Fri, 05 Jul
|Take place from anywhere in the world
The Action On The Side 48-Hour
You'll have 48 hours only to write, shoot, edit, and submit your short film. Welcome to the AOTS 48 Hour Competition!
Time & Location
05 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 07 Jul 2024, 20:00
Take place from anywhere in the world
Guests
About the Event
Action On The Side presents The AOTS 48 Film Competition
The Action On The Side (AOTS) 48-hour Film Competition runs from 8pm Friday 5th July to 8pm Sunday 7th July 2024.
Get your team together
There are no minimum or maximum limits to the number of members you can have on your team.
Prepare
Preparation is key. Organise your equipment, potential cast, crew, and locations.
The random elements
Every team will be given a line of dialogue, a shot or technique, and a prop they must include in their film. Each team will be allocated a genre their film must be. These will be announced at the Kick-Off (7pm-8pm Friday 5th).
The challenge
You have from 8pm Friday 5th to 8pm Sunday 7th July to write, shoot, edit and submit your short film. The film must be 5-7 minutes long (including credits). Submission will be through FilmFreeway.
The prize
As well as a premiere screening in a cinema, the top films will receive laurels and help with distribution, and the best film will receive an award.
Some FAQs
How do you find out what the random elements are?
At the kick-off event
Friday 5th July, 7pm-8pm, (location tba and online), is where we will announce the random elements and allocate the genres. We'll also give you tips and tricks for your 48-hour weekend! And much more...
Can we take part if we're not in London?
You can! You can take part from anywhere in the world! We'll stream the kick-off to teams outside of London participating in the event and announce the genres and random elements on the AOTS 48 Group (details once you register).
What do we get by taking part?
The top submissions will screen in a cinema for the Awards Ceremony (location and date tba).
and, not only will you get a screening, you can win an award, laurels, and support with distribution. Oh, and bragging rights!
Great, what do we do now?
Register here.
Get your team together.
Keep an eye on the AOTS 48 Group (details once you register)
Who do we contact with questions?
Please contact Action On The Side: hello@actionontheside.tv
Tickets
- Sale ends: 01 Jun, 23:50
London Team (Earlybird)
For teams that are based within the M25. One registration per team.
£40.00Tax: VAT included - Sale ends: 01 Jun, 23:50
UK Team (Earlybird)
For Teams that are based anywhere within the UK. One registration per team.
£40.00Tax: VAT included - Sale ends: 01 Jun, 23:50
International Team (Earlybird)
For teams participating from anywhere in the world! One registration per team.
£40.00Tax: VAT included - Sale ends: 30 Jun, 23:50
I want to join a team (Earlybi
For London-based participants who don't have a team but want to still take part. Join us at the Kick Off event and we'll set you up with a team.
- £15.00Tax: VAT included
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