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 treated to swag bags sponsored by our local Fox/CW team. Special swag items were also provided by Dot Cards, Soaring Wings Vineyard and Virgin Mary Pistol Grip. Over $3000 in cash and prizes were awarded through the night! An additional special shout out goes to Studiodaze in Benson for handing out an award package to our Best Use of Location category! Congrats to all of our teams and thank you to our volunteers that helped run the evening. Final shoutout to our home theatre, Aksarben Cinema. Thank you to the staff and team there for supporting local film!

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The 48hr Film Challenge Film Screening and Awards Presentation will be held on Thursday, September 14th at 6:30pm at the Aksarben Cinema.

Admission is only $10 so come out and cheer on your favorite film! (no advance or online ticket sales. Tickets sold at the door a half hour prior to show)

After the screenings we’re looking forward to a Q&A session with each of the filmmakers to hear their trials and tribulations during their 48 hours of filmmaking!

After the Q&A we’ll give out awards in both the student and non-student categories to the following:
Best Film
1st Runner Up
2nd Runner Up
Best Cinematography
Most Creative Use of Required Prop
Most Creative Use of Required Line of Dialogue

A special award for the Best Use of Location will be presented by StudioDaze studio in Benson

Thursday’s screening order:
student films
The Chase of Aila Graham directed by Mica Apel & Bryton Bower – thriller
Pat-A-Cake directed by Lyvni & Myo – thriller

non-student films
Forking Treasure directed by Mark Graves – comedy
Better directed by John Gutowski – drama
EarthBound directed by Curtis Clark – thriller
In Spirit directed by Brandon Fiscus – drama
Donut Sit Down directed by Daniel L. Wolff – comedy
Full Circle directed by Faustus McGreeves – drama
The Glass Earth directed by Richard Reese – thriller
Annoying, Don’t Answer directed by Paul Baker – comedy
Birthday Wish directed by Emily Balkovic – drama
Last Namaste on Earth directed by Mason Shumaker – thriller
Privatize Private Eyes directed by Lauren Abell & MJ Peters – comedy
Special Doughlivery directed by Caden Bye & Jesse Eastman – thriller
Court Ordered directed by Paul Christian Glenn – drama
The Rye Field Catcher directed by Bethany DeCarolis – comedy
Late Night Trip directed by Tomas Sanchez-Sandoval – comedy
Russian Donette directed by Bishop Brown – drama

Looking forward to seeing everyone!
#OFF202348

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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 hours to write, shoot, edit, and deliver a film under 5 minutes in length (including credits).
The 48 Hour Challenge will commence on Friday, September 1st at 7:00pm on Facebook Live on the Omaha Film Festival’s Facebook page.
Announcements for the rules will be made starting at 7:00pm and genres for qualifying teams will be drawn shortly thereafter!
Films will be due back before Sunday, September 3rd at 7:00pm. Final delivery to be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.
All films will be screened at the Aksarben Cinema on Thursday, September 14th.
Filmmakers can register for the 48hr Challenge at
https://forms.omahafilmfestival.org/…/2023-48hr-film…
Entry form and fee deadline is Friday, September 1st at 6:00pm
Pre-registration is $60 per team or $40 for high school teams. The name used to register is the name we’ll call when picking the genres. Only one registration form per team required. To register complete this form and make your payment at the link below:
Open category payment link:
https://tinyurl.com/2023OFF48
High school student link:
https://tinyurl.com/2023OFF48s
Or hit us up on Venmo @omahafilmfestival
Here’s how it works:
Start putting your team together now. Actors, writers, filmmakers … get ready. For participating teams, fill out the online registration form and send your entry fee to be qualified and be watching on Facebook live as we announce the following required challenges:

1. We will announce a LINE OF DIALOGUE that will have to be in every film.
2. We will announce a PROP that must be used in the film.
3. We will randomly draw GENRES from a hat for each team that your film must adhere to.
   There’s no age limit on the filmmakers!
   After the screenings we will be announcing the winners for both the student and open categories for:
   Most Creative Use of Required Prop
   Most Creative Use of Required Line of Dialogue
   Best Cinematography
   Best Film
   THE RULES

• Entry Fee must be paid at least one hour before the launch.
• Each entry must be a separate submission – you must include registration form and payment for each submission.
• Challenge Launch will commence at 7:00pm on Friday, September 1, virtually on the OFF Facebook page.
• You must complete all of the mandatory challenges (genre, line of dialogue, prop).
• All submissions must be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. The FILM INFORMATION FORM must also be emailed.
• Submissions must be received by 7:00pm on Sunday, September 3.
• All films that are not in English must have English language subtitles.
• Only submissions with completed REGISTRATION FORM, FILM INFORMATION FORM, and paid entry fees will be accepted.
• Films must be no longer than 5 minutes in length (including credits).
• To be eligible, the film cannot have a public screening locally prior to the Film Challenge Screening date. We ask that your film not be viewable in its entirety online on sites like YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook before the Film Challenge Screening. Trailers or clips from the film are acceptable.
• Releases for locations, music, and talent must be obtained by the submitting filmmaker. The Omaha Film Festival is not liable for copyright infringement or unauthorized use.

Congratulations to ALL 13 teams for making amazing films and thank you to everyone that came out tonight to cheer them on!

Student Category
Congratulations to the two competing High School teams!
Tale Fromunda directed by Asa Neville
Big Trouble and Bottom Boys directed by Garrett Tighe Riley

Open Category
Best Cinematography
Honorable Mention – Good Afternoon directed by Aaron Nix & Emma Brand
Runner-up – Oasis directed by Paul Christian Glenn
Winner – Dial M For Munster directed by Maverick Knox

Best use of Prop: Cheese
Honorable Mention – Hikikomori directed by Kevin Mohr
Runner-up – Cold Days directed by John Gutowski
Winner – Ms. Trust directed by Alicia Lopez

Best Dialogue “Are those my only two options”
Honorable Mention – Last Ride directed by Maleeque Parker, Harkera Hardy, Julian D. Jackson
Honorable Mention – Hikikomori directed by Kevin Mohr
Runner-up – Cold Days directed by John Gutowski
Winner – Detective 51 directed by Richard Reese

Best Film
Honorable Mention – Dial M For Munster directed by Maverick Knox
Runner-up – Oasis directed by Paul Christian Glenn
Winner – Detective 51 directed by Richard Reese

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Congratulations to the 13 teams that turned their films in!
The screenings is on Friday, November 11th at 6:30pm at the
Brownell-Talbot High School Swanson Auditorium.
Admission is $10

Screening order
Student Category films (10 minutes)
The PI directed by Ashley Hankel, Reed Swartzbaugh, & Mica Apel – drama
Big Trouble and Bottom Boys directed by Garrett Tighe Riley – comedy
Tale Fromunda directed by Asa Neville – drama

Open Category films (44 miniutes)
Last Ride directed by Harkera Hardy – thriller
Good Afternoon directed by Aaron Nix & Emma Brand – drama
Cold Days directed by John Gutowski – drama
Cut! directed by Jesse Eastman & Caden Bye – comedy
Ms. Trust directed by Alicia Lopez – thriller
Fall Away directed by Tim J Barr – drama
Oasis directed by Paul Christian Glenn – drama
Hikikomori directed by Kevin Mohr – thriller
Dial M For Munster directed by Maverick Knox – thriller
Detective 51 directed by Richard Reese – comedy
Q&A session with the filmmakers to follow the screening then Awards announcements

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Best of luck to all of the 48hr Film Challenge teams!
Required Prop: Cheese
Required Line of Dialogue: “Are those my only two options”
Assigned genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

#OFF202248

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

Facebook Event page.

Participants will be given 48 hours to write, shoot, edit, and deliver a film under 5 minutes in length.

The 48 Hour Challenge will commence on Friday, October 28th at 7:00pm on Facebook Live on the Omaha Film Festival’s Facebook page. Announcements for the rules will be made starting at 7:00pm and genres for qualifying teams will be drawn shortly thereafter!

Films will be due back before Sunday, October 30th at 7:00pm. Final delivery should be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.

All films will be screened at the Brownell Talbot High School Theatre on Friday, November 11th.

Filmmaker registration form.

Entry form and fee deadline is Friday, October 28th at 6:00pm (one hour before launch)

Pre-registration is $55 per team or $35 for high school teams. The name used to register is the name we’ll call when picking the genres. Only one registration form per team required. To register complete this form and make your payment at the link below:

Open category payment link here
High school student link here
Or hit us up on Venmo @omahafilmfestival

Here’s how it works:
Safety first! All teams must observe the current standards for safety during the pandemic. Art is important but keeping our local artistic community healthy and safe is always our number one priority!

Start putting your team together now. Actors, writers, filmmakers … get ready. For participating teams, fill out the online registration form and send your entry fee to be qualified and be watching on Facebook live as we announce the following required challenges:

1. We will announce a LINE OF DIALOGUE that will have to be in every film.
2. We will announce a PROP that must be used in the film.
3. We will randomly draw GENRES from a hat for each team that your film must adhere to.

There’s no age limit on the filmmakers!

After the screenings we will be announcing the winners for both the student and open categories for:
Most Creative Use of Required Prop
Most Creative Use of Required Line of Dialogue
Best Cinematography
Best Film

THE RULES
– Entry Fee must be paid at least one hour before the launch.
– Each entry must be a separate submission – you must include registration form and payment for each submission.
– Challenge Launch will commence at 7:00pm on Friday, October 28, virtually on the OFF Facebook page.
– You must complete all of the mandatory challenges (genre, line of dialogue, prop).
– All submissions must be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. The FILM INFORMATION FORM must also be emailed.
– Submissions must be received by 7:00pm on Sunday, October 30.
– All films that are not in English must have English language subtitles.
– Only submissions with completed REGISTRATION FORM, FILM INFORMATION FORM, and paid entry fees will be accepted.
– Films must be no longer than 5 minutes in length (including credits).
– To be eligible, the film cannot have a public screening locally prior to the Film Challenge Screening date. We ask that your film not be viewable in its entirety online on sites like YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook before the Film Challenge Screening. Trailers or clips from the film are acceptable.
– Releases for locations, music, and talent must be obtained by the submitting filmmaker. The Omaha Film Festival is not liable for copyright infringement or unauthorized use.

#OFF202048

Congratulations to all of the filmmakers for completing their films!
Student Films
Best Cinematography
Diary of a Teenager directed by Brenna Jean-Paul
Best Use of Prop – Soap
Winner – Two Bugs in Search of a Plot directed by Asa Neville
Best Use of Line of Dialog – “I move the stars for no one”
Winner – Diary of a Teenager – directed by Brenna Jean-Paul
Best Film
Honorable Mention – L.O.A. directed by Garrett Riley, Westyn Scalise
Runner Up – Two Bugs in Search of a Plot directed by Asa Neville
Best Film – Diary of a Teenager directed by Brenna Jean-Paul
Open Category
Best Cinematography
Runner Up – Cursed Phoenix directed by Thomas LaMountain
Winner – Soap Opera Soap Opera directed by Aaron Nix
Best Use of Prop – Soap
Honorable Mention – Nervous Records directed by Jesse Eastman & Adam Gutierrez
Runner Up – Death Besties! directed by Nathan Blizzard
Winner – Soap Opera Soap Opera directed by Aaron Nix
Best Use of Line of Dialog – “I move the stars for no one”
Honorable Mention – Cursed Phoenix directed by Thomas LaMountain
Runner Up – Soap Opera Soap Opera directed by Aaron Nix
Winner – Radar directed by Richard Reese
Best Film –
Honorable Mention – Death Besties! directed by Nathan Blizzard
Runner Up – Radar directed by Richard Reese
Winner – Soap Opera Soap Opera directed by Aaron Nix

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The 48hr Film Challenge Film Screening and Awards Presentation will be held on Wednesday, September 29th at 6:30pm at the Brownell Talbot Theatre.

Admission is only $5 so come out and cheer on your favorite film! (no advance or online ticket sales. Tickets sold at the door a half hour prior to show)

After the screenings we’re looking forward to a Q&A session with each of the filmmakers to hear their trials and tribulations during their 48 hours of filmmaking!

After the Q&A we’ll give out awards in both the student and non-student categories to the following:
Best Film
1st Runner Up
2nd Runner Up
Best Cinematography
Most Creative Use of Required Prop
Most Creative Use of Required Line of Dialogue

Brownell Talbot’s address is 400 Happy Hollow Blvd but for easier access to the theatre there’s a parking lot off of 55th & Underwood.

The school has a mask mandate so everyone in attendance is required to wear a mask while in the building.

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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 hours to write, shoot, edit, and deliver a film under 5 minutes in length.

The 48 Hour Challenge will commence on Friday, September 17th at 7:00pm on Facebook Live on the Omaha Film Festival’s Facebook page. Announcements for the rules will be made starting at 7:00pm and genres for qualifying teams will be drawn shortly thereafter!

Films will be due back before Sunday, September 19th at 7:00pm. Final delivery should be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.

All films will be screened at the Brownell Talbot Theatre on September 29th and/or 30th (depending on the number of entries) and we’ll probably stream them virtually later that weekend (watch our social media for details).

Filmmakers can register for the 48hr Challenge at

https://forms.omahafilmfestival.org/form-5987574/form

Entry form and fee deadline is Friday, September 17th at 6:00pm

Pre-registration is $40 per team or $25 for high school teams. The name used to register is the name we’ll call when picking the genres. Only one registration form per team required. To register complete this form and make your payment at the link below:

Open category payment link:
https://tinyurl.com/2021OFF48

High school student link:
https://tinyurl.com/2021OFF48s

Here’s how it works:

Safety first! All teams must observe the current standards for safety during the pandemic. Art is important but keeping our local artistic community healthy and safe is always our number one priority!

Start putting your team together now. Actors, writers, filmmakers … get ready. For participating teams, fill out the online registration form and send your entry fee to be qualified and be watching on Facebook live as we announce the following required challenges:

1. We will announce a LINE OF DIALOGUE that will have to be in every film.

2. We will announce a PROP that must be used in the film.

3. We will randomly draw GENRES from a hat for each team that your film must adhere to.

There’s no age limit on the filmmakers!

After the screenings we will be announcing the winners for both the student and open categories for:

Most Creative Use of Required Prop

Most Creative Use of Required Line of Dialogue

Best Cinematography

Best Film

THE RULES

– Entry Fee must be paid at least one hour before the launch.

– Each entry must be a separate submission – you must include registration form and payment for each submission.

– Challenge Launch will commence at 7:00pm on Friday, September 17, virtually on the OFF Facebook page.

– You must complete all of the mandatory challenges (genre, line of dialog, prop).

– All submissions must be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. The FILM INFORMATION FORM must also be emailed.

– Submissions must be received by 7:00pm on Sunday, September 19.

– All films that are not in English must have English language subtitles.

– Only submissions with completed REGISTRATION FORM, FILM INFORMATION FORM, and paid entry fees will be accepted.

– Films must be no longer than 5 minutes in length (including credits).

– To be eligible, the film cannot have a public screening locally prior to the Film Challenge Screening date. We ask that your film not be viewable in its entirety online on sites like YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook before the Film Challenge Screening. Trailers or clips from the film are acceptable.

– Releases for locations, music, and talent must be obtained by the submitting filmmaker. The Omaha Film Festival is not liable for copyright infringement or unauthorized use.

#OFF202148

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

Screening order:
Student Films (10 minutes):
Sorry For Your Loss
Crux
Crime of Fashion

Open Category (55 minutes):
This Again?
Slime of the Century
Samaritan
A Dark Knight
Other Side
Baggins Basement
Birthday Cake
Mafia Misfits
Lost Time
The Last
Happy Birthday Mr. Pinkney
The Audition

Awards Announcements

Q&A Sessions (72 minutes) with filmmakers from:
A Dark Knight
Birthday Cake
The Last
Other Side
Slime of the Century
This Again

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Prop: Greeting Card
Line of dialog: “I just wanted to take another look at you”
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Crime

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

Facebook Event page.

Participants will be given 48 hours to write, shoot, edit, and deliver a film under 5 minutes in length.

The 48 Hour Challenge will commence on Friday, October 2nd at 7:00pm on Facebook Live on the Omaha Film Festival’s Facebook page. Announcements for the rules will be made starting at 7:00pm and genres for qualifying teams will be drawn shortly thereafter!

Films will be due back before Sunday, October 4th at 7:00pm. Final delivery should be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.

All films will be screened virtually on OFF’s Facebook livestream on Friday, October 9th.

Filmmaker registration form.

Entry form and fee deadline is Friday, October 2nd at 6:00pm (one hour before launch)

Entry fee is $10 per team. The name used to register is the name we’ll call when picking the genres.
To pay the fee click here.

Here’s how it works:

Safety first! All teams must observe the current standards for safety during the pandemic. Art is important but keeping our local artistic community healthy and safe is always our number one priority!

Start putting your team together now. Actors, writers, filmmakers … get ready. For participating teams, fill out the online registration form and send your entry fee to be qualified and be watching on Facebook live as we announce the following required challenges:

1. We will announce a LINE OF DIALOG that will have to be in every film.
2. We will announce a PROP that must be used in the film.
3. We will randomly draw GENRES from a hat for each team that your film must adhere to.

There’s no age limit on the filmmakers.

After the virtual screening we will be announcing the winners for both the student and open categories for:
Best Film
1st Runner Up
2nd Runner Up
Best Cinematography
Most Creative Use of Required Prop
Most Creative Use of Required Line of Dialog

THE RULES
– Entry Fee must be paid at least one hour before the launch.
– Each entry must be a separate submission – you must include registration form and payment for each submission.
– Challenge Launch will commence at 7:00pm on Friday, October 2, virtually on the OFF Facebook page.
– You must complete all of the mandatory challenges (genre, line of dialog, prop).
– All submissions must be an H.264 file sent to omahafilmfestival@gmail.com via a password protected (downloadable) Vimeo link, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. The FILM INFORMATION FORM must also be emailed.
– Submissions must be received by 7:00pm on Sunday, October 4
– All films that are not in English must have English language subtitles.
– Only submissions with completed REGISTRATION FORM, FILM INFORMATION FORM, and paid entry fees will be accepted.
– Films must be no longer than 5 minutes in length (including credits).
– To be eligible, the film cannot have a public screening locally prior to the Film Challenge Screening date. We ask that your film not be viewable in its entirety online on sites like YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook before the Film Challenge Screening. Trailers or clips from the film are acceptable.
– Releases for locations, music, and talent must be obtained by the submitting filmmaker. The Omaha Film Festival is not liable for copyright infringement or unauthorized use.

Co-Hosted by Ben Drickey @Torchwerks

#OFF202048