48 Hour Film Project puts young filmmakers in the spotlight

First edition from March 25 to 29, 2009
Must-See Cinema, Chassé Cinema and the public space

The International Film Festival Breda, taking place from Wednesday 25 to Sunday 29 March 2009, has immediately secured a first with the 48 Hour Film Project. Around 8,000 filmmakers worldwide are expected to make a short film within 48 hours in more than 70 cities. For more information on participation, see www.48hourfilm.nl or email [email protected]

The festival, which focuses on film and visual culture and thus occupies a unique place in the Dutch festival landscape, takes place at the MustSee Bioscoop and Chassé Cinema in Breda. It also takes place in public spaces at various locations in the city center. The program will be available online from March 15, and ticket sales start on March 21. Tickets for the Grand Opening Night are available earlier.

The 48 Hour Film Project – Registration open
The global film project The 48 Hour Film Project is having its first installment this year. The project kicks off on Friday, March 20, at the Chassé Theater in Breda. Here, all participating teams will receive information about an identical pre-selected character, a line of text, and an object that must appear in every film. Additionally, each team is drawn by lot to be assigned its own genre.
The completed short films must be submitted to the Chassé Theater on Sunday evening, March 22, at 7:30 PM. On Friday evening, March 27, all films will be screened for the participating teams and the public.
A professional jury consisting of Dutch film professionals determines the winner of the 48 Hour Film Project. A public award will also be presented.
For the media, there is the opportunity to follow a number of teams during the competition weekend from March 20 to 22.

International Film Festival Breda is made possible in part by:
Municipality of Breda, Province of North Brabant, BN/De Stem, MustSee Bioscoop and Chassé Cinema.
The Supervisory Board of the International Film Festival Breda consists of:
Els van Strien-Willems, Joop Daalmeijer, René Hollaers, Herman van Straaten, Igno Sutorius and Jules van de Vijver



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