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48 Hour Challenge 2010
75 teams of filmmakers participated in the 6th Annual A3F 48 Hour Short Film Challenge making this one of the largest festivals in the country! See registered teams here.

2010 Guidelines
  • Theme: A White Lie
  • Prop: Mirror (a character must use a mirror or reflecting object)
  • Line of Dialogue: "What just happened?"

    Top 20 Public Screening
    Recap coming soon...

    Judges Results

    TOP 20 OVERALL FILMS
    Minus Mitchell Films, Prevarication at Ponderosa
    Squishy Studios & ICM, Zombie Team Building
    The Media Guys, Sting LIke a Butterfly
    Matter of Chance, Sixteen
    Magnolia, Relentless
    Black List Film Empire, 5 Days
    The Junk Drawer, Truth in Advertising
    Dynamicfilm + Never Average, No Soliciting
    Production Thugs, La Familia
    Synthetic Human Pictures, Being Nigel
    Imperio Azteca Productions, Reflecciones
    N'Raged Pictures, Game Day
    Fusion Films, Dark Truth, White Lies
    Mambo Grin Films, Blind Date
    Roughneck Pictures, Shadow of Doubt
    Kimber Leigh Productions, Veil
    Greenless Pictures, Change
    Catbrain Film Factory, Open Marriage
    Chameleon Productions, Deflections
    Potential Lunch Winner, Rack 'Em Up

    TOP 5 DRAMA
    Minus Mitchell Films, Prevarication at Ponderosa
    Magnolia, Relentless
    Black List Film Empire, 5 Days
    Dynamicfilm + Never Average, No Soliciting
    Production Thugs, La Familia

    TOP 5 COMEDY
    Squishy Studios & ICM, Zombie Team Building
    The Media Guys, Sting LIke a Butterfly
    Matter of Chance, Sixteen
    The Junk Drawer, Truth in Advertising
    Synthetic Human Pictures, Being Nigel

    AUDIENCE TOP 3
    Mambo Grin Films, Blind Date
    Matter of Chance, Sixteen
    Squishy Studios & ICM, Zombie Team Building


    BROCK H. BROWN BEST SCRIPT AWARD
    Minus Mitchell, Prevarication at Ponderosa

    BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
    Synthetic Human Pictures, Being Nigel
    N'Raged Pictures, Game Day

    BEST DIRECTOR
    Magnolia Pictures, Relentless

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Production Thugs, La Familia

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
    Greenless Pictures, Change

    BEST STYLE
    Black List Film Empire, 5 Days
    Kimber Leigh Productions, Veil

    OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
    Jarod Anderson, Being Nigel
    Nick Montgomery, Prevarication at Ponderosa
    Alex Gerber, Prevarication at Ponderosa
    Frank Zavala, Dynamicfilm + Never Average
    Sawyer Helm, Sixteen
    Roman Santistevon, Sixteen
    Laurie Love, 5 Days
    Steve Mason, Sting Like a Butterfly

    TOP USE OF GUIDELINES
    Squishy Studios & ICM, Theme
    Magnolia Pictures, Prop
    Minus Mitchell Films, Line
    Honorable Mention 10, alphabetical
    Advent Films, The River
    Bandana Productions, DVD Bonus Feature
    Barged In Productions, White Christmas
    Earthbound Pictures, Convincing
    iThink Films, Take My Hand
    Just Shoot Movies, A Kiss and a Lie
    Kevin Taylor, What About...
    Mind Clash Productions, Bind
    RNC Productions, The Wager
    Trout Creative, Partners

    How Does It Work?
    Registered teams attended a kick-off party on February 12 where they received a Theme, a Line of Dialogue and a Prop and then had exactly 48 hours to write a script, find locations, gather their actors and actresses, shoot/edit their 1-5 minute film and then turn it in before the 48 hour deadline.

    An exhausting but incredibly fun and worthwhile weekend! And the A3F puts on the best festival in the southwest, we have teams from Arizona, Southern California, Nevada and Texas compete in our events and we do everything we can to put the filmmakers first!

    A Tribute to Brock H. Brown
    Minus Mitchell celebrates winning the inaugural Brock H. Brown Best Script Award with Brock's father and brother and to a standing ovation by the appreciative audience.


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