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Why Tertiary Students Keep Coming Back to 48Hours

14 May 2026

There’s something slightly unhinged about deciding to make a short film in just 48 hours which is probably why so many tertiary students across New Zealand keep coming back every year. 

The Vista Foundation 48Hours competition has become a rite of passage for so many emerging filmmakers around Aotearoa and…

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From Classroom to Film Set In 48 Hours

13 May 2026

 

What happens when you give a bunch of students a camera and a 48-hour countdown to make a short film? A little bit of chaos, unleashed creativity and a unique educational opportunity.

Students turn classrooms into production studios, hallways into movie sets, computer rooms into editing suites while transforming creative…

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48Hours Filmmaker Spotlight: Callum Devlin

9 Apr 2026

 

The 48Hours team recently attended a preview screening of THE WEED EATERS, the award-winning new comedy-horror feature from director Callum Devlin and the 48Hours veterans at Sports Team.

Watching these four millennial slackers turn a New Year’s getaway into a nightmare of "accidental cannibalism," Fran Carney and I found ourselves…

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