48 Hour Film Project returns to Kansas City

The 48 Hour Film Project returns to Kansas City the weekend of August 6. Each year, the 48 Hour Film Project, the world's largest filmmaking competition visits nearly 90 cities, challenging teams to complete an entire film from writing and casting to filming and editing in a mere 48 hours! 2010 will be the 3rd year Kansas City has been included in the tour. The 2010 Filmmakers Kick-Off will be held at the Czar Bar in downtown Kansas City on Friday, August 6.  All films completed will be screened the following Wednesday, August 11 and Thursday, August 12 at the Screenland Theatre at the Crossroads. Registration for the event will be open until the Kick-Off on Friday, August 6th. Team registration is $155.

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Judges for the 2010 Kansas City Festival include:

• Teri Rogers - Chairman for the Film Commission of Greater Kansas City, President/CEO T2-TakeTwo, and President/CEO Back Alley Films.
• Heather Laird - Principal owner of Kansas City based company Wright/Laird, with credits including more than 55 features and made-for-television films, 10 television series, and more than 1,000 commercial & print advertising projects.
• Joel J. Feigenbaum - Award winning screenwriter who has written, produced and directed over 300 hours of television including Dallas, Knots Landing, Paradise, Bodies of Evidence, Burke's Law, University Hospital, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Titans, Touched by an Angel, Charmed and 7th Heaven.

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which teams make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours. Each team is assigned a genre, character, prop, and line of dialogue that they must work into their film. They are responsible for putting together a cast and crew, and getting equipment and anything else necessary to make a film/video in just a weekend. Any team, regardless of skill level, is eligible to participate in this competition.

Filmmaking teams of all levels will begin at 7:00pm on Friday August 6 and deliver a finished 4 to 7 minute film by 7:30pm Sunday August 8.

Each city's Best Film team will receive a trophy, Movie Magic Screenwriter software ($250 value) and will go on to be screened and compete for top honors at Filmapalooza, an awards event honoring the 2010 tour's top film submissions. Honors will include Best Director, Best Acting, Best Script, Best Musical Score, and Best Film of 2010. The 2010 48HFP Grand Prize winner will receive a trophy, $3000 cash, GenArts Sapphire software, the gold standard for visual effects ($1700 value) and a screening of their film at the Cannes Film Festival.

For a complete tour schedule and instructions on how to participate, please visit: www.48hourfilm.com