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48Hours

New Zealand film-making competition


New Zealand film-making competition

FieldValue
name48Hours
caption48Hours Film Festival logo
locationNew Zealand
founded2004
hostAnt Timpson
date2020 (TBD)
websitehttp://www.48hours.co.nz

48Hours is a New Zealand film-making competition. It involves teams of various sizes competing to write, shoot, edit and score a short film, which must be between 1 and 5 minutes long (7 minutes before 2016), over a single 48-hour period. Developed from the US-based 48 Hour Film Project, which was run in Auckland in 2003, 48Hours has been running as a New Zealand-only event since 2004, with regional competitions organised in 8 cities and regions around New Zealand: Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

The event was founded by Anthony "Ant" Timpson and is organised by Ness Patea and Ruth Korver. There is a launch event on Friday night of the shoot weekend, where each team is given a randomly selected genre. They are also given three compulsory elements which are common to all teams. These are a line of dialogue, a prop, a character, and since 2010, a "technical" element.

All creative work required to produce the film must be undertaken and completed within the 48 hours of the competition. This includes storylining, scriptwriting, filming, editing and audio mixing. Teams must deliver their finished film to the competition organisers by the Sunday evening to be eligible for prizes, although late deliveries will still be screened in the heats.

By 2011 the competition had grown to include more than 800 teams nationwide with at least 10,000 people believed to be involved. In 2020, there was a free lockdown version of the competition which was run in level 4. There were 1208 films created over one weekend.

Compulsory elements

Every year teams are given a number of compulsory elements to help ensure that film has been wholly created on the shoot weekend. The elements include a character with a gender-neutral name, a character trait, a line of dialogue, a prop, and as of 2010, a technical shot. As well as these, teams are randomly allocated a genre for their film. 2017 saw the introduction of themes, different elements, and the ULTRA48 Challenge for teams that elect to do it for added difficulty.

YearCharacterCharacter traitLine of dialoguePropTechnical shotShoot weekendRefs.20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
title=The Auckland 48 Hour Film Projecturl=http://48hourfilm.com/auckland/2003.phppublisher=48 Hour Film Projectaccess-date=21 November 2013}}Rock 'n' roll legend"I didn't see that coming."Torch
Jesse McCloud
(Auckland)In 2004 Auckland and Wellington were given different elements.Total has-been"Do you mind if I have the last one?"Icetitle=Shameless Self Promotionurl=http://www.b-roll.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-10584.htmlpublisher=B Rollaccess-date=21 November 2013archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610233934/http://www.b-roll.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-10584.htmlarchive-date=10 June 2015url-status=dead}}
Terry Spears
(Wellington)Model"Just put that down nice and easy."Dolltitle=Forbidden Fury - 48 Hour Film 2004url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfis4b8pnBsarchive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Kfis4b8pnBsarchive-date=2021-12-21url-status=livevia=YouTubeaccess-date=21 November 2013}}
Bodil de ResnyAnimal lover"Please don't do that."Banana13–15 May
Robin SladeEternal optimist"That's what I'm talking about."Mirror26–28 May
Jerry ReedHypochondriac"What do you call that?"Rope18–20 May
Kerry PostPerfectionist"Wait a minute."Brush16–18 May
Alex PuddleExaggerator"It doesn't fit."Rock8–10 May
Sidney MansonFabricator"When you look at it that way..."Broken toyDolly zoom16–18 Aprtitle=Elements 2010url=http://www.v48hours.co.nz:80/2010/about/?ss=genresarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527122011/http://www.v48hours.co.nz/2010/about/?ss=genresarchive-date=27 May 2010publisher=48Hoursaccess-date=27 May 2010url-status=live}}
Bobby YoungEx-bully"What have you got?"Bent wireFreeze-frame shot20–22 Maytitle=Elements 2011url=http://www.v48hours.co.nz:80/2011/news/archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628150044/http://www.v48hours.co.nz/2011/news/archive-date=28 June 2011publisher=48Hoursaccess-date=28 Jun 2011url-status=live}}
Nicky BrickUnlucky person"I did that."LeafSlow motion18–20 Maytitle=Elements 2012url=http://www.v48hours.co.nz:80/2012/news/archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529110634/http://www.v48hours.co.nz/2012/news/archive-date=29 May 2012publisher=48Hoursaccess-date=29 May 2012url-status=live}}
Vic MeyerInsomniac"Did you hear that?"CardPoint of view shot24–26 Maytitle=Elements 2013url=http://www.48hours.co.nz:80/2013/newsarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614202857/http://www.48hours.co.nz/2013/newsarchive-date=14 June 2013publisher=48Hoursaccess-date=14 Jun 2013url-status=live}}
Morgan FosterLiar"Not with that you're not."BallExtreme close up/macro4–6 Apr
Harper HarrisonThoughtless"Oh, really?"BreadMatch cut/match dissolve1–3 May
Charlie FlowersThoughtful person"One more time"WoolRack focus16–18 Sep
YearCharacterPhysical ElementSound EffectTechnical shotULTRA48 ChallengeShoot weekendRefs.201720182019202020212021 (II)202220242025
A femaleCollisionWilhelm ScreamSmash cutCreate a sequel to any of your team's previous 48 shorts AND25–27 Aug
PuddleSlamming doorShadow or silhouetteMain characters must be children (defined as "under 18") and/or animals.11–13 May
WindLaughterDouble-take, overhead shotSplit-screen and break the 4th-wall.14–16 Jun
A PhotographAn EchoAn Arc ShotN/A17–19 Apr
Reluctant, unlikely, or anti-heroSomething InvisibleHeart-beatReaction ShotSet in the dark.5–7 Mar
ConfidantPackageTickingReflectionSet in the dark.12-14 Mar
A gate-keeperA signA whisperWorm's-eye view or Bird's-eye viewN/A12–14 Aug
A traveller or neighbourAn exitA warningMatch cutN/A17–19 May
Something preciousA miniatureAn accidentSlow motion movementN/A15–17 Aug

Genres by year

YearStaple GenresCommon GenresRarer GenresAction,
RevengeCrime,
HeistHorror,
Splatter,
Monster,
Supernatural,
Ghost,
Zombie,
PossessionMusical,
DanceRomance,
Opposites
attract,
RomCom,
& anti-Sci-fi,
Tech
thriller,
Time travel,
Multi-verse
Alien
Robot/androidBuddy,
Twin,
Bro,
BechdelRace
against
timeFantasy,
Adventure,
Fairy-tale,
Quest,
WishMystery,
PuzzleMistaken
identity,
Secret
identityReal-time,
One-shotSuper-
hero2006
2007
2008
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212021 (II)202220242025
based on true story, coming of age, mokumentary, war, pretentious art film, puppet
grindhouse, western, war, unnecessary sequel, coming of age, sex educational
animal film, juvenile delinquent, drama, pretentious art film
parallel world, religious, nature runs amok, conspiracy, politically incorrect, educational film, shock ending
sports film, femme fatale film, bio pic, road movie, educational film
one room, body switch, fad, road movie
end of world, inspirational, found footage, erotic thriller, based on an urban legend
✓✓non-dialogue, obsessive relationship, immobilized, converging story-line, reunion
against the odds, film within a film, shock ending
cat & mouse, last person on Earth, black comedy, other dimension, shock ending
cat & mouse, comedy of errors, dystopian, lovers on the run, one location, punk, puppet
✓✓✓✓at night, bad seed, Christmas, survival, thriller, z-grade
✓✓✓✓✓✓✓high school, fish-out-of-water, last day on Earth, spans more than 10 years
✓✓coming-of-age, generation gap, gross-out/cringe, holiday, nature runs amok, wrong-place-wrong-time
✓✓unwanted guest
✓✓✓✓invitation, redemption
✓✓gross-out comedy
anniversary, comedy of errors, impossible situation, swap movie, coming-of-age, pavalova western
✓✓✓animal adventure, fish-out-of-water, lovers on the run
✓✓holiday, found footage, road movie, cat & mouse, man vs nature

Regional and national winners

After initially being held in Auckland in 2003 as part of the international 48 Hour Film Project, the independent 48Hours began in 2004 with teams in Auckland and Wellington. At its peak in 2011, it was represented in eight cities.

; 2003

  • Auckland: Special Crime Unit - Lazy Racer Angela AdamsThe 2003 competition was part of the 48 Hour Film Project.

; 2004

  • Auckland: Jesse McLeod: The Journey - Classic
  • Wellington: Heinous Crime - The Circus

; 2005

  • Auckland: A Fairly Good Tale - Crash Zoom
  • Wellington: Chip & Manny - Locked And Stapled
  • Christchurch: Bruised Gold - Evil Genius Labs
  • Dunedin: Mosgiel Tonight - Jo Seager Megadrive
  • National Runner-Up: Bruised Gold - Evil Genius Labs (Christchurch)
  • National Winner: A Fairly Good Tale - Crash Zoom (Auckland)

; 2006

  • Auckland: Brown Peril - The Tim Porch Story - thedownlowconcept
  • Wellington: The Baby Farmer - Clean Slate
  • Christchurch: The Escort - FR7835
  • Dunedin: Action At Both Ends - Daddy Cool
  • Hamilton: Robin Slade - Time Tourist - Dance Donkee Dance
  • National Runner-Up: Slade In Full - White Tiger (Wellington)
  • National Winner: Brown Peril - The Tim Porch Story - thedownlowconcept (Auckland)

; 2007

  • Auckland: Camp Fear - Mukpuddy Animation
  • Wellington: Maori Detective and the Boogie Fever - Good Times
  • Christchurch: Carboys and the Indian - The Outwits
  • Dunedin: Bain: The Musical - Burt Hall Banana Republic
  • Hamilton: The Playground - Taktix Films
  • Gisborne: One Man's War - Cuzzie Films
  • National Runner-Up: Carboys and the Indian - The Outwits (Christchurch)
  • National Winner: Lease - Lense Flare (Auckland)

; 2008

  • Auckland: The End - Fractured Radius
  • Wellington: Darlene - Smashing Pants
  • Christchurch: Agent Post - Spooce Media/The Real McCoy
  • Dunedin: Two Bodies, One Night - The Dangly Gruffnuts
  • Hamilton: Sum of the parts - Guerrilla Monkeys
  • Gisborne: Le dernier jour de Tony - Kaiti Hill
  • National Runner-Up: Beyond Belief - Lense Flare (Auckland)
  • National Winner: F Dance - Puppy Guts* (Wellington)

; 2009

  • Auckland: Nature's Baby - Sinistral
  • Wellington: Otack Otack Otack Fall - Killah Walz/Orca
  • Christchurch: New Fish - TBALC
  • Dunedin: Charlotte - Line Men
  • Hamilton: Hardwood Floors - Guerrilla Monkeys
  • Gisborne: The Amazing World of Sticks - Kaiti Hill
  • National Runner-Up: New Fish - TBALC (Christchurch)
  • National Winner: Charlotte - Line Men (Dunedin)

; 2010

  • Auckland: Only Son - thedownlowconcept
  • Wellington: Balls & Chain - Dog Films
  • Christchurch: Death in the West - Gorilla Team Gorilla
  • Dunedin: The Stag Do - Mirage Videos
  • Hamilton: Gone - Reel Good People
  • Gisborne: A Toy Car named Sidney - 2 Many Darkies
  • Taranaki: Hopping Away - Ivan Goff Fan Club
  • National Third Place: The Pool - Winlove Adventure Brothers (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: Confessions of a Fabricator - IdiotVision (Auckland)
  • National Winner: Only Son - thedownlowconcept (Auckland)

; 2011

  • Auckland: The Child Jumpers - Grand Cheval
  • Wellington: Sketch - Couch Kumaras
  • Christchurch: Naughty Man - SuspectTV
  • Dunedin: Chatter - Rabies Babies
  • Hamilton: Kingdom Of Shadow - Arthouse Massacre
  • Gisborne: FAD Town - Cuzzie Films
  • Taranaki: Well Strung - Rubber Soul Productions
  • National Third Place: Meanie Pants - MukPuddy (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: Copy That - Lense Flare (Auckland)
  • National Winner: The Child Jumpers - Grand Cheval (Auckland)

; 2012

  • Auckland: The Girl With The Clover Tattoo - Lense Flare
  • Wellington: Brains? - Noise and Pictures
  • Christchurch: An Inconvenient Hoof - Picton Pictures
  • Dunedin: Do the Knight Thang - Flim Flom Films
  • Hamilton: Dead Lucky - Tuff Collective
  • National Third Place: Love in Decay - MukPuddy (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: The Girl With The Clover Tattoo - Lense Flare (Auckland)
  • National Winner: Brains? - Noise and Pictures (Wellington)

; 2013

  • Auckland: Sleep Clinic - dr jeckyll
  • Wellington: The Sleeping Plot - Traces of Nut
  • Christchurch: Is Love Enough? - The Eh Team
  • Dunedin: We Run The Night - SML Productions
  • Hamilton: The Empath - Elysium Exit
  • Gisborne: Bungy - Kaiti Hill
  • Taranaki: Partners in Crime - Rubber Soul
  • National Third Place: Autocraniotomous - NightOwls (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: I Got Robots - Chess Club (Auckland)
  • National Winner: The Sleeping Plot - Traces of Nut (Wellington)

; 2014

  • Auckland: Dead End Job - Mukpuddy Animation
  • Wellington: Rubble - Noise and Pictures
  • Christchurch: The Ex - TBALC
  • Dunedin: A Right Tool - Begged, Borrowed, Stolen
  • Hamilton: Feed - Hoganstreetheroes
  • Gisborne: Whai utu - Kratos
  • Taranaki: Travel with Time Pieces - The Tanked Engines
  • National Third Place: A Lesson on Probability - Mexico (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: Rubble - Noise and Pictures (Wellington)
  • National Winner: Pants On Fire - Lense Flare (Auckland)

; 2015

  • Auckland: Bread Winner - Chess Club
  • Wellington: Loyal - Couch Kumaras
  • Christchurch: The Silent Man - TBALC
  • Dunedin: 48 Days Later - Begged, Borrowed, Stolen
  • Hamilton: The Specialist - CockUp Productions
  • Gisborne: From - Kaiti Hill
  • Taranaki: Beat Down - Camera Child
  • National Third Place: Loyal - Couch Kumaras (Wellington)
  • National Runner-Up: Tide - King Gains-Bury & Biches (Auckland)
  • National Winner: Bread Winner - Chess Club (Auckland)

; 2016

  • Auckland: Ghostfish: Catfished By A Ghost - Prime Rib
  • Wellington: Love.exe - Bork!
  • Christchurch: Down to the Wire - TBALC Alpha
  • Dunedin: The Loom of Doctor Flowers - Super Furious Ninja Dragons
  • Hamilton: Love is a Crime - DF-10
  • Gisborne: Bromancing The Stone - Team Indeed
  • Taranaki: A Bro's Life - Rubber Soul Productions
  • National Third Place: Love.exe - Bork! (Wellington)
  • National Runner-Up: Ghostfish: Catfished By A Ghost - Prime Rib (Auckland)
  • National Winner: Time Travel Centre - Chillybox (Auckland)

; 2017

  • Auckland: Under The Bridge - Cool Story Bro Film
  • Wellington: Jack & Joni - Moffilaide
  • Christchurch: Split Sibling Decision - Free Chicken
  • Dunedin: The Beach - Dwarf Shortage
  • Hamilton: Dude, That's Your Sister! - DF-10
  • Bay of Plenty: Bonnie - The Mugshots
  • Gisborne: KELVIN - Ma am
  • Taranaki: Charlie Echo Alpha - Currie Street Creatives
  • National Third Place: Feeding - Southern Belles (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: A Friend For Life - Missing Pixels (Auckland)
  • National Winner: Under The Bridge - Cool Story Bro Film (Auckland)

; 2018

  • Auckland: La Coquille - Halcyon Entertainment
  • Wellington: Master - Temple of Nut
  • Christchurch: Utka - Poutine Wolf
  • Dunedin: Lizard Does Earth - Watson and Cricket Productions
  • Hamilton: Glow - Taktix Films
  • Bay of Plenty: Manawa Bay - Tinker Tailor
  • Gisborne: The Great Great Mistake - Kratos
  • Taranaki: The Story of a Decade - Through the Lens Films
  • National Third Place: Red Touch Yellow - PickleThugs (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: Hero - Blood and Bone (Christchurch)
  • National Winner: PepTok - Chillybox (Auckland)

; 2019

  • Auckland: Like Nobody's Watching - Chillybox
  • Wellington: Apollo 69 - Qualified Tim
  • Christchurch: A Familiar Feeling - Snack to the Future
  • Dunedin: Big Boys - Watson and Cricket Productions
  • Hamilton: Daddio - Reneel Singh
  • Bay of Plenty: Extra Time - Great Lakes Film Society
  • Gisborne: The Noise Of Life - Kratos
  • Taranaki: 40 Candles - Spacies Crew
  • National Third Place: Toast - Missing Pixels (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: Like Nobody's Watching - Chillybox (Auckland)
  • National Winner: A Familiar Feeling - Snack to the Future (Christchurch)

; 2020 2020 did not have regional finals.

  • National Third Place: Pupper Paleolithic - Too Much Spare Time
  • National Runner-Up: The Visible Man - The Fubbs
  • National Winner: For Generations - Squint Eastwood (Wellington)

; 2021

  • Auckland: Unfinished Symphony - Awkward Animations
  • Wellington: Good Girl - Traces of Nut
  • Christchurch: The Dying Art of Cat Burglary - BAE24
  • Dunedin: The Unseen - Jelly Mouth
  • Hamilton: The Hitchhiker - Blink Blue Media
  • Bay of Plenty: Impalpable - Temporary Estate
  • Gisborne: A Job Worth Keeping - Kratos
  • Taranaki: GOOD AS GOLD - Kinaki
  • National Third Place: Āta - Mitchell's Here (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: A Matter of Time - Apple Fork (Auckland)
  • National Winner: Good Girl - Traces of Nut (Wellington)

; 2022

  • Auckland: Love You Stranger - Missing Pixels
  • Wellington: A Multitude Of Ways To Leave Your Lover - Child Support
  • Christchurch: Going Solo - Rabid Auntie Jean
  • Dunedin: Instant Cinematic Classic - Under-Funded Thunder Films
  • Hamilton: Oh Crap - RS Productions
  • Bay of Plenty: Sacrifarce - Great Lake Film Society
  • Gisborne: 18 To Life - Kratos
  • Taranaki: Daddy Daddy - Filmanui
  • National Third Place: Love You Stranger - Missing Pixels (Auckland)
  • National Runner-Up: A Multitude Of Ways To Leave Your Lover - Child Support (Wellington)
  • National Winner: Big Questions - Mitchell's Here (Auckland)

; 2024

  • Auckland: Thicker Than Water - Jovial Entertainment
  • Wellington: Gutted - Couch Kumara
  • Christchurch: Zero Mum Game - An Evening With
  • Dunedin: The Fountain of Youth - Mayodaze
  • Hamilton: Nuggets - Chicken
  • Bay of Plenty: Loose End - Great Lake Film Society
  • Gisborne: E.T.R - Hot Lunch
  • Taranaki: Stella and Blarg at Large - Pastafarian Productions
  • National Third Place: Loose End - Great Lake Film Society (Bay of Plenty)
  • National Runner-Up: Sweets - Disqualified Tim (Wellington)
  • National Winner: Nuggets - Chicken (Hamilton)

; Notes

References

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