Can you write, shoot and edit a seven-minute movie in just 48 hours? The Picturehouse is hosting The Cork City 48-Hour Film Challenge from 9am Friday the 27th of June to 9am Sunday the 29th!
Announcement Party - 2pm, Saturday 21st of June at The Roundy!
A networking party, where we'll announce the rules, the judges and the prizes!
Screening & Awards - 5pm 29th of June at The Pav!
The big day! After 48 tough hours, sit back and watch your masterpiece with your fellow competitors!
Due to an incredible amount of interest we are closing applications for our 48-Hour Challenge! We will be contacting all submitters in the next few days to let you know if your application was successful.
If you were hoping to make an application don't lose heart! You can always join another team and the best place to meet them is our Announcement & Networking Party at 2pm on Saturday the 21st of June at The Roundy
48-Hour Big Facts
The Cork City 48-Hour Challenge is taking place from 9am Friday the 27th of June to 9am Sunday the 29th of June.
Teams must register their interest via our website, however registration does not mean automatic selection. The registration deadline is Midnight, 19th of June 2025. You will receive an email confirmation if your registration is accepted. Once you have been officially accepted for the challenge, we will ask for a list of your crew and contact details.
All writing, shooting and editing must take place within the allotted 48 hours. The Picturehouse 48 team members reserve the right to check the metadata on competitors’ footage, script documents etc, if there is any suspicion that footage has been pre-shot. Use of VFX, stock footage and royalty free music is accepted, though original score is highly encouraged!
The film must be seven minutes in length maximum (excluding end credits). The film may be in any language, however it should be subtitled if in any language other than English. Films can be filmed outside of Cork City, however teams must be present at The Pavilion at 5pm on Sunday the 29th of June to be considered eligible for award.
The films must be submitted via our website by no later than 9am on Sunday the 29th of June to be eligible for award, though if late we may still screen your film ahead of the others. Films will screen in reverse order of delivery i.e the last film submitted will be on first. The films will be judged by a panel of judges including professionals in the film industry.
There will be awards for:
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Best Film
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Best Screenplay
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Best Editing
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Two Acting Awards
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Best Music
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The Spirit of the Challenge Award
The films will have to adhere to a number of rules (these may range from specified genres, themes, props or dialogue) - the general rules will be announced at our Announcement Party at 2pm on the 21st of June, at The Roundy. The Best Film will be judged both on its quality as a film but also how well it has adhered to, subverted or played within, the rules applied. The winner of Best Film will have a guaranteed screening slot at Indie Cork Film Festival.
If you are interested in participating but don’t have a team, send on some details about you and your skills set and we’ll try and see if we can find a team for you to work with. If you need actors or more hands for your team, let us know and we’ll put a call out through our socials and contacts.
