Fri, 03 Nov
|Take place from anywhere in the world
The Ealing 48
You'll have 48 hours only to write, shoot, edit, and submit your short film. Welcome to the Ealing 48
Time & Location
03 Nov, 20:00 – 05 Nov, 20:00
Take place from anywhere in the world
About the Event
Ealing Film Festival and Action On The Side present The Ealing 48 Film Competition
The inaugural Action On The Side (AOTS) and Ealing Film Festival (EFF) 48-hour Film Competition runs from 8pm Friday 3rd November to 8pm Sunday 5th November.Â
Get your team together
There are no minimum or maximum limits to the number of members you can have on your team.Â
PrepareÂ
Preparation is key. Organise your equipment, potential cast, crew, and locations.Â
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 3rd).Â
The challenge
You have from 8pm Friday 3rd to 8pm Sunday 5th November to write, shoot, edit and submit your short film. The film must be 5-7 minutes long (including credits). Submission will be through a private Vimeo link.
The prize
The best films will screen at the Ealing Film Festival 2023.
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.Â
Some FAQsÂ
How do you find out what the random elements are?
At the kick-off event
Friday 3rd November, 7pm-8pm, at OPEN Ealing, 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 Ealing?
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 Ealing 48 Group (details once you register).
What do we get by taking part?
The top submissions will screen at The Ealing Film Festival 2023 (Sunday 26 November 2023)
and, not only will you get a film festival 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.Â
Keep an eye on the Ealing 48 Group (details once you register)
Who do we contact with questions?
Please contact Action On The Side: hello@actionontheside.tv
Tickets
Price
Quantity
Total
Ealing Entrant
£35.00
VAT included
Sale ends
03 Nov, 20:00
For teams based in the borough of Ealing, London, or with at least 50% of members who live, work, or study in the borough of Ealing.
£35.00
VAT included
0£0.00
London team
£40.00
VAT included
Sale ends
03 Nov, 20:00
For teams that are based within the M25 but not Ealing
£40.00
VAT included
0£0.00
UK Team
£40.00
VAT included
Sale ends
03 Nov, 20:00
For Teams that are based anywhere within the UK
£40.00
VAT included
0£0.00
International Team
£40.00
VAT included
Sale ends
03 Nov, 20:00
For teams participating from anywhere in the world!
£40.00
VAT included
0£0.00
Total
£0.00