By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The Grand Rapids Film Festival once again challenges local fiimmakers to produce a film in in one weekend or 36 hours.
The 36-Hour Challenge returns with the deadline for registration set for Jan. 20. This year’s screening will be Feb. 2 at Celebration! Cinema North, 2121 Celebration Dr. NE. After the screening in Theater 1, teams will move upstairs to the Wave Room for networking and awards.
The competition takes place Jan. 26-28 and is designed to challenge contestants to script, shoot, edit, and submit a film in 36 hours. Participants take inspiration from thematic elements revealed at the Jan. 26 launch reception at the Woodridge N. Ferris Building, 17 Pearl St. NW. High school students, college students and aspiring professionals are encouraged to participate.
Teams of three or more members may register for a fee of $100. There are prizes totaling $1,200 that will be awarded. Awards are best of show, best professional, best university and best high school. There also are craft awards, which are best acting, best cinematography, best editing, best directing, best sound, best script, and audience choice.
The winner of best of show also will receive a screening at GRFF on April 14 at Wealthy Theatre, a screening at a CinemaLab event, a free entry into the Eclipse Awards, and played at Celebration! Cinema before an independent film.
For more information about the 36-Hour Challenge, visit grfilmfestival.com. For filmmaker tips on the event, click here.
