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3 May 2021
Screening the top 18 films made in 48 hours from across the country, judged by a national and international panel including Elijah Wood and Cliff Curtis.
This event showcases New Zealand’s filmmaking talent in one of the most subscribed film competitions in the country.
The atmosphere will be electric and…
23 Apr 2021
Tune into Facebook on Monday April 26th, 7.30pm as we go live to announce the Vista Foundation 48Hours Grand Finalists.
This year there are 15 Grand Finalists and 3 Wild Card films selected by competition founder Ant Timpson. Who will make the cut?
16 Apr 2021
All Regional Finalists - Please hold off posting your film online until the 15 Grand Finalists and 3 Wildcards are revealed on Monday 25th April (after the Auckland Final).
The Grand Final will be held on Saturday 22nd May in Auckland.
Grand Finalists - these are the top 15 films…
31 Mar 2021
The 2021 Vista Foundation 48Hours has been a wild ride so far! We had 437 teams register to take on the challenge to make a film in 48-hours, 396 films were handed in and 41 teams were disqualified for being late, technical issues, copyright reasons or were simply missing in…
Read more18 Mar 2021
After each heat we will be announcing the City Finalists and nominees for each region.
You can find the finalists and category nominations on the city info page for each region.
City finals tickets are on sale so book yourself a night out.
Audience favourites for each heat will be…
