How? Easy!     First register your team for our global online short film competition.  Then get a chance to be selected for our $48,000 team of ninja creatives shooting a feature in Hollywood.  So sign up now!    Filmfestivals.com in partnership with the original online International Short Film Competition 48 Film Project is proud to give you this giant discount off the team entry fee. We’re slashing the regis...

  48FilmProject.com has a new way to participate and we want to be sure you understand the major changes: No more Kick-Off Dates! You compete when you want to. We no longer have an Official Project Weekend. The rules have completely changed! We no longer email you the required elements and genre.  They are displayed on the website. You are able to compete for 48FilmProject.com any day you like starting January 1, until November 15, 20...

When entering a short film competition, it is imperative that you use every filming device possible to echo the key elements of your theme. Winning filmmakers are aware that lighting is a vital tool which will make your film shout to the audience even when there is silence. Whatever genre you have chosen, you can improve the overall look of your film by understanding that lighting is as important as all the other elements you are bringing together. Don’t make the mistake of treating lighti...

Get The Most Out of Your Three Elements Have you noticed how you can watch a film over again and are blown away each time, yet other films are one-offs? What is the difference between the film that makes us cry or gasp, and the one that activates the cringe factor? A Masterly Production Great films waste nothing: every shot, prop, and line of dialogue works to move the story forward. Nothing is superfluous, and the more you watch them, the more you see. This means that there is more going on ...

48 Film Project is the ultimate international online short film competition. Make a film between four (4) minutes and seven (7) minutes long, and upload your entry online.    Here’s how it works Our competition is global and it runs from January 1 to November 15. Compete from anywhere…your bed, your bathtub, the South Pole, the dark side of the moon. We don't care. You can shoot your film from any place you like, at any time you want (within the competit...