48FILM Project Announces 2015 Jury

LOS ANGELES - Jan. 4, 2016 - PRLog -- The 48FILM Project, a leading online short film competition, has secured the participation of some of the entertainment industry’s brightest star makers for the 2015 Jury. From studio feature film producers such as Daniel Alter and David Uslan, to network television director TJ Scott, to award winning filmmakers Gregor Habsburg, Jennifer Champagne, James Fler, Michael Paszt and Andrew Hunt; award winning actress HRH Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (aka Theodora Greece) and even one of the top casting directors for the likes of Robert Zemeckis, Peter Jackson and even Steve Spielberg, Ms. Victoria Burrows; giving global filmmakers a true opportunity to be seen by the industry’s best and brightest.

What distinguishes the 48FILM Project is that it is the only short film competition offering a Grand Prize of $100,000 (one hundred thousand dollars, USD) production budget to film a feature film.

“The 48FILM Project is honored to have such an esteemed jury.  Each juror brings an unique level of insight and excellence.  There are few occasions where a filmmaker may have their work seen by industry leaders of this measure,” said Francesco Vitali, Executive Producer, 48Film Projects Inc. https://www.48filmproject.com/producers


2015 48FILM PROJECT JURY:

Daniel Alter, Producer “Hitman”, “Agent X”

Victoria Burrows, Casting Director for Zemeckis, Jackson & Spielberg “Hobbit” & LOTR trilogies; "The Walk”, “Polar Express”, “A Christmas Carol”, “Castaway"; "Adventures of Tin Tin”

Jennifer Champagne, Emmy winning Producer/VFX Producer “NCIS”, “Profiler”

James Fler, Distributor - partner Raven Banner, international distribution.

Gregor Habsburg, Award winning Producer - "June", “Hellbenders"

HRH Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (aka Theodora Greece), award winning actor “Little Boy”, “June”, “Bold & Beautiful”(TV)

Andrew Hunt, Distributor - partner Raven Banner, international distribution, award winning director/writer/producer “Sweet Karma"

Michael Paszt, Distributor - partner Raven Banner, international distribution.

TJ Scott, award winning director “Gotham”, “Damien”, “Orphan Black”, “Spartacus”, “Longmire”

David Uslan, producer/Executive Producer “T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents”, “Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch”

Learn more about these stars behind the scenes by visiting: https://www.48filmproject.com/meet-the-judges/2015

Follow our jury on twitter!

Daniel Alter - https://twitter.com/dalter007

Victoria Burrows - https://twitter.com/VBurrowsCasting

Jennifer Champagne - https://twitter.com/ThatJJChampagne

James Fler - https://twitter.com/jfler

Gregor Habsburg - https://twitter.com/GHabsburg

Theodora Greece - https://twitter.com/Tgreece

Michael Paszt - https://twitter.com/Michael_Paszt

TJ Scott - https://twitter.com/TJScottPictures

David Uslan - https://twitter.com/dmuslan


The 48FILM Project online festival is open to everyone: beginner to professional, from all nations.  Once registered, a competing team selects a genre and when to start the clock. 48FILM Project provides three (3) elements that are required to be included: a character, a line and a prop. Filmmakers then have forty eight (48) hours to create a short film in English or with English subtitles, four (4) to seven (7) minutes in length and upload it to https://www.48filmproject.com/competition/2015/register. Creators retain the rights to their own intellectual property.

For more information, visit: https://www.48filmproject.com