2011 the competition had grown to include more than 800 teams nationwide with at least 10,000 people believed to be involved. In 2020, there was a free lockdown version of the competition which was run in level 4. There were 1208 films created over one weekend.
Compulsory elements
Every year teams are given a number of compulsory elements to help ensure that film has been wholly created on the shoot weekend. The elements include a character with a gender-neutral name, a character trait, a line of dialogue, a prop, and as of 2010, a technical shot. As well as these, teams are randomly allocated a genre for their film. 2017 saw the introduction of themes, different elements, and the ULTRA48 Challenge for teams that elect to do it for added difficulty.
Genres by year
Regional and national winners
After initially being held in Auckland in 2003 as part of the international 48 Hour Film Project, the independent 48Hours began in 2004 with teams in Auckland and Wellington. At its peak in 2011, it was represented in eight cities.
Notes
References
External links
48Hours Official Site
48 Hours is the length of two days. 48 Hours may also refer to:
Film and television
48 Hrs., a 1982 American action comedy film, starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy
48 Hours (TV program), an American news/documentary TV program that has aired on CBS since 1988
"48 Hours" (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), a television episode
"48 Hours" (Stargate SG-1), a television episode
48 Hour Film Project, a short-film competition
48Hours, a filmmaking competition in New Zealand
The First 48, an American documentary TV program
Music
48 Hours (album), an unreleased album by Frank-N-Dank
48 Hours (song), a song by Blue System
"48 Hours", a song by The Clash from the 1977 album The Clash
"48 Hours", a song by the Vengaboys from the 2000 album The Platinum Album
"48Hrs", a song by Disciples released in 2018
Other
Surgères 48 Hour Race, an ultrarunning race (1985–2010)