This year, our annual 48hr Mobile Device Filmmaking Challenge event takes place from 6pm Friday May 22 to 6pm Sunday May 24! Get your friends and family together for a weekend of fun filmmaking!

This FREE event is open to all Albertan residents. In 48 hours, you are tasked with writing a screenplay, shooting, editing, and delivering a finished film. You must pre-register to have 3 secret elements emailed to you at the start of the challenge – will be emailed at 6pm on Friday May 22. The three elements must be included in your film. All films must be recorded on a mobile device and can be shot anywhere in Alberta. There is no venue for this event. Editing can be done on a computer.

All completed films will be screened on Sunday May 31 via an on-line watch party – with the winners being announced at the end!

There will be 4 awards:

• Best 48hr Film

• Best Use of Secret Elements

• Best Marketed Film

• Best First Time Filmmaker

The award-winning films will be screened at the annual Edmonton Short Film Festival in October and be eligible for screening fees and the People’s Choice Award.

First time Filmmaker Category: A first-time filmmaker may have shot and edited a film for a student project or for personal use (such as family videos). No one on the team has experience creating a film that has been submitted to a film festival or has participated on any previous filmmaking challenge.