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The 48 Hour Film Project is produced in Scotland by Sam Goldblatt and Louise E. Knowles, where it is Scotland's biggest filmmaking event. They have produced it annually in Edinburgh since 2008<ref>{{cite web |title=The Inaugural Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project |url=https://www.netribution.co.uk/stories/contests/the-inaugural-edinburgh-48-hour-film-project |website=netribution}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Martin |title=What a difference two days make… |url=https://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/what-a-difference-two-days-make/ |website=Edinburgh Short Film Festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Winner of Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project announced |url=https://list.co.uk/news/35008/winner-of-edinburgh-48-hour-film-project-announced}}</ref>. In 2011 they added Glasgow<ref>{{cite web |title=The 48 Hour Film Project Glasgow - What I Learned |url=https://actingcoachscotland.co.uk/blog/48-hour-film-project-glasgow-what-i-learned/}}</ref>, and in 2024 they added both Aberdeen and Inverness, the Highlands and Islands<ref>{{cite news |title=PICTURES: 'Real treat' for Inverness as 48-hour filmmakers prepare for Eden Court showings |url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/pictures-real-treat-for-inverness-as-48-hour-filmmakers-p-356335/ |publisher=Inverness Courier}}</ref>, making a total of 4 competitions in Scotland each year.
The 48 Hour Film Project Scotland is the biggest and most prolific filmmaking event in the history of Scotland, having produced over 1,000 short films since 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=48 Hour Film Project launches Global Scot Award for International Collaboration |url=https://www.screen.scot/news/2021/05/48-hour-film-project-announced-global-scot-award |publisher=Screen Scotland}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Inaugural Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project |url=https://www.netribution.co.uk/stories/contests/the-inaugural-edinburgh-48-hour-film-project |website=netribution}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Martin |title=What a difference two days make… |url=https://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/what-a-difference-two-days-make/ |website=Edinburgh Short Film Festival}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Winner of Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project announced |url=https://list.co.uk/news/35008/winner-of-edinburgh-48-hour-film-project-announced}}</ref>


Over 1,000 short films have been made as part of the 48 Hour Film Project in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |title=48 Hour Film Project launches Global Scot Award for International Collaboration |url=https://www.screen.scot/news/2021/05/48-hour-film-project-announced-global-scot-award |publisher=Screen Scotland}}</ref>
Over 100 new short films are produced in Scotland each year as part of the project, and all films are screened in cinemas including The Cameo Cinema Edinburgh<ref>{{Cite web |title=48 Hour Film Project |url=https://48hourfilm.com/edinburgh |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=48hourfilm.com |language=en}}</ref> and Glasgow Film Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=48 Hour Film Project |url=https://48hourfilm.com/glasgow |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=48hourfilm.com |language=en}}</ref>


Sam Goldblatt and Louise E. Knowles brought the 48 Hour Film Project to Scotland in 2008, starting with an annual competition in Edinburgh. In 2011 they added Glasgow<ref>{{cite web |title=The 48 Hour Film Project Glasgow - What I Learned |url=https://actingcoachscotland.co.uk/blog/48-hour-film-project-glasgow-what-i-learned/}}</ref>, and in 2024 they added both Aberdeen and Inverness, the Highlands and Islands<ref>{{cite news |title=PICTURES: 'Real treat' for Inverness as 48-hour filmmakers prepare for Eden Court showings |url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/pictures-real-treat-for-inverness-as-48-hour-filmmakers-p-356335/ |publisher=Inverness Courier}}</ref>, making a total of 4 competitions in Scotland each year.
Judges include Michael Hines, director of popular Scottish sitcom Still Game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Findlay |first1=Nicola |title=East Kilbride filmmaker David is a reel winner with audiences |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/east-kilbride-filmmaker-david-reel-4482007 |publisher=Daily Record}}</ref>

Some of Scotland's leading film and TV executives have served on the juding panel, including Carolynne Sinclair Kidd<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-14 |title=New Aberdeen film night showcases north-east directors |url=https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/film-night-showcases-north-east-directors-326416/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Grampian Online |language=en}}</ref>, Brian Coffey, Gavin Smith, Gaynor Holmes, Michael Hines and Steven Canny.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=WATCH: Inverness family scoops top movie prize and USA big screen showcase after winning 48 hour film challenge |url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/inverness-family-scoops-top-movie-prize-and-usa-big-screen-s-356551/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Inverness Courier |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Findlay |first1=Nicola |title=East Kilbride filmmaker David is a reel winner with audiences |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/east-kilbride-filmmaker-david-reel-4482007 |publisher=Daily Record}}</ref>


Celebrities who have participated include Richard Rankin, star of Rebus and Outlander, who participated in 2011 and won Best Actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beattie |first1=Eve |title=Inside Outlander star Richard Rankin's life - name change and unusual route to stardom |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/inside-outlander-star-richard-rankins-30241214 |publisher=Daily Record}}</ref>
Celebrities who have participated include Richard Rankin, star of Rebus and Outlander, who participated in 2011 and won Best Actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beattie |first1=Eve |title=Inside Outlander star Richard Rankin's life - name change and unusual route to stardom |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/inside-outlander-star-richard-rankins-30241214 |publisher=Daily Record}}</ref>


Participants have gone on to great success, including being selected for Channel 4's New Writer's Scheme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twenty writers join Channel 4's nine-month UK-wide New Writers Scheme |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/twenty-writers-join-channel-4s-nine-month-uk-wide-new-writers-scheme}}</ref>
Participants have gone on to great success, including being selected for Channel 4's New Writer's Scheme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twenty writers join Channel 4's nine-month UK-wide New Writers Scheme |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/twenty-writers-join-channel-4s-nine-month-uk-wide-new-writers-scheme}}</ref> Sarah Grant's film "Scare" won the 2019 Edinburgh competition and went on to feature film development with Screen Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film |url=https://www.sarahgrantcreative.com/videos |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=sarahgrantcreative |language=en}}</ref> Sarah has gone on to make award winning films screened at film fesivals around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.sarahgrantcreative.com/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=sarahgrantcreative |language=en}}</ref>


In 2021 they launched a Global Scot Award for International Collaboration.<ref>{{cite web |title=48 Hour Film Project launches Global Scot Award for International Collaboration |url=https://www.screen.scot/news/2021/05/48-hour-film-project-announced-global-scot-award |publisher=Screen Scotland}}</ref>
In 2021 48 Hour Film Project Scotland launched a Global Scot Award for International Collaboration.<ref>{{cite web |title=48 Hour Film Project launches Global Scot Award for International Collaboration |url=https://www.screen.scot/news/2021/05/48-hour-film-project-announced-global-scot-award |publisher=Screen Scotland}}</ref> They regularly have teams participating from around the world, and teams from Sweden, USA, Italy and Peru have taken part since 2021.


Sam and Louise produce also Short Showcase events, local screening nights which feature 48 hour films, in Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite web |title=New short film night for Aberdeen |publisher=Aberdeen Business Insider |url=https://aberdeenbusinessnews.co.uk/new-short-film-night-for-aberdeen/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New 'Edinburgh Shorts' film night launches |publisher=Edinburgh Reporter |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2023/04/new-edinburgh-shorts-film-night-launches/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Aberdeen film night showcases north-east directors |publisher=Grampian Online|url=https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/film-night-showcases-north-east-directors-326416/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Edinburgh Shorts Showcase |publisher=What's On Edinburgh |url=https://www.whatsoninedinburgh.co.uk/event/129135-edinburgh-shorts-showcase/}}</ref>
Sam and Louise produce also Short Showcase events, local screening nights which feature 48 hour films, in Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite web |title=New short film night for Aberdeen |publisher=Aberdeen Business Insider |url=https://aberdeenbusinessnews.co.uk/new-short-film-night-for-aberdeen/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New 'Edinburgh Shorts' film night launches |publisher=Edinburgh Reporter |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2023/04/new-edinburgh-shorts-film-night-launches/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Aberdeen film night showcases north-east directors |publisher=Grampian Online|url=https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/film-night-showcases-north-east-directors-326416/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Edinburgh Shorts Showcase |publisher=What's On Edinburgh |url=https://www.whatsoninedinburgh.co.uk/event/129135-edinburgh-shorts-showcase/}}</ref>

Revision as of 08:19, 26 September 2024

The 48 Hour Film Project Scotland is the biggest and most prolific filmmaking event in the history of Scotland, having produced over 1,000 short films since 2008.[1][2][3][4]

Over 100 new short films are produced in Scotland each year as part of the project, and all films are screened in cinemas including The Cameo Cinema Edinburgh[5] and Glasgow Film Theatre.[6]

Sam Goldblatt and Louise E. Knowles brought the 48 Hour Film Project to Scotland in 2008, starting with an annual competition in Edinburgh. In 2011 they added Glasgow[7], and in 2024 they added both Aberdeen and Inverness, the Highlands and Islands[8], making a total of 4 competitions in Scotland each year.

Some of Scotland's leading film and TV executives have served on the juding panel, including Carolynne Sinclair Kidd[9], Brian Coffey, Gavin Smith, Gaynor Holmes, Michael Hines and Steven Canny.[10][11]

Celebrities who have participated include Richard Rankin, star of Rebus and Outlander, who participated in 2011 and won Best Actor.[12]

Participants have gone on to great success, including being selected for Channel 4's New Writer's Scheme.[13] Sarah Grant's film "Scare" won the 2019 Edinburgh competition and went on to feature film development with Screen Scotland.[14] Sarah has gone on to make award winning films screened at film fesivals around the world.[15]

In 2021 48 Hour Film Project Scotland launched a Global Scot Award for International Collaboration.[16] They regularly have teams participating from around the world, and teams from Sweden, USA, Italy and Peru have taken part since 2021.

Sam and Louise produce also Short Showcase events, local screening nights which feature 48 hour films, in Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh.[17][18][19][20]

References

  1. ^ "48 Hour Film Project launches Global Scot Award for International Collaboration". Screen Scotland.
  2. ^ "The Inaugural Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project". netribution.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Martin. "What a difference two days make…". Edinburgh Short Film Festival.
  4. ^ "Winner of Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project announced".
  5. ^ "48 Hour Film Project". 48hourfilm.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  6. ^ "48 Hour Film Project". 48hourfilm.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  7. ^ "The 48 Hour Film Project Glasgow - What I Learned".
  8. ^ "PICTURES: 'Real treat' for Inverness as 48-hour filmmakers prepare for Eden Court showings". Inverness Courier.
  9. ^ "New Aberdeen film night showcases north-east directors". Grampian Online. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  10. ^ "WATCH: Inverness family scoops top movie prize and USA big screen showcase after winning 48 hour film challenge". Inverness Courier. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  11. ^ Findlay, Nicola. "East Kilbride filmmaker David is a reel winner with audiences". Daily Record.
  12. ^ Beattie, Eve. "Inside Outlander star Richard Rankin's life - name change and unusual route to stardom". Daily Record.
  13. ^ "Twenty writers join Channel 4's nine-month UK-wide New Writers Scheme".
  14. ^ "Film". sarahgrantcreative. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  15. ^ "Home". sarahgrantcreative. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  16. ^ "48 Hour Film Project launches Global Scot Award for International Collaboration". Screen Scotland.
  17. ^ "New short film night for Aberdeen". Aberdeen Business Insider.
  18. ^ "New 'Edinburgh Shorts' film night launches". Edinburgh Reporter.
  19. ^ "New Aberdeen film night showcases north-east directors". Grampian Online.
  20. ^ "Edinburgh Shorts Showcase". What's On Edinburgh.
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