The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend, in which a team make an entire movie in just 48 hours.

For the past ten years, 40,000 filmmakers from 80 cities on five continents have made 3,000 films. This year, it's even bigger, with filmmakers around the world taking the challenge to make a short film in two days... (more)

'Eye on the Bay' checked in with us throughout the weekend for the 2010 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project to give you a behind the scenes glimpse of what these competitions are like. Our segment starts at approximately 17:24.

Trade expert Gloria Lorenz is secretly being tracked by a detective as she goes about her everyday activities in the short film "Tail."

No, it's not the latest summer blockbuster coming to a theater near you, it was made by a group of locals who met at the College of San Mateo to compete with other small groups of up-and-coming film makers... (more)

Visa USA and the 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP), the oldest and largest international timed filmmaking competition, have named three winning teams in the “Life Takes” Invitational. The winners were selected from a pool of 30 finalist teams composed of the top 10 filmmaking teams from the 48HFP 2007 Tour stops in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. All 30 finalists were challenged to make a short film that demonstrated their interpretation of what “Life Takes,” bringing Visa’s latest advertising campaign to life... (more)

In June, Tony Nguyen had an opportunity to hone his movie making skills. Along with his mentor Evan Donn - and eight others he met last year in Donn's film class at the College of San Mateo - he competed in the San Francisco "48 Hour Film Project," a global film making contest that takes place in various cities and allows local filmmakers only two days to devise, shoot and produce a short film... (more)