04/20/2026
⭐ The 48 Hour Film Project is back! Join us for the Networking & Casting Kick-off! TUESDAY, MAY 19th 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AVC Photo Store & School 7500 NW 25th St. You don't want to miss it! Get your tix! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1987262978063?aff=oddtdtcreator
Have a team and are looking for more members/actors? Join a team or create your own?
Join us at the Kick-Off Casting and Networking event to help participants connect and create teams to compete in the 48-Hour Film Project. Both experienced and newbies are welcome!
⭐ACTORS
Please be prepared to perform a 1-minute monologue or cold read sides in front of a live audience so teams can start identifying their actors.
⭐FILMMAKERS, DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, CREW, CREATIVES
Please attend the casting and networking event to identify actors and crew members to join your team or create your own!
⭐Event Schedule
7:30 pm - Check-in and Sign up to perform.
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm - Sabine, Film Agent from Talent Direct Agency will speak briefly about casting updates, her agency and will stay to watch the performances.
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Actors perform a 1-minute monologue or read a script provided. Performances are recorded.
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Network and build your team.
PARKING: FREE in lot.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ready to take on the challenge? Click here and register your team May 1st!
⭐SAVE THE DATES!⭐
⭐Team Registration Opens May 1st!
⭐FILMINIG WEEKEND: Sept. 11-13th
⭐Screenings and Awards: Sept. 26th
The 48-Hour Film Project is:
An exciting creative weekend
Filmmakers making short films
A global event that happens in more than 100 cities
The 48 takes place on different weekends in different cities throughout the year. In each city local Film Teams—from beginners to pros--compete to make a short film in only a weekend! Do you and your friends have what it takes to make a film on the fly?
It all begins with the Friday night Kickoff event when you and teams in your city draw genres out of a hat and receive the required elements for your film.
Then it is off to the races—writing, shooting, editing, and doing whatever it takes to submit your short film on Sunday night.
The big payoff is seeing your masterpiece on the big screen at a local theater. Every film, both on time and late, will be screened. There is nothing better than seeing your film with an audience and seeing firsthand how they react to your movie.
At the city awards event, the winning films—as determined by local judges, are announced. More than a dozen awards are given—from Best Acting to Best Directing to the top prize: Best Film.
Filmapalooza and Cannes
What happens after the local 48? The top films earn more exposure. The Best Film in each city screens at our annual international film festival—Filmapalooza. This fest features screenings, workshops, and parties and is attended by filmmakers from around the world. At the Awards Ceremony, we announce the Grand Champion of the Year!
Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Many of our films go on to festivals around the world, but we are proud of our 17-year partnership with the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Each year we take a selection of our top films to screen at the festival. It is an amazing experience for our filmmakers.
Ready to take on the challenge? Click here and register your team today!
48-Hour Film Project: Facts and Figures
Started in Washington, DC in 2001
Events in more than 200 cities and 45 countries over the years
Each year:
124 cities
4000+ film teams
50,000+ filmmakers
70,000+ films have been made for the 48HFP
Casting and Networking event for anyone in or interested in film to create teams to compete in the 48-Hour Film Project Competition.
