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A Night Out at the Movies

31 Mar 2021

The 2021 Vista Foundation 48Hours has been a wild ride so far! We had 437 teams register to take on the challenge to make a film in 48-hours, 396 films were handed in and 41 teams were disqualified for being late, technical issues, copyright reasons or were simply missing in…

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Finalists and nominee announcements

18 Mar 2021

After each heat we will be announcing the City Finalists and nominees for each region.

You can find the finalists and category nominations on the city info page for each region.

City finals tickets are on sale so book yourself a night out.

Audience favourites for each heat will be…

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2021 Genres and Elements (Postponement weekend March 12 - 14)

12 Mar 2021

AUCKLAND:  SHOOT WEEKEND 2

  1. The Mistaken Identity Movie
  2. The Gross Out Comedy Movie
  3. The Race Against Time movie
  4. The Heist Movie
  5. The Buddy Movie
  6. The Possession Movie (doesn’t have to be horror - body swap etc)
  7. The Real Time Thriller Movie
  8. The Crime movie
  9. The Superhero Movie
  10. The Musical or…
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Regional / City Finals Tickets on sale.

11 Mar 2021

Presenting the top films from all of the Vista Foundation 48Hours teams in your region!


Come along and enjoy the sweat, tears, and talent that arose out of the one of the most unique and subscribed film competitions in the country.

After the screening, we will present the top filmmakers…

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Pre-launch Information for Teams - Weekend 2

9 Mar 2021

We are getting ready to roll into our second shoot weekend for the Auckland teams starting at 7pm on Friday! Here is some information for your team before you start.

Due to the Alert Levels, we will have an online launch starting from 6.30pm - 7pm on Friday 12th March,…

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