The 48 Hour Film Project, June 2016, Asheville

hxc_film-reelby Bruce Sales

In 2001, The 48 Hour Film Project started as a local film challenge

among friends. Since then, it has evolved into a global phenomenon

and the world’s largest filmmaking competition.

In 2016, The 48 Hour Film Project will tour more than 130 cities,

challenging more than 60,000 people to complete an entire film from

writing and casting to filming and editing in a mere 48 hours! In all,

more than 4,000 films will be created as part of the 2016 competition.

The challenge will take over the streets of ASHEVILLE from JUNE 17-19,

2016 and there are several ways for you to cover this extraordinary

competition.

COVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES

Pre-Competition Coverage – Arrange interview with local producers,

competitors, and co-founders Arrange an interview with the ASHEVILLE

Producer, Bruce Sales, and past participants, who can describe the

experience and challenge of creating a film in 48 hours, or with the

co-founders of the 48 Hour Film Project, Mark Ruppert and Liz Langston

Follow a team in your Asheville to see the excitement, frustration, and

creative process first-hand If you’d like to cover this angle for the 48

Hour Film Project, we can set you up with a team to follow and interview

(see below for details about where and when the teams are meeting to

kick-off the competition). We can provide photos or videos for your coverage or you can send a photographer/crew to capture the moments

Post-Competition Coverage -Interview teams that competed and preview the

public film screenings Interview teams that competed who can share their

experience of creating a film in just 48 hours Tell your audience how

they can watch the films and meet the filmmakers at your local public

screening (see below for public screening details). A panel of judges

will also be choosing Asheville’s best films at the screening.

http://www.48hourfilm.com/asheville

VIDEO and B-ROLL

Embeddable video created by 150 filmmakers from 18 cities on 6

continents describing how the 48 Hour Film Project works. See video

here: www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/VGO9PFdlfq4&sa=D&ust=1465193681930000&usg=AFQjCNGl5R1Vt9wjKeUHMfdk-nXjIbDBKg”>https://youtu.be/VGO9PFdlfq4

B-roll is available upon request featuring footage from past competitions, winning films, etc.: http://www.48hourfilm.com/films?l=en

MISSION/HOW THE COMPETITION WORKS

On June 17, participating teams will gather at Asheville Brewing Company

(Coxe Ave.), where they will be given a genre, a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue they must work into their film. Films submitted even 1-minute late on June 19 will be disqualified. This year, Asheville will be one of a record 130 cities worldwide – from

Beijing to Lisbon – competing in the 48 Hour Film Project. Submitted films will be screened for the public and judged by a panel of experts. The Best Film from Asheville will be chosen and winners will then be in the running for top honors in Hollywood, CA at Filmapalooza 2017, the 48 Hour Film Project’s annual awards.

COMPETITION STARTS

(TEAMS WILL MEET HERE TO RECEIVE DETAILS FOR THEIR

FILMS):

Date: Friday, June 17th

Time: 5:30pm to 7pm

Venue: Asheville Brewing Company (77 Coxe Ave. Asheville, NC)

COMPETITION ENDS

(TEAMS WILL MEET HERE TO SUBMIT THE FILM THEY’VE

CREATED):

Date: Sunday, June 19th

Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm (films must be submitted by 7:30pm to be on time!)

Venue: Asheville Brewing Company (77 Coxe Ave. Asheville, NC)

INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC SCREENING OF SUBMITTED FILMS FROM ASHEVILLE:

Premiere Screenings

Date: June 21, 22, 23

Time: 7pm, 10pm

Venue: Asheville Brewing Company (675 Merrimon Ave. Asheville, NC)

Price: $7

Best of Screening

Date: TBD

Venue: The Millroom, 66 Asheland Ave. Asheville, NC 28801

PRIZE FOR THE WINNING FILM

The Best Film from Asheville will be awarded a trophy and screened at

the 48 Hour Film Project Filmapalooza in 2017

PRESSROOM

PRESS: http://www.48hourfilm.com/about/press.php

PRESS PHOTOS: http://www.48hourfilm.com/photos/

48 HOUR FILM ASHEVILLE: http://48hourfilm.com/asheville-nc

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Asheville48HFP/