Genre and Elements: Limitations Create Better Stories
27 May 2026
The strange thing about creativity is that too much freedom can actually stop you from starting, it is like staring at a blank canvas, there are so many possibilities it can cause creative paralysis.
The Vista Foundation 48Hours is a nationwide filmmaking competition that throws that problem out the window…
Read moreYour Film Career Starts This Weekend!
21 May 2026
The Vista Foundation 48Hours competition has become a proving ground for emerging directors ready to trade perfectionism for creative momentum. This is more than a competition. It's a dedicated community of grassroots filmmakers and film fanatics that all support each other at packed cinema screening events across Aotearoa.
Trust Your…
Read moreWhy 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…
Read moreFrom 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…
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