Meet your friendly neighborhood 48HFP producer. We’re making stops across Montana to meet filmmakers, actors, writers, editors, crew members, students, and anyone curious about the 48 Hour Film Project. No formal pitch. No pressure. Just coffee, conversation, filmmaking stories, and a chance to connect with your local creative community before the Montana 48 kicks off this summer. Upcoming stops: 📍 Billings By All Means Brewing May 18 • 5pm–7pm 1400 S. 24th Street W 📍 Butte BW Blacksmith Coffee May 19 • 12:30pm–2pm 1960 Harrison Avenue Whether you already have a team, want to join one, or just want to see what the 48HFP is all about — come hang out. More Montana stops coming soon. 48hourfilm.com/montana #montana48hfp #48HFP #MontanaFilm #BillingsMT #ButteMT #IndependentFilm #Filmmaking #MontanaFilmmakers #CreativeCommunity #FilmChallenge #IndieFilm #FilmCrew #Screenwriters #ActorsLife

Montana filmmakers — we’re hitting the road. The Montana 48 Hour Film Project City Producer Road Trip kicks off May 17 and wraps May 29 with stops across the state to connect with filmmakers, actors, writers, crew members, students, and future teammates. Whether you’re a veteran 48er or completely new to the competition, this is your chance to meet local creatives, ask questions, build a team, or find one to join before this year’s event. 2026 Road Trip Stops: • 5/17 – Livingston • 5/18 – Billings • 5/19 – Butte • 5/22 – Hamilton • 5/26 – Missoula • 5/27 – Anaconda • 5/27 – Bozeman • 5/28 – Great Falls • 5/28 – Helena Come meet your new teammates. More info: 48hourfilm.com/montana #montana48hfp #48HFP #MontanaFilm #Filmmaking #IndieFilm #MontanaFilmmakers #CreativeCommunity #FilmChallenge #IndependentFilm #FilmCrew #Screenwriters #ActorsLife #ProductionLife

Creators don’t need more exposure. They need better systems. That’s the conversation we’re having in Seattle this May at Cre8te Summit ‘26. 🎟️ Register with our partner link for 20% off: /cre8te26?coupon=CRT48 #Cre8teSummit #CreativeEconomy

Lights! Camera! Access! TODAY IS THE DAY! Create 48 Media Network is launching our GIVE BIG campaign to open more doors for filmmakers everywhere — because great stories shouldn’t be limited by access. This campaign helps provide the tools, opportunities, and community filmmakers need to bring their ideas to life. When you support, you’re not just donating — you’re helping create the next wave of storytellers. Get excited and get involved. /organization/Create48-Media-Network #GiveBig #Create48 #LightsCameraAccess #SupportFilmmakers #Seattle48hfp

Lights! Camera! Access! It all starts tomorrow, May 5. Create 48 Media Network is launching our GIVE BIG campaign to open more doors for filmmakers everywhere — because great stories shouldn’t be limited by access. This campaign helps provide the tools, opportunities, and community filmmakers need to bring their ideas to life. When you support, you’re not just donating — you’re helping create the next wave of storytellers. Get ready. Get excited. And get involved. /organization/Create48-Media-Network #GiveBig #Create48 #LightsCameraAccess #SupportFilmmakers #Seattle48hfp

Team Leaders: there’s one thing you need to complete before kickoff on Friday 👇 📝 Team Leader Agreement (TLA) ✔️ Available now on your Team Dashboard at 48hourfilm.com ✔️ Must be completed before Kickoff ✔️ Only required paperwork for your team Take a few minutes now and get it done so you can focus fully on making your film this weekend. 🎬 Ready to make a film in just one weekend? Get Set to Make a Movie! Register Your Team Early Bird: $158 (ends Apr 17) Regular: $178 (ends Apr 24) 📅 April 24–26, 2026 🎥 Make a short film in 48 hours 🎞️ Premiere on the big screen 🏆 Compete for awards—and a shot at Filmapalooza 2027 From kickoff to screening to awards—this is a full weekend filmmaking sprint. Write, shoot, and edit a short film based on your assigned genre, character, prop, and line—then see it premiere with an audience. Register now: /portland-or/horror_scifi Events Kickoff: April 24, 6:00 PM The Jupiter Hotel 800 E. Burnside St. Portland, OR Dropoff: April 26 by 7:30 PM Online via Premiere Screenings: May 3, 7:30 PM Hollywood Theatre 4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR Gather your team. Try something new. Level up your filmmaking. #48HFP #PortlandFilm #SciFiFilms #IndieSciFi #Filmmaking #oregonfilm #keepfilmmakingweird #hollywoodtheater #clintonstreettheater #jupiterhotel #jupiternext #indiescifi #indiehorror

🎬 PORTLAND LOCATION SPOTLIGHT: Neskowin Ghost Forest 🎬 Looking for a location that feels truly otherworldly? Just a couple hours from Portland, the Neskowin Ghost Forest offers one of the most unique cinematic landscapes in the Pacific Northwest. 🌊 Ancient tree stumps emerging from the ocean at low tide 🌫️ Eerie, atmospheric coastal visuals 🌲 Remains of a 2,000-year-old forest revealed by shifting sands 📍 Neskowin Beach, Oregon Coast Once buried for centuries, this “ghost forest” only appears at low tide—creating a haunting, cinematic environment that feels like another world. Perfect for drama, horror, sci-fi, or anything surreal. For Portland 48HFP teams, this is the kind of location that instantly elevates your film’s visual identity. Where are you filming this year? 🎬 Ready to make a film in just one weekend? Get Set to Make a Movie! Register Your Team Early Bird: $158 (ends Apr 17) Regular: $178 (ends Apr 24) 📅 April 24–26, 2026 🎥 Make a short film in 48 hours 🎞️ Premiere on the big screen 🏆 Compete for awards—and a shot at Filmapalooza 2027 From kickoff to screening to awards—this is a full weekend filmmaking sprint. Write, shoot, and edit a short film based on your assigned genre, character, prop, and line—then see it premiere with an audience. Register now: /portland-or/horror_scifi Events Kickoff: April 24, 6:00 PM The Jupiter Hotel 800 E. Burnside St. Portland, OR Dropoff: April 26 by 7:30 PM Online via Premiere Screenings: May 3, 7:30 PM Hollywood Theatre 4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR Gather your team. Try something new. Level up your filmmaking. #48HFP #PortlandFilm #SciFiFilms #IndieSciFi #Filmmaking #oregonfilm #keepfilmmakingweird #hollywoodtheater #clintonstreettheater #jupiterhotel #jupiternext #indiescifi #indiehorror #OregonCoast #Neskowin #GhostForest #FilmLocation

🎭 Montana 48HFP Spotlight: Kris’s Top 10 Drama Picks Get to know your Montana 48 Hour Film Project City Producer, Kris Flink, through her Top 10 favorite dramas—stories driven by character, emotion, and moments that stay with you. Here’s her lineup: 1. Taxi Driver 2. American Beauty 3. Forrest Gump 4. As Good As It Gets 5. The Shawshank Redemption 6. The Godfather 7. Good Will Hunting 8. West Side Story 9. Edward Scissorhands 10. Dead Poets Society From intimate character studies to sweeping, iconic stories, this list is a reminder that great drama connects through authenticity and emotional truth. For Montana filmmakers: in 48 hours, story and performance are everything. Give your audience someone to care about—and something to feel. 🎬 Ready to make a film in just one weekend? 📅 June 26–28, 2026 🎥 Make a short film in 48 hours 🎞️ Premiere on the big screen 🏆 Compete for awards—and a shot at Filmapalooza & Cannes Register your team: Early Bird: $158 (ends June 2) Regular: $178 (ends June 16) Late: $198 (ends June 26) /montana Kickoff: June 26 at 5:00 PM (Virtual via Zoom) Dropoff: June 28 by 7:30 PM (online) Premiere Screenings: August 8 at 3:00 PM Awards Ceremony: August 8 at 5:00 PM Myrna Loy Theater – Helena, MT Gather your team. Try something new. Level up your filmmaking. #48HFP #Montana48HFP #DramaFilms #Filmmaking #IndieFilm #MontanaFilm

🎬 SEATTLE LOCATION SPOTLIGHT: Scatter Creek Wildlife Area 🎬 Looking for a Washington location that doesn’t feel like the typical PNW forest? Scatter Creek Wildlife Area offers wide-open prairie landscapes, winding waterways, and rare Garry oak ecosystems just south of Olympia. 🌾 One of the last remaining Puget Sound prairies 🌳 Garry oaks, wildflowers, and glacially formed terrain 🎥 Multiple looks: grassland, creekside, oak groves, and forest edges 📍 Thurston County (near Grand Mound & Rochester) Formed by retreating glaciers thousands of years ago, this landscape gives filmmakers a completely different visual palette—big skies, textured الأرض, and natural light that feels more like the inland West than Western Washington. Whether you’re building a period world, a sci-fi environment, or something surreal, Scatter Creek gives your 48 a distinct visual edge. Where are you filming this year? 48 Hour Film Project - Seattle Kirk Nordenstrom – City Producer Kris Flink – City Producer When? July 10–12, 2026 Goal? Make a film in 48 hours and see it on the big screen. From kickoff to dropoff to premiere, the Seattle 48HFP is a full weekend filmmaking challenge built for teams ready to write, shoot, and edit a short film in just 48 hours. At the kickoff, your team will receive the genre, character, prop, and line for Seattle. Then it’s a race to make your film and turn it in on time for the premiere screening. The winner of Best Film goes on to Filmapalooza 2027 and is eligible for a spot in the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Registration opens May 4, 2026. Key Dates Kickoff: Friday, July 10, 2026 – 5:00 PM Dropoff: Sunday, July 12, 2026 – by 7:30 PM Premiere Screenings: Monday, July 27, 2026 – 6:30 PM Try something new, level up your filmmaking, and join the Seattle 48HFP community. #Seattle48HFP #48HFP #48HourFilmProject #Filmmaking #LocationScout #WashingtonFilm #WashingtonState #PNWFilm #ThurstonCounty #ScatterCreek #Prairie #IndieFilm #FilmLocations

🎬 Seattle 48HFP Spotlight: Kirk’s Top 10 Animated Series Get to know your Seattle 48 Hour Film Project City Producer, Kirk Nordenstrom, through his Top 10 favorite animated shows—where voice, style, and storytelling can go anywhere. Here’s his lineup: 1. Bob’s Burgers 2. Archer 3. The Simpsons 4. Futurama 5. Rick and Morty 6. Home Movies 7. Animaniacs 8. South Park 9. Invader Zim 10. The Venture Bros. From sharp satire to absurd worlds and character-driven comedy, this list highlights how animation can push boundaries in ways live action sometimes can’t. For Seattle filmmakers: style is a choice. Whether animated or live action, committing to tone, voice, and world-building is what makes your story stand out. 🎬 Ready to make a film in just one weekend? 📅 July 10–12, 2026 🎥 Make a short film in 48 hours 🎞️ Premiere on the big screen 🏆 Compete for awards—and a shot at Filmapalooza & Cannes Registration opens May 4: /seattle Gather your team. Try something new. Level up your filmmaking. #48HFP #SeattleFilm #Animation #Filmmaking #IndieFilm #BobsBurgers #Archer #TheSimpsons #Futurama #RickAndMorty #HomeMovies #Animaniacs #SouthPark #InvaderZim #VentureBros

📺 Seattle 48HFP Spotlight: Kirk’s Top 10 Sitcom Picks Get to know your Seattle 48 Hour Film Project City Producer, Kirk Nordenstrom, through his Top 10 favorite sitcoms—where timing, character, and world-building all come together. Here’s his lineup: 1. Arrested Development 2. 30 Rock 3. MAS*H 4. WKRP in Cincinnati 5. Community 6. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 7. Seinfeld 8. Schitt’s Creek 9. What We Do in the Shadows 10. Fawlty Towers From classic ensemble comedy to sharp, self-aware chaos, this list highlights shows that build strong characters and commit fully to their tone. For Seattle filmmakers: comedy lives in the details. Character, rhythm, and commitment to the bit can carry a story—whether it’s 30 minutes or 48 hours. 🎬 Ready to make a film in just one weekend? 📅 July 10–12, 2026 🎥 Make a short film in 48 hours 🎞️ Premiere on the big screen 🏆 Compete for awards—and a shot at Filmapalooza & Cannes Registration opens May 4: /seattle Gather your team. Try something new. Level up your filmmaking. #48HFP #SeattleFilm #Comedy #Sitcoms #Filmmaking #IndieFilm

🎭 Seattle 48HFP Spotlight: Kirk’s Top 10 Drama Picks Get to know your Seattle 48 Hour Film Project City Producer, Kirk Nordenstrom, through his Top 10 favorite dramas—stories that balance intensity, character, and bold perspective. Here’s his lineup: 1. Apocalypse Now 2. Hidden Figures 3. Big Fish 4. Almost Famous 5. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 6. Johnny Got His Gun 7. The Dark Knight 8. The Royal Tenenbaums 9. Punch-Drunk Love 10. Being John Malkovich From epic and psychological to offbeat and deeply personal, this list reflects a wide range of storytelling styles—all grounded in strong vision and character. For Seattle filmmakers: drama doesn’t have to look one way. Tone, perspective, and voice are just as important as plot—especially in a 48-hour film. 🎬 Ready to make a film in just one weekend? 📅 July 10–12, 2026 🎥 Make a short film in 48 hours 🎞️ Premiere on the big screen 🏆 Compete for awards—and a shot at Filmapalooza & Cannes Registration opens May 4: /seattle Gather your team. Try something new. Level up your filmmaking. #48HFP #SeattleFilm #DramaFilms #Filmmaking #IndieFilm