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…
Read more48Hours 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…
Read moreLOCK IT IN: 2026 Dates
25 Feb 2026
The wait is over. It’s time to clear your calendars, and start rounding up your crew. We are thrilled to announce that the Vista Foundation 48Hours 2026 will take place from:
7pm Friday, 31 July – 7pm Sunday, 02 August 2026
Whether you’re a seasoned veteran who lives for the creative…
Read moreAliens & Adolescence: 48Hours Managers Head to Sundance
17 Dec 2025
An off season Vista Foundation 48Hours post to acknowledge the mammoth achievements of two of our regional managers - Alix Whittaker and Thomas Coppell who have both produced feature films that have been selected to premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
Big Girls Don’t Cry, directed and written by…
Read moreQ and A with Positive Barry
28 Oct 2025
The Vista Foundation 48Hours 2025 National Winner ‘Positive Barry’ with their film ‘Grounded’.
A duo team of Chris Callus and Adam Reynolds from Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington.
Tell us about your film?
Chris: Our film is about a young ladybug struggling to fly. After being left behind by its peers,…
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