Film Networking & Casting Meet Up - 48 Hour Film Project Competition

Wed Aug 12 2026 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm UTC-04:00

Make it Visual Creative Studio | Fort Lauderdale

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Film Networking & Casting Meet Up - 48 Hour Film Project Competition
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Casting & Networking event for all in film to create teams to connect and compete in the 48-Hour Film Project Competition and beyond!
About this Event

Join us at the LAST Casting and Networking event to help participants connect and create teams to compete in the 48-Hour Film Project in Fort Lauderdale. Both experienced and newbies are welcome!

Have a team and are looking for more members/actors? Want to join a team or create your own?

ACTORS - Please be prepared to perform a 1-minute monologue or cold read sides in front of a live audience so teams can start identifying their actors.

FILMMAKERS, DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, CREW, CREATIVES - Please attend the casting and networking event to identify actors and crew members to join your team.

7:30 pm - Check-in and Sign up to perform.

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Actors perform a 1-minute monologue or read a script provided. Performances are recorded and posted for team leaders to see after the event.

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Network and build your team.

Parking is available and FREE inside the garage.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Ready to take on the challenge? Clicknd register your team today!


  • An exciting creative weekend
  • Filmmakers making short films
  • A global event that happens in more than 100 cities

The 48 takes place on different weekends in different cities throughout the year. In each city local Film Teams—from beginners to pros--compete to make a short film in only a weekend! Do you and your friends have what it takes to make a film on the fly?

It all begins with the Friday night Kickoff event when you and teams in your city draw genres out of a hat and receive the required elements for your film.

Then it is off to the races—writing, shooting, editing, and doing whatever it takes to submit your short film on Sunday night.

The big payoff is seeing your masterpiece on the big screen at a local theater. Every film, both on time and late, will be screened. There is nothing better than seeing your film with an audience and seeing firsthand how they react to your movie.

At the city awards event, the winning films—as determined by local judges, are announced. More than a dozen awards are given—from Best Acting to Best Directing to the top prize: Best Film.

Filmapalooza and Cannes

What happens after the local 48? The top films earn more exposure. The Best Film in each city screens at our annual international film festival—Filmapalooza. This fest features screenings, workshops, and parties and is attended by filmmakers from around the world. At the Awards Ceremony, we announce the Grand Champion of the Year!

Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Many of our films go on to festivals around the world, but we are proud of our 17-year partnership with the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Each year we take a selection of our top films to screen at the festival. It is an amazing experience for our filmmakers.

Ready to take on the challenge? Click nd register your team today!

48-Hour Film Project: Facts and Figures

  • Started in Washington, DC in 2001
  • Events in more than 200 cities and 45 countries over the years

Each year:

  • , than 100 cities
  • More than 4000 film teams
  • More than 50,000 filmmakers
  • 70,000+ films have been made for the 48HFP

This event is funded in part by the Broward County Board of Commissioners, Broward Cultural Division, Community Foundation of Broward, Make it Visual Studios, Savor Cinema/Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and the 48 Hour Film Project.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Make it Visual Creative Studio, 4836 Northeast 12th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, United States

Tickets

USD 14.64

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