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2026 16th Annual BCM Summer Shorts Movie Jam: 48 Hour Filmmaker Challenge
Berkeley Community …Media proudly offers this memorable adventure whose success depends on the imagination, skills and endurance of willingness of it’s participants! It’s our Sweet 16 Party: The 16th Annual BCM Summer Shorts Movie Jam: 48 Hour Filmmaker Challenge.
Berkeley Community Media (www.bcmtv.org) is a non-profit public access TV station and a community hub for creative media makers. In this day and age, just about everyone has an eye for making media! We invite you to round up some friends to either come with as a team, join together with other folks on the spot, or fly solo.
If you are new to this kind of filmmaking sport, never fear, there are always others with just a bit more experience to bond and support your filmmaking efforts. Teams are allowed to consider in advance all the various factors of creating a film such as what gear they will use, scouting locations, what voice or message they may have, transportation, craft services and which team member will fulfill each position. However, actual filming is limited to the weekend challenge and must include the 3 secret clues.
We are limiting the festival this year to 12 teams so we have enough time to screen films and have mini interview sessions with filmmakers.
Launch Party
Friday July 10th 5pm
Berkeley Community Media 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Reveal 3 clues: An Object, A Phrase, and A Theme.
Filmmakers return with completed film
Sunday July 12th 6pm
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center Street in Berkeley
Film Screenings
Sunday July 12th 7pm
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center Street in Berkeley
Live on BCMTV.org with live audience
Details:
Friday July 10th 5pm: Arrive on the steps of to receive the clues which you must include in the film. Then, at 6pm, Launch into the world to write, shoot, edit your film.
Sunday July 12th 6pm: Submit your short film of 10 minutes or less, in person remotely via berkeleycommunitymedia@gmail.com or in person at The Veterans Memorial Building 1931 Center Street in Berkeley
Sunday July 12th 7pm: Films will be screened in front of a live audience and broadcast live on http://www.bcmtv.org.
RSVP to Eventbrite link to have the chance to participate.
Only 12 teams accepted.
Team collaboration encouraged. Register your Production Team http://tinyurl.com/48hrLaunch
See you in the movies!!! AND, Tell your friends!
Questions Melanie@betv.org
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