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48Hours is a New Zealand film-making competition. It involves teams of various sizes competing to write, shoot, edit and score a short film, which must be between 1 and 5 minutes long (7 minutes before 2016), over a single 48-hour period. Developed from the US-based 48 Hour Film Project, which was run in Auckland in 2003, 48Hours has been running as a New Zealand-only event since 2004, with regional competitions organised in 8 cities and regions around New Zealand: Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

The event was founded by Anthony "Ant" Timpson and is organised by Ness Patea and Ruth Korver. There is a launch event on Friday night of the shoot weekend, where each team is given a randomly selected genre. They are also given three compulsory elements which are common to all teams. These are a line of dialogue, a prop, a character, and since 2010, a "technical" element.

All creative work required to produce the film must be undertaken and completed within the 48 hours of the competition. This includes storylining, scriptwriting, filming, editing and audio mixing. Teams must deliver their finished film to the competition organisers by the Sunday evening to be eligible for prizes, although late deliveries will still be screened in the heats.

By 2011 the competition had grown to include more than 800 teams nationwide with at least 10,000 people believed to be involved. In 2020, there was a free lockdown version of the competition which was run in level 4. There were 1208 films created over one weekend.

Compulsory elements

Every year teams are given a number of compulsory elements to help ensure that film has been wholly created on the shoot weekend. The elements include a character with a gender-neutral name, a character trait, a line of dialogue, a prop, and as of 2010, a technical shot. As well as these, teams are randomly allocated a genre for their film. 2017 saw the introduction of themes, different elements, and the ULTRA48 Challenge for teams that elect to do it for added difficulty.

Genres by year

Regional and national winners

After initially being held in Auckland in 2003 as part of the international 48 Hour Film Project, the independent 48Hours began in 2004 with teams in Auckland and Wellington. At its peak in 2011, it was represented in eight cities.

  1. 2003

  2. Auckland: Special Crime Unit - Lazy Racer Angela Adams

  3. 2004

  4. Auckland: Jesse McLeod: The Journey - Classic

  5. Wellington: Heinous Crime - The Circus

  6. 2005

  7. Auckland: A Fairly Good Tale - Crash Zoom

  8. Wellington: Chip & Manny - Locked And Stapled

  9. Christchurch: Bruised Gold - Evil Genius Labs

  10. Dunedin: Mosgiel Tonight - Jo Seager Megadrive

  11. National Runner-Up: Bruised Gold - Evil Genius Labs (Christchurch)

  12. National Winner: A Fairly Good Tale - Crash Zoom (Auckland)

  13. 2006

  14. Auckland: Brown Peril - The Tim Porch Story - thedownlowconcept

  15. Wellington: The Baby Farmer - Clean Slate

  16. Christchurch: The Escort - FR7835

  17. Dunedin: Action At Both Ends - Daddy Cool

  18. Hamilton: Robin Slade - Time Tourist - Dance Donkee Dance

  19. National Runner-Up: Slade In Full - White Tiger (Wellington)

  20. National Winner: Brown Peril - The Tim Porch Story - thedownlowconcept (Auckland)

  21. 2007

  22. Auckland: Camp Fear - Mukpuddy Animation

  23. Wellington: Maori Detective and the Boogie Fever - Good Times

  24. Christchurch: Carboys and the Indian - The Outwits

  25. Dunedin: Bain: The Musical - Burt Hall Banana Republic

  26. Hamilton: The Playground - Taktix Films

  27. Gisborne: One Man's War - Cuzzie Films

  28. National Runner-Up: Carboys and the Indian - The Outwits (Christchurch)

  29. National Winner: Lease - Lense Flare (Auckland)

  30. 2008

  31. Auckland: The End - Fractured Radius

  32. Wellington: Darlene - Smashing Pants

  33. Christchurch: Agent Post - Spooce Media/The Real McCoy

  34. Dunedin: Two Bodies, One Night - The Dangly Gruffnuts

  35. Hamilton: Sum of the parts - Guerrilla Monkeys

  36. Gisborne: Le dernier jour de Tony - Kaiti Hill

  37. National Runner-Up: Beyond Belief - Lense Flare (Auckland)

  38. National Winner: F* Dance - Puppy Guts (Wellington)

  39. 2009

  40. Auckland: Nature's Baby - Sinistral

  41. Wellington: Otack Otack Otack Fall - Killah Walz/Orca

  42. Christchurch: New Fish - TBALC

  43. Dunedin: Charlotte - Line Men

  44. Hamilton: Hardwood Floors - Guerrilla Monkeys

  45. Gisborne: The Amazing World of Sticks - Kaiti Hill

  46. National Runner-Up: New Fish - TBALC (Christchurch)

  47. National Winner: Charlotte - Line Men (Dunedin)

  48. 2010

  49. Auckland: Only Son - thedownlowconcept

  50. Wellington: Balls & Chain - Dog Films

  51. Christchurch: Death in the West - Gorilla Team Gorilla

  52. Dunedin: The Stag Do - Mirage Videos

  53. Hamilton: Gone - Reel Good People

  54. Gisborne: A Toy Car named Sidney - 2 Many Darkies

  55. Taranaki: Hopping Away - Ivan Goff Fan Club

  56. National Third Place: The Pool - Winlove Adventure Brothers (Auckland)

  57. National Runner-Up: Confessions of a Fabricator - IdiotVision (Auckland)

  58. National Winner: Only Son - thedownlowconcept (Auckland)

  59. 2011

  60. Auckland: The Child Jumpers - Grand Cheval

  61. Wellington: Sketch - Couch Kumaras

  62. Christchurch: Naughty Man - SuspectTV

  63. Dunedin: Chatter - Rabies Babies

  64. Hamilton: Kingdom Of Shadow - Arthouse Massacre

  65. Gisborne: FAD Town - Cuzzie Films

  66. Taranaki: Well Strung - Rubber Soul Productions

  67. National Third Place: Meanie Pants - MukPuddy (Auckland)

  68. National Runner-Up: Copy That - Lense Flare (Auckland)

  69. National Winner: The Child Jumpers - Grand Cheval (Auckland)

  70. 2012

  71. Auckland: The Girl With The Clover Tattoo - Lense Flare

  72. Wellington: Brains? - Noise and Pictures

  73. Christchurch: An Inconvenient Hoof - Picton Pictures

  74. Dunedin: Do the Knight Thang - Flim Flom Films

  75. Hamilton: Dead Lucky - Tuff Collective

  76. National Third Place: Love in Decay - MukPuddy (Auckland)

  77. National Runner-Up: The Girl With The Clover Tattoo - Lense Flare (Auckland)

  78. National Winner: Brains? - Noise and Pictures (Wellington)

  79. 2013

  80. Auckland: Sleep Clinic - dr jeckyll

  81. Wellington: The Sleeping Plot - Traces of Nut

  82. Christchurch: Is Love Enough? - The Eh Team

  83. Dunedin: We Run The Night - SML Productions

  84. Hamilton: The Empath - Elysium Exit

  85. Gisborne: Bungy - Kaiti Hill

  86. Taranaki: Partners in Crime - Rubber Soul

  87. National Third Place: Autocraniotomous - NightOwls (Auckland)

  88. National Runner-Up: I Got Robots - Chess Club (Auckland)

  89. National Winner: The Sleeping Plot - Traces of Nut (Wellington)

  90. 2014

  91. Auckland: Dead End Job - Mukpuddy Animation

  92. Wellington: Rubble - Noise and Pictures

  93. Christchurch: The Ex - TBALC

  94. Dunedin: A Right Tool - Begged, Borrowed, Stolen

  95. Hamilton: Feed - Hoganstreetheroes

  96. Gisborne: Whai utu - Kratos

  97. Taranaki: Travel with Time Pieces - The Tanked Engines

  98. National Third Place: A Lesson on Probability - Mexico (Auckland)

  99. National Runner-Up: Rubble - Noise and Pictures (Wellington)

  100. National Winner: Pants On Fire - Lense Flare (Auckland)

  101. 2015

  102. Auckland: Bread Winner - Chess Club

  103. Wellington: Loyal - Couch Kumaras

  104. Christchurch: The Silent Man - TBALC

  105. Dunedin: 48 Days Later - Begged, Borrowed, Stolen

  106. Hamilton: The Specialist - CockUp Productions

  107. Gisborne: From - Kaiti Hill

  108. Taranaki: Beat Down - Camera Child

  109. National Third Place: Loyal - Couch Kumaras (Wellington)

  110. National Runner-Up: Tide - King Gains-Bury & Biches (Auckland)

  111. National Winner: Bread Winner - Chess Club (Auckland)

  112. 2016

  113. Auckland: Ghostfish: Catfished By A Ghost - Prime Rib

  114. Wellington: Love.exe - Bork!

  115. Christchurch: Down to the Wire - TBALC Alpha

  116. Dunedin: The Loom of Doctor Flowers - Super Furious Ninja Dragons

  117. Hamilton: Love is a Crime - DF-10

  118. Gisborne: Bromancing The Stone - Team Indeed

  119. Taranaki: A Bro's Life - Rubber Soul Productions

  120. National Third Place: Love.exe - Bork! (Wellington)

  121. National Runner-Up: Ghostfish: Catfished By A Ghost - Prime Rib (Auckland)

  122. National Winner: Time Travel Centre - Chillybox (Auckland)

  123. 2017

  124. Auckland: Under The Bridge - Cool Story Bro Film

  125. Wellington: Jack & Joni - Moffilaide

  126. Christchurch: Split Sibling Decision - Free Chicken

  127. Dunedin: The Beach - Dwarf Shortage

  128. Hamilton: Dude, That's Your Sister! - DF-10

  129. Bay of Plenty: Bonnie - The Mugshots

  130. Gisborne: KELVIN - Ma am

  131. Taranaki: Charlie Echo Alpha - Currie Street Creatives

  132. National Third Place: Feeding - Southern Belles (Auckland)

  133. National Runner-Up: A Friend For Life - Missing Pixels (Auckland)

  134. National Winner: Under The Bridge - Cool Story Bro Film (Auckland)

  135. 2018

  136. Auckland: La Coquille - Halcyon Entertainment

  137. Wellington: Master - Temple of Nut

  138. Christchurch: Utka - Poutine Wolf

  139. Dunedin: Lizard Does Earth - Watson and Cricket Productions

  140. Hamilton: Glow - Taktix Films

  141. Bay of Plenty: Manawa Bay - Tinker Tailor

  142. Gisborne: The Great Great Mistake - Kratos

  143. Taranaki: The Story of a Decade - Through the Lens Films

  144. National Third Place: Red Touch Yellow - PickleThugs (Auckland)

  145. National Runner-Up: Hero - Blood and Bone (Christchurch)

  146. National Winner: PepTok - Chillybox (Auckland)

  147. 2019

  148. Auckland: Like Nobody's Watching - Chillybox

  149. Wellington: Apollo 69 - Qualified Tim

  150. Christchurch: A Familiar Feeling - Snack to the Future

  151. Dunedin: Big Boys - Watson and Cricket Productions

  152. Hamilton: Daddio - Reneel Singh

  153. Bay of Plenty: Extra Time - Great Lakes Film Society

  154. Gisborne: The Noise Of Life - Kratos

  155. Taranaki: 40 Candles - Spacies Crew

  156. National Third Place: Toast - Missing Pixels (Auckland)

  157. National Runner-Up: Like Nobody's Watching - Chillybox (Auckland)

  158. National Winner: A Familiar Feeling - Snack to the Future (Christchurch)

  159. 2020

2020 did not have regional finals.

  • National Third Place: Pupper Paleolithic - Too Much Spare Time

  • National Runner-Up: The Visible Man - The Fubbs

  • National Winner: For Generations - Squint Eastwood (Wellington)

  • 2021

  • Auckland: Unfinished Symphony - Awkward Animations

  • Wellington: Good Girl - Traces of Nut

  • Christchurch: The Dying Art of Cat Burglary - BAE24

  • Dunedin: The Unseen - Jelly Mouth

  • Hamilton: The Hitchhiker - Blink Blue Media

  • Bay of Plenty: Impalpable - Temporary Estate

  • Gisborne: A Job Worth Keeping - Kratos

  • Taranaki: GOOD AS GOLD - Kinaki

  • National Third Place: Āta - Mitchell's Here (Auckland)

  • National Runner-Up: A Matter of Time - Apple Fork (Auckland)

  • National Winner: Good Girl - Traces of Nut (Wellington)

  • 2022

  • Auckland: Love You Stranger - Missing Pixels

  • Wellington: A Multitude Of Ways To Leave Your Lover - Child Support

  • Christchurch: Going Solo - Rabid Auntie Jean

  • Dunedin: Instant Cinematic Classic - Under-Funded Thunder Films

  • Hamilton: Oh Crap - RS Productions

  • Bay of Plenty: Sacrifarce - Great Lake Film Society

  • Gisborne: 18 To Life - Kratos

  • Taranaki: Daddy Daddy - Filmanui

  • National Third Place: Love You Stranger - Missing Pixels (Auckland)

  • National Runner-Up: A Multitude Of Ways To Leave Your Lover - Child Support (Wellington)

  • National Winner: Big Questions - Mitchell's Here (Auckland)

  • 2024

  • Auckland: Thicker Than Water - Jovial Entertainment

  • Wellington: Gutted - Couch Kumara

  • Christchurch: Zero Mum Game - An Evening With

  • Dunedin: The Fountain of Youth - Mayodaze

  • Hamilton: Nuggets - Chicken

  • Bay of Plenty: Loose End - Great Lake Film Society

  • Gisborne: E.T.R - Hot Lunch

  • Taranaki: Stella and Blarg at Large - Pastafarian Productions

  • National Third Place: Loose End - Great Lake Film Society (Bay of Plenty)

  • National Runner-Up: Sweets - Disqualified Tim (Wellington)

  • National Winner: Nuggets - Chicken (Hamilton)

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