The East Lansing Film Festival - ELFF

Spring 2010 ELFF 48/5 Filmmaking Contest

This article was posted on Thu, Apr 22 2010

The Spring 48/5 Film Contest is taking place the weekend of May 14 - 16, 2010 from 6pm on Friday until 6pm on Sunday.

Get your friends and colleagues together to compete in the ELFF 48/5 Film Contest that happens this weekend!  We have increased the cash prizes - First Place - $125, Second Place - $75, Third Place - $50.

At the East Lansing Film Festival 48/5 Film Contest, filmmakers will come together to write, shoot, edit, and premiere an original five-minute film in a mere 48 hours.  To add to the challenge, participants will be given at the start of the contest specific elements: a genre, a prop, a location and a line of dialogue.  They must incorporate these elements into their finished film to be eligible for an award.

The last 48/5 contest drew an exciting array of talented teams, including amateurs, professionals, students, families and local film fanatics. Teams raced against time, fought sleep deprivation and used their own creative genius to successfully complete their 5-minute piece by the Sunday evening deadline. This year we’re pulling out all the stops to bring another weekend of high-octane filmmaking to the community. 

The contest will begin with the distribution of elements, rules and regulations at 6:00 pm on Friday, May 14 at Beggar’s Banquet, 218 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI. Doors will open at 5:00pm and all teams must be registered no later than 5:45 pm. Unregistered late teams will be disqualified.  Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.

Completed films must be handed in on Sunday, May 16 by 6pm (and not a minute later) at Beggar’s Banquet. The finished projects will be shown on Monday, May 22 at 7:30pm in Room B106, Wells Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing.  Prizes, made possible by the generous sponsorship of Cheeney Media Concepts 2, will be awarded for the top three films as decided by a panel of qualified judges drawn from the area. The public, friends and family are invited to enjoy these creative shorts. There is no charge.

First Prize: $125
Second Prize: $75
Third prize: $50

For pre-registration information, entry forms and the official rules, visit http://www.elff.com/485.
Entry forms and fees should be sent to:

ELFF 48/5 Film Contest
210 Abbot Road, #48
East Lansing, MI 48823

Entry fees are as follows:
$50 through Wednesday, May 12
$75 on or after May 13

The top three films will be screened at the 13th Annual East Lansing Film Festival, November 10 - 18, 2010.

For additional information contact:

Susan Woods, susanw.woods@gmail.com
or call 517-980-5802 or 336-9014.

The 48/5 Film Contest is generously sponsored
by Cheeney Media Concepts 2.

See the page about How To Enter the 48/5 Film Competition.