The Challenge: write, shoot and edit a short film in 48 hours given a required character, prop, line of dialogue and genre right before the clock starts!

Twenty-nine filmmaking teams from Richmond and beyond accepted the challenge for the 17th Annual Richmond 48 Hour Film Project, part of the largest filmmaking competition in the world that takes place in over 100 cities internationally! See the Top Twelve Richmond films Saturday, July 29 at 2 p.m. at Bow Tie Movieland at Boulevard Square, 1301 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond. 

Here are the teams and their films that made the Top Twelve:

POWER UP, Andy Myers – “Death & Taxes”
Tiki Design, Christine Marie Kirby – “Mundane”
Reel RVA Productions, Paris Lape – “Everyone Must Pay”
Proper Productions, Christopher A. Okamuro – “Monkey Business: an Ape P.I. Mystery”
Fourth Floor Films, Michael Crouch – “Big Banana”
Holly Cherry, Kenton P. Gordon – “Counterfeit”
Frenchy Waters, Chris Austin – “Just a Little Micro”
Feridon Terry Productions, Feridon Terry – “Vetiti Fructus”
My Uncle Derek, Will Barker – “Hyperkalemia”
Black Coral, Caroline Hubert – “Call of the Wild”
Son of an Underdog, Will Sidaros – “Hit & Split”
[REDACED], David Freeman – “Fore”

Which will win Best Film, Audience Choice and twelve other awards? Find out Saturday!

Tickets are on sale for $12 in advance, or $15 on the day of the show. Please secure your ticket early, as there is a high probability of sell out of this very popular event!

If you missed your opportunity to participate in this year’s 48, we do it all over again in October for the Richmond 48 Hour HORROR Film Project! Follow Richmond 48 Hour Film Project on the web and social media to stay up-to-date, and watch the released films on our YouTube channel.