Tuesday, September 9, 2025 5:30pm - 8:30pmLoading...
Step onto the purple carpet and have professional photos taken before heading into a theater packed with filmmakers, friends, and fans. Entry is by advance purchase only through TixTree.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 8:30pm - 11:30pmLoading...
Step onto the purple carpet and have professional photos taken before heading into a theater packed with filmmakers, friends, and fans. Entry is by advance purchase only through TixTree.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 5:30pm - 8:30pmLoading...
Step onto the purple carpet and have professional photos taken before heading into a theater packed with filmmakers, friends, and fans. Entry is by advance purchase only through TixTree.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 8:30pm - 11:30pmLoading...
Step onto the purple carpet and have professional photos taken before heading into a theater packed with filmmakers, friends, and fans. Entry is by advance purchase only through TixTree.
Sunday, September 28, 2025 5:30pm - 10pmLoading...
Strut your style on our purple carpet (so much better than a red carpet!) …and have professional photos taken at our Hollywood style step-and-repeat before heading into a theater packed with the very best of our 48 hour filmmakers… and friends, fans of the 48.
The 48 Hour Film Project is a creative competition fueled by
a love of filmmaking. Teams are challenged to make a movie in a
weekend, exercising mental and physical endurance, and building lifelong
friendships and professional connections along the way.
Sometimes casually and unofficially shortened as "The 48", it is the
world's longest running and most popular timed filmmaking competition. Each year
teams of all skill levels, ages and demographics, in over a hundred
cities across the globe, compete to make a short film in just two days. Amateur
and professional teams around the world make movies over a weekend, which are
later given a premier in a real theater. San Diego's 2025 competition took
place August 15-17th.
The weekend of the competition begins with each team assigned a random
movie genre by chance.
Additionally, all teams must include in their films:
A character name and occupation
This year's was Kim or Kevin Kolliver, Hotel Employee
A line of dialog This year's was "I know it's hard, but you have to try"
...or "I know it is hard, but you have to try"
A prop This year's was a slice of pizza... yum!
...and they only found out when the competition
started!
Completed movies are given a Hollywood-style premiere in a
real movie theater packed with attendees. The audience selects an Audience
Choice winner by voting. Then, all qualifying on-time films are considered
for film festival judging.
The best films are honored at the 48's own "Best Of San Diego" screening and
Academy Awards inspired ceremony, with many categories for recognition. The
jury-awarded best film in San Diego goes on to compete in the 48 Hour Film
Project's Filmapalooza, an international celebration and competition between
city winners. Later, select winners are shown at the Cannes Film Festival
(yes, that Cannes) Short Film Corner.
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