The 48 Hour Film Project was founded 23 years ago in LA. It operates in 140 cities around the world and 5 in Africa.
More than 150 short films were shot during this period. 48 hour movie project (48HFP) Weekend in Durban.
“Our production team received film submissions from all over South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Vryheed, Eastern Cape, Lesotho, Nigeria and Ukraine,” said city producer Nersya Maharaj Sadapal. said. The Citizen.
The 48 Hours International Film Project is a long-running competition founded by Mark Rupert in Los Angeles for 23 years and held in 140 cities around the world and five in Africa.
48HFP is the world's largest and oldest film production competition. To date, over 70,000 movies have been created for 48HFP.
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inclusivity
The festival, held in Durban last week, produced 162 films. The unheard and the unseen has was one of the standout pieces in terms of how it talks about inclusivity.
The film was produced by Sinethemba Solomuzi Muthi, a Grade 19 student at AFDA who is unable to speak.
“His film was about the challenges and struggles of deaf (deaf) women. A beautiful story told and filmed in KZN. So this is a sign language film performed by a mute actor. ” said Maharaj-Sadapal.
The 162 films will now be judged by a team of judges and screened in theaters.
“We will be screening at Suncoast Cinema from October 25 to 27. After the screening, we hope these films will be commissioned and aired on the small screen,” said Maharaj Sadapal. Ta.
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Award history
An awards ceremony will follow the screening, with over 30 local awards being awarded and the overall winner going on to represent South Africa internationally.
These awards include three film production scholarships from the College of Creative Arts, an equipment rental voucher worth R55,000 from JR Films and a week's free equipment rental from Pheno Vision.
Every year, 48HFP recognizes award-winning films and filmmakers at the international film festival Filmapalooza.
City winners from around the world gather to watch movies, network, and learn who will be crowned Grand Champion of 48 Hour Movie of the Year.
Only three films from three different South African cities will represent the country abroad.
The Best Film winner in each city will receive a screening of the film at Filmapalooza 2025, the official 48HFP Awards Weekend, a trophy to be awarded at Filmapalooza, and a ticket to the Cannes Film Festival.
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