New Ealing Based Film Competition Launched
Teams will have 48 hours to write, shoot, edit and submit their entry
Participants in an Action on the Side workshop
September 19, 2023
A new 48-hour film competition is to be held in Ealing later this year with the best entrants having their work screened at The Ealing Film Festival.
The Ealing 48 runs from 8pm Friday 3 November to 8pm Sunday 5 November with teams competing to create a 5-7 minute short film incorporating random elements - they have only 48 hours to write, shoot, edit, and submit their entry.
The competition is being run as a collaboration between Action On The Side and the Ealing Film Festival. Both London-based organisations focus on providing opportunities for new talent in the film industry.
As well as a screening at the festival, the best film will win a trophy, and the top films will receive support in distributing their film.
Entries are open now. Teams can take part from anywhere worldwide, with discounts for Ealing-based teams. The kick-off event (where teams are given their genre and the random elements are announced) is being held at OPEN Ealing.
Action on the Side is a London-based project which focuses on skills development in filmmaking organised by Patricia Hetherington. Its bespoke one-month short filmmaking projects – in which participants make a short film across four weekends - have run since July 2013, producing 30 short films. It has expanded to include script development workshops, a short screenplay award, internships and work experience.
Ealing Film Festival (EFF) is due to take place this year from 20-26 November.
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