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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">48 Hour Film Project Newsletter </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">March 2014</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>March 48HFP Newsletter</b></span></p>
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<a href="#filma"><font color="#0000ff" face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><u>Highlights from Filmapalooza New Orleans</u></font></a></p>
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<a href="#montage"><font color="#0000ff" face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><u>Filmapalooza Photo Montage</u></font></a></p>
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<a href="#hollywood"><font color="#0000ff" face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><u>48HFP Returns to Hollywood for Filmapalooza 2015</u></font></a></p>
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<a href="#dates"><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">2014 Tour Dates at a Glance</u></a></p>
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<a href="#docs"><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">Doc Challenge "Behind the Curtain" Audience Voting</u></a></p>
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<a href="#movies"><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">48HFP Video Gallery</u></a></p>
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<a href="#featurefilm"><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">Dutch Filmmakers Push the Envelope with Feature Film <strong><em>48 Minutes</em></strong></u></a></p>
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<img align="left" alt="" height="205" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/1368206/282afd58f4f214697fe816fdac17d647/image/jpeg" style="width: 350px; height: 205px; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 5px; float: left;" width="350" /><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Less than two weeks ago almost 350 filmmakers from around the world met in New Orleans for what many call our best Filmapalooza yet. The weekend was truly an incredible experience. Filmapalooza was filled with movie screenings, parties, and networking events. The most rewarding experience was seeing filmmakers from all around the world and from many different backgrounds come together and bond over their common love of filmmaking.</span></span></p>
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<em><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px; background-color: transparent;">I wanted to take the time to say how amazing it was to meet so many of you (wish I could have met everyone!) and how fabulous it was to see everyone’s films! The time I spent in New Orleans has produced so many fond memories and I am truly grateful that I was able to witness so much talent from around the world.</span></em></p>
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<em><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;">I would like to reiterate what everyone else has been saying. We had a BLAST meeting all you incredible filmmakers.</span></em></p>
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><font color="#222222" face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><img align="left" alt="" height="204" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/1368206/b74e4b5757f202b04b7363b3fb43094a/image/jpeg" style="width: 150px; height: 204px; border: 0px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); margin: 5px; float: left;" width="150" /></font><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;">Some highlights included experiencing Mardi Gras (for some of the early arriving filmmakers), our pub crawl down Bourbon Street that ended up in the Frenchmen Street area, our annual Karaoke party, and a run-in with a band of very happy pirates! <em>Breaking Bad's</em> </span><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;">David Costabile was our special guest emcee where he delivered a hilarious Awards Ceremony opening speech, posed for selfies with dozens of filmmakers, and recited Walt Whitman. After the final award was announced, Costabile introduced a special surprise - a second line band led the Filmapalooza attendees out of the theater, and welcomed them to the closing party at the Roux House. It was truly an evening to be remembered.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana; background-color: transparent;">The crowning moment of the weekend came with the announcement of the judge's awards for our 2013 films, along with the ten films that will screen at Cannes Film Festival in May. Congratulations to our Grand Champion Best 48 Hour Film of 2013 "Green Klote!" by De Filmband from Amsterdam. You can view the winning film along with two of the other top films</span></span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"> <a href="#videos">below</a>. </span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;">The full list of award winners was sent out via email late last week and is posted at</span></span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"> <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.48hourfilm.com%2Ffilmapalooza%2F%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D48hfp%26utm_content%3DMarch%2BNewsletter">http://www.48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza</a>, </span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;">and the official Cannes selections can be found at</span></span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"> <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.48hourfilm.com%2Fcannes%2F%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D48hfp%26utm_content%3DMarch%2BNewsletter">http://www.48hourfilm.com/cannes</a>. </span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana; background-color: transparent;">Congratulations to all of our winning films and all of the filmmakers that attended and helped to make this the most memorable Filmapalooza ever.</span></span></p>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 19px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a name="hollywood"></a>48HFP Returns to Hollywood for Filmapalooza 2015</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; background-color: transparent;"><img align="left" alt="" height="210" src="http://www.48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza/2013/filma.group.2013.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 210px; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 5px; float: left;" width="350" />We're thrilled to announce that the 48HFP will return to the heart of the filmmaking world, Hollywood, for Filmapalooza 2015! Rub elbows with celebrities, make great industry contacts, and watch all of our 2014 Best Films from around the world screen at their Hollywood premier. We were previously in Hollywood for Filmapalooza 2013, where 400 filmmakers attended our largest Filmapalooza to date.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 16px;">Save the date--we return to California from March 5th-9th, 2015. We'll post more updates throughout the year at </span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.48hourfilm.com%2Ffilmapalooza%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D48hfp%26utm_content%3DMarch%2BNewsletter">http://www.48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza</a> as details firm up. Filmapalooza is open to ALL of our 48HFP filmmakers, so make plans now to join us in the moviemaking capitol of the world, Hollywood!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 16px;">Now that Filmapalooza is wrapped up, we're headed full steam into our 2014 tour! The current list of city tour dates is below. We look forward to returning to A Corun</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 16px;">a and Nijmegen over the next few weeks, as well as kicking off our inaugural 48HFP competitions in Tours, Jaffna, and Lima. While there are many city dates still undecided we are finalizing them on a daily basis--you can always view the most up to date list of city dates on our website at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.48hourfilm.com%2Fen%2Ftour%2Fchronological.php%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D48hfp%26utm_content%3DMarch%2BNewsletter"><span style="font-size:16px;">https://www.48hourfilm.com/en/tour/chronological.php</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Don't see your city on our tour? Email <a href="mailto:newcities@48hourfilm.com">newcities@48hourfilm.com</a> to get more information on how we can bring the 48HFP to you!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">In past newsletters we've told you about the <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.docchallenge.com">Doc Challenge</a>, an international short film challenge focused entirely on creating documentaries. The competition kicked off earlier this year and the films are currently being judged by an international panel of film professionals. The top films will screen in April and May as a part of the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 16px;">New for this year, the Doc Challenge also rolled out a special secondary competition called "Behind the Curtain" featuring filmmaker-submitted behind the scenes videos of the making of their official Doc Challenge submissions. These films are currently online at <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=http%3A%2F%2Ftheaudienceawards.com%2Fcontests%2F14%2FBTS-Doc-Challenge.html">www.TheAudienceAwards.com</a> for audience voting. The top "Behind the Curtain" film as selected by the audience voting will win a cash prize. Voting closes on April 7th, so take some time now to view these special films and get a glimpse at what goes on "behind the curtain" of the Doc Challenge!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">In each newsletter we feature some of our 48HFP films, and this issue features the <strong>best of the best</strong>. The three films below represent the top three movies from our 2013 tour, as revealed a couple of weeks ago at our Awards Ceremony during Filmapalooza. Each of these films will screen at Cannes Film Festival in May in the Short Film Corner. Special congratulations to De Filmband from Amsterdam for their film "Green Klote!", our Grand Champion Best 48 Hour Film of 2013.</span><strong style="text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 19px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></strong></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.799999237060547px;">"Geen Klote!" by De Filmband from Amsterdam</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Grand Champion Best 48 Hour Film of 2013, Best Editing,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Best Actor - Johnny Kraaijkamp Jr.</span></span></div>
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"La Boullabaisse" by Anian Film from Rome<br />
Runner Up for Best 48 Hour Film of 2013, Best Directing<br />
Official Cannes Selection<br />
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"Le Metronome" by Ça va le faire from Paris<br />
Second Runner Up for Best 48 Hour Film of 2013, Best Special Effects<br />
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<strong style="text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 19px;"><strong style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 19px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a name="featurefilm"></a>Dutch Filmmakers Push the Envelope With Feature Film <em>48 Minutes</em></span></strong><br />
</strong><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viewster.com%2Ffestival-details%2F1251-17105-000%2F48-minutes"><img align="left" alt="" height="328" src="https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/1368206/00e90567bca939f48f0695a1b2c4aa05/image/jpeg" style="width: 290px; height: 328px; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 5px; float: left;" width="290" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Along with our top films from 2013 we also had a very special screening--the U.S. premier of the feature film <strong><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viewster.com%2Ffestival-details%2F1251-17105-000%2F48-minutes"><em>48 Minutes</em></a></strong>. This film is special for many reasons, the biggest one being that the entire feature length film was written, shot, and edited in just 48 days. This special project was headed by our 48HFP Netherlands Producer, Richard Schut. It was done as an experiment--could filmmakers take the concept of creating short films in 48 hours and apply those same principles to create a feature film in just 48 days? The answer was a resounding "yes"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Last August a group of Dutch filmmakers met to begin work on the film. In the spirit of the 48HFP, they showed up on the first day and drew three random elements required for the film. At that moment, they started to collectively write and produce the film. The direction of the film was a collaborative process, with each of the filmmakers directing a different segment of the film, which was then collectively edited to maintain the throughline of the story. The movie is about four people that wake up together in a room to find out that they each only have 48 minutes left to live. Schut describes the film as "...full of unexpected twists. The cast is a mix of established and new actors" that "engages the audience in a profound way."<br />
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Prior to Filmapalooza the film premiered at a major Dutch film festival. <em>48 Minutes</em> can currently be viewed online at <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viewster.com%2Ffestival-details%2F1251-17105-000%2F48-minutes">Viewster</a> as part of a special online film festival. You can view the film and rate it on a 5 star system--a total of $100,000 in cash will be awarded to the top rated films. Voting is open until March 28th--do yourself a favor and watch this cutting edge film, and if you like what you see, be sure to rate it highly so we can continue to create other special projects like this.<br />
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View the film and rate it at <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24948400&msgid=124069&act=DEFO&c=1368206&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viewster.com%2Ffestival-details%2F1251-17105-000%2F48-minutes">http://www.viewster.com/festival-details/1251-17105-000/48-minutes</a>.</span></span></span></p>
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