The 48 hour film competition may be in its 10th year but that doesn't make it any easier for entrants or organisers. Laura Westbrook reports.
Thousands of aspiring film-makers around New Zealand will be experiencing sleeplessness, creative exhaustion and the stress of a 48 hour deadline as the country's largest film competition gets underway.
The 48 hour film competition began at 7pm last night and the 755 nationwide teams will spent the weekend frantically writing, editing and filming an original short film in 48 hours.
The competition began in 2003 with 44 teams and has grown to include thousands of people from Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. This year it celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Auckland-based competition founder Ant Timpson said it was great to get sneak peak of future filmmakers.
"I get a really good sneaky glimpse of possible rising talent in the industry which is what everyone really wants to know who's going to be the next Taika Waititi, the next Peter Jackson so the 48 has became the single place where you can actually see potential people popping out."
Each film is given one of 12 genres and every year there are particular components that must be included. In previous years there have been specific characters, props and lines of dialogue.
These were announced shortly before the competition officially began.
The teams must ensure their films are in before the deadline of 7pm on Sunday or face disqualification.
Anna Duckworth and Lisa Fothergill are competing for the second year. They reached the grand finals last year and hope to do one better this year.
"I'm confident but we're still a bit nervous because it's still a bit u npredictably depending on what genre you get and things like that. It's a 50-50 either way," said Fothergill.
In a unique twist Duckworth has flown in from New York to compete in the competition. She forwent being a production assistant on an Usher video to take part in the competition.
"I wanted to come back to New Zealand for a visit and though why not compete in the 48 hour film competition again," said Duckworth.
The completed films are screened in heats, with the best selected by judges for city finals. In another judging cut, the outstanding go to a grand final on June 30.
The Lord of the Rings director Sir Peter Jackson is the wildcard judge.
"Congratulations to every one of the thousands of kiwis who picked up a camera, wrote a script, crewed
a set or played a role in ten years of furious filmmaking," says Sir Peter.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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