48-Hour Film Festival

https://filmfreeway.com/AlphabetSoupFilmFestival

Each spring, Spartan Media Productions hosts Alphabet Soup, a fast-paced 48-hour film challenge that celebrates cultural diversity and community engagement. Open to UNCG students, local high school students, faculty, staff, and community groups, the festival brings together voices of all backgrounds to tell powerful stories in just two days. Participants form teams, receive a surprise prop at kickoff, and race against the clock to script, shoot, edit, and deliver a short film by Sunday. Industry judges review the submissions, and winners are announced at a public screening event.

IMPORTANT DATES + EVENTS

All listed events will be hosted on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) campus and live-streamed on the Media Studies Department's YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@mstuncg

March 6 @ 12:00 PM — The Kick-Off Event!

This live-streamed event will cover the Alphabet Soup Film Festival’s mission, the competition’s rules and requirements, and introduce the prop item. Let the 48-hour competition begin!

March 8 @ 2:00 PM — Film Submissions Cutoff

Films will be uploaded and submitted via FilmFreeway at any time during the 48-hour period. Following submission, a diverse panel of judges will convene to select the winning films.

March 8 @ 7:00 PM — Film Screening & Award Ceremony

FILM CRITERIA

Films must be under 5 minutes in length.
Films can be from any genre.
Films can be created on mobile devices or digital cameras.
Films must include a special prop that will be revealed 48 hours before the festival.
Films not completed in time can be screened, but will not be eligible for a prize.

HOW TO REGISTER ON FILMFREEWAY.COM. https://filmfreeway.com/AlphabetSoupFilmFestival

1.     Teams (group or individual) should set up a FilmFreeway.com profile in the name of your lead contact (yourself if an individual, or team leader if in a group).

2.     Then set up a project to submit in your newly made profile. You will upload your film to this project once the 48-hour competition begins after the Kick-Off Event.

3.     Provide contact details for at least one team member, including phone and email address.

4.     To start the submission process, which will register your team in the challenge, go to: https://filmfreeway.com/AlphabetSoupFilmFestival

5.     You should pay the $0.00 entry fee and provide contact details for the lead team member.

6.     Once you have received the ‘acceptance email, your participation in the competition is confirmed.

7.     Follow our YouTube channel to watch the live-stream Kick-Off event. This live-streamed event will cover the Alphabet Soup film festival’s mission and competition rules and requirements, and will introduce the mystery prop item.

8.     Make your film over the competition weekend and complete the submissions process by uploading your film along with your press kit, following the instructions on FilmFreeway.com. Registration and film submissions close at 2:00 PM on the festival date.

9.     You should then receive an email confirming your film has been accepted for the competition.

10.  The screening will be free and live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 7:00 PM on the festival date.