HP48Hours - Grand Finals 2018

GO APE AT THE HP48HOURS FINALS!
HP48Hours Grand Finals Trailer (43secs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkwpDybQ-hg

There will be monsters, romance, time travel, blood, heartbreak, splatter and a lot of laughs.

Go ape with us at the beautiful Civic Theatre in the heart of Auckland where we will be screening and celebrating the best 18 films from the 2018 HP48Hours.

Who will be crowned 2018 Grand Chimp?

In May, 558 teams registered from 7 regions across Aotearoa, which have been whittled down to 18 epic finalist films, 15 Grand Finalists and 3 Peter Jackson Wildcards.

Judged by 18 national and international judges, there will be 17 awards and $100k prizes of cash and services to be presented on the night including the coveted Grand National Champ for 2018.

“Everyone’s work was different, different styles, different ideas , different approaches which I think is very exciting for the future of cinematography in Aotearoa and I’m sure we’ll be seeing most of them all in the future as NZ’s cinematographers.” David Paul (NZ Cinematography Judge)

“What a delight this was to be a part of, such magical movies, and a good reminder that people making anything in more than 48 hours have no excuse to make anything less interesting and passionate and thoughtful and fun than what your filmmakers did.” Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (International Judge)

“I’m always amazed by what the teams come up with and this year’s films are insanely good! You have a hard time believing that they have been made in 48-hours. Many of these films could easily have a life beyond the competition, like 2017 winner Cool Story Bro, which is featuring in the NZIFF this year.” Vanessa Patea, HP48Hours National Operations

This year, for the second time, veteran teams (5 years+) were able to opt in for an extra challenge called Ultra, because creating a whole short film in 48 Hours is too easy, right?!

All Ultra teams had the extra surprise requirement that their film had to feature children or animals as the main character(s).

Ant Timpson will be giving a new award to the Best Solo/Duo Film from the courageous teams that enter with only one or two people in their team.

“Each year the solo/duo teams push themselves to the utter limits, using every skill set they have and losing precious brain cells from the lack of sleep. I will be putting up $1000 for the winning film from this sub-group of extreme filmmakers!” - Ant Timpson - HP48Hours Founder

Gaylene Preston and WIFT will be acknowledging the Best Female Director with a $1000.00 cash prize. This annual prize is an incentive to attract more female directors into the competition.

Check out the list of finalists here and book your tickets for the finals here to sit amongst the filmmakers that made the films, to experience the live buzz, get the red carpet treatment and celebrate the magic and madness of the top shelf films.

HP48Hours Grand Finals
7.30pm, Saturday 14 July, Civic Theatre, Auckland

Buy Tickets: http://www1.ticketmaster.co.nz/event/240054D5CDF41CEA
Hosted by: Hayden Weal and Rhiannon McCall
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Do you need more info?
Finalists: https://www.48hours.co.nz/city-info/grand-finalists-and-nominees/
2018 Genres & Elements: https://www.48hours.co.nz/rules/2018-genres-and-elements/
Judges: https://www.48hours.co.nz/city-info/grand-national-finals-event/
Prizes: https://www.48hours.co.nz/about/prizes/

HP48Hours 2018 - the numbers:
· Total Registered Teams - 558
· Amount of People Involved - 4102+
· School Teams - 163
· Out of Town Teams - 86
· Solo/Duo Teams - 32
· Ultra Teams - 35
· Disqualified Teams or MIA - 63

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