Toronto Film Challenge

Congrats to our winners!

Brian — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:44:05 +0000

Thanks to everybody who came out for the screenings at Toronto Underground Cinema. We had a great crowd, a great vibe, and there were a lot of laughs and applause for all the films. Congrats to Bias Productions for their Best Picture win with “Body Max.”

The rest of the winners were:
Best Picture – Body Max (Bias Productions)
Best Director – Ray Xue (Amphibian)
Best Actor – PJ Lazic (Trust Me)
Best Actress – Jennifer Langen (Amphibian)
Best Editor – Michael Henry (Body Max)
Best Cinematography – David Martirosyan (Amphibian)
Best Writer – Ara Sangherian (Amphibian)
Best Sound – David Fyfe (Body Max)
Audience Choice Award – Sum Fing Wong (Mad Lion Productions)

48 Hour Challenge Complete

Brian — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:09:24 +0000

15 teams started. 14 turned something in. 10 were on time. Those 10 will be passed on to the judges for grading. All 14 will be screened at the Toronto Underground Cinema on May 6, at 7pm. Teams got their tickets in the challenge packs (and they will NOT be replaced!). Friends and family are invited to attend as well; extra tickets are $10.

There is an award for Audience Choice, so it’s wise to bring a lot of friends!!

Thank you to all who participated. I hope you’ve caught up on your sleep… we’ll see you May 6!

Spring 48 Registration is Open

Brian — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:30:06 +0000

Registration is now open! Rules and dates appear on the registration page!

Fall 48 Winners (Long Overdue)

Brian — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:24:22 +0000

Our last challenge was in fall of 2011, and was horror themed. We screened at the Toronto Underground Cinema. The Best Picture winner was “Anamnesis” by The Dark Matter team.

Other winners were as follows:

Best Director: Damian Weston & Pete Williams (Anamnesis)

Best Cinematography: Pete Williams (Anamnesis)

Best Actor: Ryan Hollyman (The Killer Method)

Best Actress: Kelly Ames (Anamnesis)

Best Editing: Richard Rotter (The Killer Method)

Best Gore: Cleaver

Audience Choice: The Killer Method

Spring 48 – Coming April 20th!

Brian — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:29:40 +0000

The Toronto Film Challenge will be celebrating its SUPER SWEET 16th competition with a 48 Hour Film Challenge. Starting on April 20th, and running to the 22nd, competitors will have 48 hours to make a short film. We’ll screen the entries, judge them, and award prizes. More details will follow… but mark your calendars!!

Audience Choice Winner

Brian — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:47:01 +0000

Congrats to Miniature Donkey Productions for winning Best Actor and Audience Choice Awards!!

It’s a wrap! Screenings coming soon!

Brian — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:42:49 +0000

Fifteen teams started. Only nine finished before the 48 hour deadline. Three are still unaccounted for. A weekend of no sleep, cheesy props, and horror film making will be on display on Tuesday, October 4th at 7pm. Tickets are available for $10. Awards will be presented to the top films, directors, and actors… There will also be an audience choice award so bring your friends and family – ALL FILMS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AUDIENCE CHOICE.

So come on down to the Toronto Underground Cinema – 186 Spadina Ave. and see 12 short horror films… the result of all your hard work. Some of these films will be pretty gorey, bloody, and scary so please be prepared!

TFC Partners with Toronto After Dark

Brian — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:24:12 +0000

We’re pleased to announce that this fall’s 48 Hour Horror Film Challenge will partner with the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. The eight night festival features several screenings of Horror, Sci-Fi, Cult and Action films. The good news is, the winner of the Fall 48 Hour Toronto Film Challenge will be featured at one of the TADFF screenings at the Bloor Cinema, with a chance for the filmmakers to introduce and discuss their film.

Also, TADFF will be supplying us with an individual from their committee to act on our judges panel.

Finally, the dates for the fall challenge have been set. Mark your calendar for September 23-25. As usual, it will start on the Friday evening at 8pm, and the finish line will be 48 Hours at 8pm on Sunday. Registration is now open!!

Fall 48-Hour HORROR Challenge Coming

Brian — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:39:47 +0000

The Toronto Film Challenge would like to remind you that the next scheduled event will be in September/October. It will be a horror themed 48-hour challenge. Dates will be confirmed shortly, but start assembling your teams! The 48 Hour rules are the same as usual:

10 team members or less
Final film is 6-8 minutes (including credits)
Writing, shooting, editing, and submission must be completed within 48 hours… location scouting, music, and planning can be prepared ahead of time.

The catch with this one is that it’s “horror” themed. We’re using the term loosely, so your film can include anything like:

gorey murder
zombies
psychological thrillers
monsters
thrashers
creepy children
screaming girls getting chased through the woods, then tripping, allowing the slowly walking axe/chainsaw -weilding villain to catch up and disembowel her.
angry puppies
… etc…

Spring 24 Screening and Awards

Brian — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:14:35 +0000

Last Wednesday, we held the screenings for the Spring 24 Hour Toronto Film Challenge. All the competitors, their friends, and families rolled into the TIFF Bell Lightbox to screen 24 films and give away some prizes. Our hosts at the Lightbox were very accomodating and it was a thrill to see all the films on the big screen in Cinema 1… actually the biggest theatre they have at the new TIFF building.

When all was said and done, there were some amazing films, some hilarious films, some bizarre films and everything in between. Our judges had some work cut out for them. Jon Taylor of CTV Digital Content, Award Winning Director/Editor RT!, and entertainment journalist David Friend rated all the films and we handed out the hardware.

And the winners were….

1st – ShortaDay – Triple A (6-8 Hrs. at Alter Ego Post – ~$6000)

2nd – BIAS Productions – Queen of Clubs ($750 at Cinequip Whites)

3rd – The Chops – The Shift ($500 at Red Labs)

Audience Choice – Team Fanwick – The Trial (Free Entry to the Fall 48 Hr Challenge, $250 at Cinequip Whites)