


The People's Picturehouse presents
Can you write, shoot and edit a five-minute movie in just 48 hours? The Picturehouse is hosting Cork's first ever 48-Hour Filmmaking Challenge from 12pm Friday the 26th of July to 12pm Sunday the 28th!
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Announcement Party - 5pm, 20th of July at Gaia
Come to Gaia where we'll announce the rules, the judges and the prizes!
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Screening & Awards - 5pm 28th of July at The Pav
The big day! After 48 tough hours, sit back and watch your masterpiece with your fellow competitors!
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All your team has to start with is a title! The Registration deadline is midnight, 19th of July 2024.
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48-Hour Big Facts
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The Cork City 48-Hour Challenge is taking place from Midday Friday 26th of July to midday Sunday 28th of July.
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Teams must register their interest via our website and teams must submit a title for their film at this time.
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The registration deadline is midnight, 19th of July 2024.
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You will receive an email confirmation if your registration is accepted.
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All writing, shooting and editing must take place within the allotted 48 hours.
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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.
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Use of VFX, stock footage and royalty free music is accepted, though original score is highly encouraged!
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The film must be five minutes in length (excluding end credits).
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The film may be in any language, however it should be subtitled if in any language other than english.
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Films can be filmed outside of Cork City, however teams must be present at the Pavilion at 5pm on Sunday the 28th of July to be considered eligible for award.
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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 5pm on the 20th of July at Gaia.
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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.
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As well as the General Rules, each individual team will receive a specific rule or rules.
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Your team will only be sent your specific set of rules at midday on Friday the 26th of July. This is the starting pistol!
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The films must be submitted via our website by no later than 12:00pm on Sunday the 28th of July to be eligible for award, though if late we may still screen your film ahead of the others.
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Films will screen in reverse order of delivery i.e the last film submitted will be on first.
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The films will be judged by a panel of judges including professionals in the film industry and representatives from Indie Cork Film Festival.
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There will be awards for Best Film, Best Script, Best Editor, Best Cinematography, Two Acting Awards, Best Music and an Audience Award.
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Once you have been officially accepted for the challenge, we will ask for a list of your crew and contact details.
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The winner of Best Film will have a guaranteed screening slot at Indie Cork Film Festival.
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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.
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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.