48 Hour Sci-Tech
Film Challenge
The Freestyle Rap Battle
of Filmmaking!

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Welcome to the The free-style rap battle of filmmaking!

Star Trek gave us the Flip Phone, Blade Runner gave us Digital Billboards, and thanks to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey we can walk around our homes giving orders to a much nicer version of HAL 9000, now called Alexa, Siri or Google!  We’ve been introduced to new technology through science fiction films for decades.  Now filmmakers will have a chance to integrate current and new innovative technology as a required element into an original sci-fi short film and compete for "Best 48 Hour Sci-Tech Film of the Year!" The 48 Hour Sci-Tech Film Challenge is presented by The Atlanta Sci-fi Film Festival and produced by The Multicultural Sci-fi Organization - MCSFO.

This Sci-Tech Film Challenge is unlike most 48 Hour challenges, for each competition, we’ll partner with different tech companies around the world to integrate their tech product or service in our 48 hour film challenge!

The Challenge

Dates and Resources

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48hr-Registration:
May 6 - Sept 6
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48-Hr Film Upload

Challenge Weekend:
September 20, 2024 at 7PM EDT

Finalist Screenings:
October 4-6, 2024

FAQ

Full Rules Terms & Conditions

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Virtual Networking on Discord:
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48-hr Judges


Federico Furzan

Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critic

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Federico Furzan

Born on Earth (I think). Fundamentalist of Spielberg's take on aliens, both nice and evil, and seeker of fantastic stories in the hidden levels of indie cinema. Currently writing on movie-blogger.com, and contributing as a feature and news writer on movieweb.com.

Favorite film: Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

MovieWeb Profile

Greg Jonkajtys

Film Director

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Greg Jonkajtys

Grzegorz (Greg)Jonkajtys is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Trioscope Studios. He is a film director, known for The Liberator (2020),) and Ark (2007). Acclaimed animator, VFX artist and director. Formerly at LucasFilm/ILM working on Star Wars, Avengers, Sin City, Pan's Labyrinth among many others.

Miguel Llansó

Producer, Writer, Director

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Miguel Llansó

A big fan of experimental-punk-weird music and films, Miguel Llansó studied philosophy and cinema before leaving on his many adventures inspired by the life experiences of Jean Rouch or Werner Herzog. For him, filmmaking is friendship, risk, provocation, subversion and freedom.

Miguel has filmed in Ethiopia, Estonia, Spain or Latvia. "Where is my dog?" and "Chigger Ale" - both made in collaboration with his friends Yohannes Feleke and Israel Seoane - were premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam and Locarno and screened at BAFICI, Tampere, Hamburg and more than 50 international film festivals.

Crumbs (2015) - a post apocalyptic Afro-Futuristic adventure in Ethiopia - was Miguel's feature film debut, premiering at 2015 Atlanta Sci-fi Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film festival and screened at Fantasia, Los Angeles Film Festival and more than 100 film festivals worldwide. Crumbs is represented by New Europe Film Sales and was released theatrically in the U.S. and Spain.

Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (2019) - sci-fi political satire about globalization - is Miguel's second feature film, premiering at 2019 Atlanta Sci-fi Film Festival, Fantasia and Neuchatel Fantastic Fest. The film is distributed by Arrow Films.

Infinite Summer (expected, 2024) is currently in post-production. The film is produced by Savage Rose (Everything everywhere all at once) and Tallifornia and it's a coming of age weird sci-fi summer adventure, starring Hannah Gross (Joker, Mindhunter).

48-hr Films

1st Place Winner

Dragon Lily

A.I. - Artificial Invitation
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2024 Competition Winner and Finalists

2023
atlanta sci-fi
film festival
48hr WINNER

A.I. - Artificial Invitation

1st Place Winner
TEAM
Dragon Lily

DM5K Productions

48hrs Till Now

Dark Team

Digital Dilemma

Could Have Been An Email Productions

Uploaded Tears

1st Place Winner

Dragon Lily

A.I. - Artificial Invitation
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2023 Competition Winner and Finalists

2023
atlanta sci-fi
film festival
48hr WINNER

A.I. - Artificial Invitation

1st Place Winner
TEAM
Dragon Lily

DM5K Productions

48hrs Till Now

Dark Team

Digital Dilemma

Could Have Been An Email Productions

Uploaded Tears