Teams for 48-Hour Challenge

[Amanda Melby]

48-Hour Film Challenge
The 6th Annual Phoenix Film Foundation 48-Hour Challenge
The 6th Annual Phoenix Film Foundation 48-Hour Challenge will be sure to thrill.

Kick-Off Party
Date: Friday July 17, 2009
Time: 6:00pm
Place: Madcap Theatres, Tempe
602.955.6444

We are back for another year of the mad dash known as the 48 Hour Beat The Clock Film Challenge. This year it will be July 17 to July 19 with the big screening and awards on July 29. As always we will be limiting the number of teams participating to just 35 so everyone can see their film up on the big screen. All films submitted will be screened on the big screen on July 29. The winner of the competition receives $250.

The Top 5 films move on to the finals of the year long 48 - Hour Film Championship which gives you a chance at the $1,000 Grand Prize. In addition, the audience favorite of the July 29 screening will move into the finals.

All films submitted will be considered for acceptance into either the Phoenix Film Festival or International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival. This is the longest running competition of its type in Phoenix. Everyone loves a good tradition. The Phoenix Film Foundation is a non-profit organization and all proceeds go towards supporting local filmmakers.

You may know the routine, but here is a reminder of the details: The competition will kick off at 6:00PM on Friday, July 17. That evening you will receive: The LINE you must use in the film on screen. Information on the PROP that one character must handle during the film (no background props). You will get to choose the genre to use from our list of GENRES, that your film must be made in. Once we kick off the competition you will have 48 hours to complete your film. Then on Sunday, July 19, 48 hours after the kickoff, approximately at 6:00PM, the teams will turn in their films to the Phoenix Film Foundation offices. The film should be in mini-dv or DVD. Mini-dv is the preferred method because of quality and reduced chance for errors. Each team will also receive two free tickets to the screening and awards.

Finally on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00PM at Harkins Scottsdale/101 we will be hosting the big screening and awards presentation. And do not forget the post-party at Buffalo Wild Wings where we will announce the audience award.

The entry fee is: $50 for IFP Members and $65 for non-members.

To register and for the submission forms go to: http://www.ifpphx.org/2009_48HourSubmission.pdf

Download the forms, complete and mail, fax or email to us with the appropriate submission fee.

For the SAG form go to:http://www.ifpphx.org/2009 -10 PF48 HRChallengeShortFilmEmploymentContract.pdf

and http://www.ifpphx.org/2009-10 PF 48 Hour Film Challenge Short Film Agreement.pdf

So get your registration in today, since we only have got 35 slots!!

Date: Friday July 17 - Sunday July 19

[Amanda Melby]

Yelloscooter is looking for fun and interesting people who would like to join us in the next 48 hour film challenge. We’re a hardworking eclectic group. If you are an actor looking to join a group, or would like to work behind the scenes as crew with us, give us a call!



Mark Purcell

[e-mail]

480-580-4175 Cell Phone

[IFPPHX Marketing/Membership]

2009-2010 Film Challenge:

The Beat the Clock Challenge: 48 -Hour Edition is a competition
with two major prizes at stake: Best Overall Film and Best 48-Hour
Team. There will be three rounds of 48 Hour Challenges held over
the course of eight months. Each round will have its own award
winners in addition to the year-round competition.

Fall challenge: November 6-8, 2009

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FALL CHALLENGE
How do I get involved? Register your team: 2009 BTC Fall submission form final.pdf
Print the form out and send it in asap with your registration fee. Only 35 teams can compete. First come, first served.
There are 22 teams registered as of 11/2/09, only 12 slots left!

If you are interested in using professional SAG actors, download the SAG Agreement: 2009-10 PF 48 Hour Film Challenge Short Film Agreement.pdf and SAG Contract 2009 -10 PF48 HRChallengeShortFilmEmploymentContract.pdf

Kick off!
All registered teams must attend the Kick-off to get their genre, line and prop.
Friday, November 6, 2009 from 5:30-7 pm
Madcap Theatres, 730 S Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281

Guidelines:
The 35 Teams have 48-Hours from the kick-off to complete a 3-minute films (including titles and credits) and utilize the assigned Genre, Prop, and Line that was assigned at Friday
night kick-off. All completed films from registered teams will be screened. All completed films that are turned in by the deadline will be eligible for prizes. Judges are representatives of the AZ indie film community. The audience of the November 18 screening also get to vote for their favorite.

Turn-In
Teams must turn in their completed films and 200910BTCInfoForm.pdf this form no later than the time announced on Friday night to:
IFP/PHX, 1700 North 7th Avenue #250, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Screening
The Fall screening is on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatres. Each registered team gets two complimentary tickets to the screening. Additional tickets go on sale November 9, 2009 at www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/3380.

Prizes
At the screening, Certificates for Specialty Awards (Best Acting, Directing, Writing, Technical, Line and Prop + fun awards) will be given out, plus the top 5 teams will announced; top 5 move into the Spring Finals. Audience-voted favorite (from 6-35th place) moves into finals. Cash prizes: $250 for first place, $75
for second and $50 for third.
PLUS, 1st place becomes an AUTOMATIC SELECTION to the 2010 10th Anniversary Phoenix Film Festival!

Prizes: Finals
Go to the Program page for more information about the Finals and the year-round competition.

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