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Announcing Celebrity Judge for the OPPO48 Challenge

3 Apr 2024

 

We are pleased to announce 48Hours alumni, writer/director of Loop Track, and short video content legend Tom Sainsbury will be judging the OPPO48 Challenge!

Tom is an Actor/Writer/Director/Comedian/Influencer/Creator/Host/MC – and so much more!

Active in the industry for many years, he exploded onto the mainstream media stage in 2017 after using…

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The Importance of Music Composers

19 Mar 2024

 

Written by William Philipson - Composer and Screen Music and Sound Guild Committee Member.

Getting a composer to join your 48Hours film might seem difficult- I can share some top secret secrets on how to trap a composer in the wild, and once your composer is in captivity, how to…

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Win $5000NZD with the OPPO48 Challenge

11 Mar 2024

Warm up with the OPPO48 Challenge

In collaboration with OPPO, we are introducing a new free challenge to get Aotearoa’s tenacious filmmakers sharpened up and prepared for 2024's competition! OPPO are big fans of the legacy of the Vista Foundation 48Hours. The OPPO48 challenge is designed to showcase mobile phone…

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School Teams and Tertiary Teams

28 Feb 2024

Attention: School Teachers! We're offering a special deal of 2 teams for 1 to school teams. As you head back to school, make sure to capitalise on this fantastic offer and enrol your enthusiastic primary school, intermediate school, high school, or home school teams.

Register your school team from 18th…

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Free Community Group Entry

28 Feb 2024

We have ten free entries to give away! We want to acknowledge the work of some of the charitable and community organisations that give their time, passion and expertise to our country's filmmakers. We see this as a positive step towards nurturing a healthy and diverse future film industry in…

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