48hr short film competition 2025
Our 2025 competition is complete!
Scroll down to see which teams took part and what films they made.
And we hope you will join us in 2026!
Competition weekend: Fri 8 - Sun 10 August 2025
Screening & Awards night: Sat 23 August 2025
Kingston Beach Hall & Newstead Tennis & Squash Centre
Theme: Time
Movie: Back to the Future
No of participants: 62
No of teams: 8
Locations of teams: Hobart (5), Launceston (2), Strahan (1)
FOBU (Fear of Breaking Up)
WINNER: BEST FILM & AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
TEAM: Botched Productions
PROP: Grandfather Clock
LINE OF DIALOGUE: I guess you guys aren’t ready for that, but your kids are gonna love it!
CONSTRAINT: Every scene has a verbal or visual reference to time
LENGTH: 06:53
FUN FACT: Biggest challenge they faced was a mummified cat!
LOGLINE: A dodgy marketplace listing sends a couple on a treacherous journey into the forest and the unknown.
CREW:
Producer - Bryce Tollard-Williams
Writer/Director - Jared Hyland
Writer/Director - Saul Gray
Cinematographer & Graphic Designer - Sam Jackson
1st AC & Focus Puller & Stills Photographer & Locations Asst - Jemma Power
2nd AC & Lighting Asst & Locations Asst - Yael Green
Lighting Asst & Set Dresser & Locations Coordinator - Warren George
Set Dresser & Locations Coordinator - Aaron Burt
Data Wrangler & Editor - Bryce Tollard-Williams
Gaffer - Marcus Turnbull
Sound Recordist & Composer - Scott Lleonart
CAST:
Charlotte - Carla di Domenico
Toby - Bryce Tollard-Williams
Banjo - Mick Davies
Timescapes
WINNER: BEST SOUND AWARD
TEAM: Rad, Bad, Mad Productions
PROP: Birthday Candles
LINE OF DIALOGUE: Something’s gotta be done about your kids
CONSTRAINT: Story told in flashbacks
LENGTH: 06:58
FUN FACT: Only one cake was harmed in the production of this film… and all the power was switched off in the street while editing, so everything had to be packed up and moved to the Producer’s house a long drive away to continue editing
LOGLINE: A mother only wants what’s best for her daughter, but sometimes what’s best… is letting go
CREW:
Producer - Jolene Burr
Writer/Director - Jason Kovacs
Production Manager & 1st AD & Production Designer & Caterer & Stills Photographer - Jolene Burr
Production Coordinator & Standby Props - Joee Kelk
Production Asst & Runner - Ren Phoenix
Production Designer & Data Wrangler & Editor & Colour Grade - Jason Kovacs
Art Dept Asst & Hair/Makeup Artist - Jack Ritchie
Cinematographer - Malik Ardinan
1st AC - Bela Hartini
Editor - Zara Sullivan
Sound Designer & Composer - Ian Chia
CAST:
Ellen - Shaneen Bagala
Sam - Ashley Eyles
A Reason To Call
WINNER: BEST SCRIPT & BEST PERFORMANCE AWARDS
TEAM: Fire Truck
PROP: Childhood picture of each crew member
LINE OF DIALOGUE: What happens to us in the future? Do we become assholes or something?
CONSTRAINT: Story must be set in a different decade
LENGTH: 06:55
FUN FACT: 3412mgs of caffeine consumed… 11 sandwich press steak sandwiches… At least 625km driven… Two vegetarian co-directors
LOGLINE: A conversation between a father and his late daughter, told over three periods of their deteriorating relationship
CREW:
Producer - Reuben Giles-Clark
Writer - Jacob Kingston
Director - Anisha Mannock
Director/Co-Writer - Billy Gibbins
Co-Writer - Alex Poljansek
Production Coordinator & Art Dept Asst & Gaffer & Editor - Anisha Mannock
Production Designer & Cinematographer - Reuben Giles-Clark
Camera Operator & Editor & Stills Photographer - Toby Rodov
Camera Asst & Editor - Marcus Holtznagel
Lighting Asst - Jacob Kingston
Sound Recordist & Stills Photographer - Alex Poljansek
Spiritual Medium - Jasmine Snow
CAST:
Father - Wayne Bassett
Daughter - Lucia Poljansek
Microwaves, Porn and a bag of K
WINNER: MOST CREATIVE USE OF ELEMENTS AWARD
TEAM: Queeragetton
PROP: 3 large suitcases
LINE OF DIALOGUE: Mayor! Now that’s a good idea! I could run for Mayor!
CONSTRAINT: Split screen showing two moments in time happening simultaneously
LENGTH: 06:10
FUN FACT: The whole cast & crew is LGBTQIA+
LOGLINE: Damien goes back in time to get himself to run for Mayor, and het his friend to come out
CREW:
Producer - Luke Cruddas
Writer/Director - Hera Fox
Cinematographer & Production Coordinator & Standby Props & Caterer & Colour Grade & Sound Recordist/Boom Op - Luke Cruddas
Production Asst & Production Designer - Benjamin Harvey
Editor & Sound Designer & Sound Recordist/Boom Op & Stills Photographer - Aiden Cleak
Sound Recordist/Boom Op - Hera Fox
CAST:
Damien - Benjamin Harvey
Dee - Noah Elba
Rando 1 - Aiden Cleak
Rando 2 - Luke Cruddas
Hera Fox - Hera Fox
Even After All This Time
TEAM: Out of Avalon
PROP: Bunch of Flowers
LINE OF DIALOGUE: Have you ever been in a situation where you knew you had to act a certain way, but when you got there, you didn’t know if you could go through with it?
CONSTRAINT: Story to take place in real time
LENGTH: 05:52
FUN FACT: All done entirely by one person, in Strahan, while working both days, and her landlord was installing new gutters while she was editing!
LOGLINE: A woman goes to visit a friend she hasn’t seen in 10 years, but it’s not what you think
CREW:
Sarah Gooda
CAST:
Sarah Gooda
Grievances
TEAM:Just Landed
PROP: Record Player
LINE OF DIALOGUE: Why don’t you make like a tree and get outta here?
CONSTRAINT: Story must move backwards through time
LENGTH: 06:10
FUN FACT: Most of the team didn’t know each other before the competition
LOGLINE: A broken family struggle with grief, addiction and despair, after the loss of a loved one
CREW:
Producer - Elise Stansfield
Director - Tara Carroll
Writer - Sera Livingston
Cinematographer - Jacob Watt
Production Manager & Stills Photographer & Unit Manager - Elise Stansfield
Production Asst & Stills Photographer - Sera Livingston
Runner - Kim Stansfield
1st AD - Gerard Webb
Crafty (Snacks) - Tara Carroll
Sound Recordist - Sam Scott
Editor - Daniel Brooks
CAST:
Cole/Dad - Gerard Webb
Rose/Daughter - Louise Stubs
Alex/Son - Aiden Cruise
Mother/Ghost - Tara Carroll
The Graduation
TEAM: The Royal Galas
PROP: Graduation Cap
LINE OF DIALOGUE: Your future hasn’t been written yet. No-one’s has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one.
CONSTRAINT: Story must take place over 10 years, but all at the same time of day
LENGTH: 05:09
FUN FACT: Filmed at QVMAG in Launceston
LOGLINE: Emily dreams of graduating. Her anxious mind takes her through failing for years, but Teddy, like a tough-love father, keeps her trying time and time again until she delivers with self-confidence
CREW:
Producer - Lava Ramesh
Director - Caroline Badcock
Writer - David Eastley
Cinematographer & 1st AD & Editor & Sound Recordist & Stills Photographer - Kalli Reid
Script Editor - Amanda Sutherland
Production Designer - Lava Ramesh
Standby Props & Costume Designer - Caroline Badcock
CAST:
Emily - Caroline Badcock
Mrs. Jenkins - Amanda Sutherland
Teddy - Lava Ramesh
The Letter
TEAM: Visionaries
PROP: Stopwatch
LINE OF DIALOGUE: See you in about 30 years!
CONSTRAINT: At least one scene must use time-lapse or slow motion
LENGTH: 03:01
FUN FACT: There are horses in it!
LOGLINE: A man chasing an answer hidden in a hat for 30 years
CREW:
Producer/Writer/Director - Marcio Conrado
Cinematographer & Editor - Marcio Conrado
Production Manager - Raiza Sartori
Script Editor - Mark Antony Jones
Sound Recordist - Isuru Ekanayake
CAST:
Man on Horse - Mark Antony Jones
Actor & VO - James Belts
Actor & VO - Jenny Caldwell
Actor - Raiza Sartori
Actor - Isuru Ekanayake
We made it onto the news!!
7 News Tasmania did a story on our 48hr short film competition awards night, featuring some of our judges and teams. Thank you to the Channel 7 team!
