The place to stay up to date with all the information about the 48 Hour Film Project running in Cape Registrations open in June, so get your team together.
The 48 Hour Film Project, hosted by benchfilms, is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours. On Friday night, 19 August, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. For more information, sign up for the Cape Town 48HFP newsletter here http://www.48hourfilm.com/en/capetown/ or contact us at [email protected]
16/06/2026
The countdown to filmmaking madness begins now! Registration for 48-Hour Film Project Cape Town 2026 is officially open. Start assembling your dream team and get ready for a weekend of creativity, collaboration, and a little bit of chaos.
https://www.48hourfilm.com/capetown
15/06/2026
Ready for another year of late nights, big ideas, and unforgettable films? Early Bird Registration opens tomorrow for 48HFP 2026!
https://www.48hourfilm.com/capetown
12/06/2026
Save the dates! The full 48-Hour Film Project Cape Town 2026 schedule is here, including registration deadlines, kick-off, screenings, and awards. Another year of creativity, collaboration, and filmmaking madness awaits. Start rallying your cast and crew, this year's adventure is just around the corner.
https://www.48hourfilm.com/capetown
10/06/2026
It’s that time of year again when we celebrate the art of storytelling in a time crunch. Will you subvert the expected, surf the tropes or mix two wildly different tones? That’s the magic of the 48 Hour Film Project!
We can’t wait to see the incredible films that emerge when filmmakers embrace the challenge, the creativity, and the chaos of 48HFP Cape Town. Keep an eye on our socials over the next few days as we’ll be announcing important dates and opening registrations soon.
02/06/2026
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival returns for its 28th edition from 4–14 June 2026 in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Africa’s leading documentary festival brings together Oscar contenders, world premieres, and award-winning films from Berlin, Sundance, and HotDocs, alongside masterclasses, panels, and Q&As.
If you love documentary cinema, this is not to be missed!
https://encounters.co.za/
If this doesn’t get you excited to be a part of the 48 Hour Film Project Cape Town then nothing will! Here’s the trailer that captures all the chaos and creativity of last year’s festival. Keep watching this space, 2026 announcements are on the way…
20/05/2026
BENEATH, our 2025 Best Film winner, made its way from Cape Town to Cannes and we’re so proud to see experiencing the magic of the Cannes Short Film Corner!
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18/05/2026
From Cape Town to Cannes! Our 2025 Best Film winners, Shot by Short Notice, will be screening BENEATH at the Cannes Short Film Corner from 17–20 May. An incredible milestone for the team and a proud moment for the 48HFP Cape Town community.
15/05/2026
From filmmaking madness to unforgettable screenings and awards night celebrations, 2025 was packed with moments we’ll never forget! Now it’s almost time to do it all again, stay tuned to our socials for 2026 updates coming very soon.
13/05/2026
A huge congratulations to two of our incredible 48HFP bursary winners, AbuBakr Da Costa and Thapelo Maila, on graduating from SAE Institute! We’re so proud to have watched your journeys grow from the festival to this milestone moment!