48FILM Project Announces Sponsors

LOS ANGELES - Jan. 8, 2016 - PRLog -- The 48FILM Project, a leading online short film competition, has created one of the largest Grand Prizes in the genre’s history – a $100,000 (one hundred thousand dollars, USD) production budget to film a feature film.

With entries from around the world, the festival attracted some of the industry’s top decision makers for it’s 2015 Jury, including:  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”); and David Uslan, producer/Executive Producer (“T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents”, “Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch”).

The festival is made possibly by the generous support of leading sponsors including: SONY Creative Software, SONY Software Catalyst Prepare and Vegas Pro.

"The #48film Project is a unique opportunity for filmmakers to express creativity.  Whether novice, professional or veterans - all submissions are judged equally.  Beyond the competition, the #48FILM Project is a festival of opportunity.  Selected works are presented to industry decisionmakers," said Francesco Vitali, 48FILM Project Executive Producer, "we understand that the explosion of streamed entertainment created a seemingly unlimited need for quality entertainment. Concurrently production has evolved. Theatrically released films are being filmed on mobile phones. Virtually everyone is now able to create from the very devices they use on a day-to-day basis: mobile phone and a computer - making it possible for anyone to participate. The barriers to entry in the filmmed entertainment arena are all but gone.  Over the years our winners have taught us new levels of ingenuity and shown us true creativity, which is why we encourage corporations and individuals alike to view the winning entries: you may find your next feature film/commercial/industrial director, writer, actor amongst our entries."

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