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48 Hour Challenge 2012

The 8th Annual Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Short Film Challenge has begun with 66 teams from Arizona, Southern California and Nevada participating. Electronic form for out-of-town teams.

2012 Guidelines
Theme: Lost Love (could be an object, thing, person, item, etc., use your imagination!)
Prop: a Clock (a character must set a clock or timepiece)
Line of Dialogue: "This could get complicated." (must be said word-for-word or in a subtitle)


Top 20 Public Screening!
Watch the Top 20 films from this year's 48 Hour Challenge on March 1 at 7:00 p.m. at AMC Arizona Center 24 Theatres in downtown Phoenix in a REAL theatre on a HUGE screen. Tickets are just $8.00 each and will be available at Will Call in the theatre lobby on the night of the screening. Free A3F dog tag with every ticket purchased!

Simply use your PayPal account or debit/credit card below. You can change the quantity of tickets ordered after selecting the Add to Cart button and entering your First/Last name for Will Call. (sorry, no refunds on tickets.)

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How It Works?
Teams create a 1-5 minute film in just 2 days or 48 hours. In addition to meeting this challenging deadline, teams must also incorporate this year's official guidelines which were revealed at our Kick-Off Party February 17.

Films that are turned in and meet the guidelines will be reviewed before a panel of judges who will select the Top 20 films for the Public Screening on March 1 at AMC Arizona Center 24 Theatres in downtown Phoenix.

Why The A3F?
Besides the adulation of your peers and family for making a short film, we know how to run a festival! We do the little things that make for a memorable experience.

  • We attract the best filmmakers from Arizona and surrounding states -- making this a true film challenge!
  • Our entry fees start at just $30 and include a hat or t-shirt for the team leader.
  • Our screening tickets are always just $8.00 each -- half of what other festivals charge.
  • We host our Public Screening in a REAL theatre, with a HUGE screen and stadium-seating!
  • A3F goodies galore, personal attention, a fabulous event and a chance to become Almost Famous!

Rules
We encourage complete artistic freedom, but do have some rules that pertain to the film challenge.

  • Films must be 1-5 minutes in length including all credits.
  • Teams must own or have rights to their music and permission for all locations.
  • No explicit violence and gun use will be *critiqued (email for more info).
  • All footage must be shot within the 48 hour time-frame, animators are allowed to pre-build templates.
  • Teams, cast and crew must promise to have fun and become Almost Famous!

Judges Panel
Jason Francois is back for his 7th straight year as lead A3F judge. Jason's resume includes a feature film, the wildly successful short Vrooom!, a couple of national GoDaddy commercial contest wins and his latest endeavor, a short film titled 34. Jason also serves as co-director of the A3F.

Vique Rojas is a recent inductee into Arizona's National Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle and a 16 time Rocky Mountain Emmy Award winner. In addition to being Senior Writer/Producer for KTVK-3TV, Vique is a member of the Phoenix Film Critics Society. Having competed in A3F 48 Hour Challenges, she has a first-hand knowledge of just how challenging the competition is and has immense respect and admiration for all who even meet the most basic criteria of getting a film turned in ON TIME!

William Pierce is making his 2nd appearance on the A3F panel of judges. Bill is a movie critic for the Examiner and also a budding journalist and student filmmaker. A huge supporter of the arts community in Phoenix, you will likely see Bill at almost every event in town.

Ryan Andersen joins the judges panel for his first time. Ryan is an accomplished filmmaker with several Top 5 finishes in A3F events and the overall winning filmmaker in last year's 48 hour challenge with his film The Park. Ryan also recently won the IFP Masterpiece Challenge and is an accomplished photographer.

Jae Staats founded the A3F in 2005 to give filmmakers an opportunity to showcase their talents before a large public venue. Jae brings over 13 years of experience as a videographer, filmmaker and award-winning commercial producer and looks forward to judging A3F challenges.