48hr Film Challenge

Our annual 48hr Film Challenge exists to spark creativity and collaboration among local creatives. Participants are given 48 hours to write, shoot, edit, and deliver a film under 5 minutes in length (including credits).

2026 48hr Film Challenge

YouTube Channel link: https://youtube.com/live/FbaAx4E_vh8 Ladies and Gentlemen, start your cameras! The Omaha Film Festival is hosting a 48 Hour Film Challenge to spark creativity and collaboration among local creatives. Participants

2025 48hr Film Challenge

June 9, 2025 / Omaha Film Festival / 48 Hour Film Challenge / No Comments

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your cameras! The Omaha Film Festival is hosting a 48 Hour Film Challenge to spark creativity and collaboration among local creatives. Participants will be given 48

2024 48hr Film Challenge

September 20, 2024 / Omaha Film Festival / 48 Hour Film Challenge / No Comments

Super fun night screening this year’s 48hr Film Challenge Films! Representatives from all 14 films were in attendance and it was awesome hearing their stories during the Q&A. Thank you

2023 48hr Film Challenge

September 14, 2023 / Omaha Film Festival / 48 Hour Film Challenge / No Comments

Our 48 Hour Film Challenge screening was a hit with representatives from all nineteen films in attendance. Of those nineteen, we had sixteen films in competition. All our teams were

2022 48hr Film Challenge

October 30, 2022 / Omaha Film Festival / 48 Hour Film Challenge / No Comments

Congratulations to ALL 13 teams for making amazing films and thank you to everyone that came out tonight to cheer them on! Student CategoryCongratulations to the two competing High School

2021 48hr Film Challenge

September 29, 2021 / Omaha Film Festival / 48 Hour Film Challenge / No Comments

Congratulations to all of the filmmakers for completing their films!Student FilmsBest CinematographyDiary of a Teenager directed by Brenna Jean-PaulBest Use of Prop – SoapWinner – Two Bugs in Search of

2020 48hr Film Challenge

October 9, 2020 / Omaha Film Festival / 48 Hour Film Challenge / No Comments

Congratulations to the 15 teams that turned in a completed film on time! We will have a Virtual screening on Facebook Live on Friday, October 9th at 7:00pm.Facebook Event page

2019 48hr Film Challenge

October 17, 2019 / Creative / 48 Hour Film Challenge / No Comments

Congratulations to ALL 29 teams for making amazing films and thank you to everyone that came out tonight to cheer them on! Student Best use of Line of Dialogue Honorable

2018 48hr Film Challenge

October 1, 2018 / Creative / 48 Hour Film Challenge / No Comments

Congratulations to ALL of the participating filmmakers for this year’s 48hr Film Challenge. We screened 28 fabulous films and the Q&A session afterward was a blast! Here’s the list of

2017 48hr Film Challenge

October 1, 2017 / Creative / 48 Hour Film Challenge / No Comments

Congratulations to ALL of the participating filmmakers for this year’s 48hr Filmmaking Challenge. We screened 28 fabulous films and the Q&A session afterward was a blast! Here’s the list of

48hr Film Challenge