168 Film Project

November 2023 168 Film Project 168FilmProject.png Fayetteville, Georgia 2003 John David Ware 168film.com The 168 Film Project is a Christian film festival. Worldwide, over 1500 short films have been produced for the competition since 2003.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-mar-01-la-me-beliefs1-2010mar01-story.html A film festival for the faithful Morris Naomi 1 March 2010 Los Angeles Times 2 March 2010 168 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. History The 168 Film Project (sometimes styled 168 Hour Film Project) was launched in 2003 by filmmaker and producer John David Ware in Burbank, California. Its inaugural edition screened thirteen shorts created in the single-week production challenge.Wiebe Chris Film festival isn't averse to the Bible https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2008-04-14-gnp-festival14-story.html Los Angeles Times Glendale News-Press 14 April 2008 30 July 2025 By its seventh edition in 2009 the festival had adopted the annual theme “Family Business,” and organisers reported a growing slate of eleven-minute shorts drawn from randomly assigned Bible verses.Rudolph Joyce Well-versed films https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/tn-blr-xpm-2009-03-28-gnp-168film28.1-story.html Los Angeles Times Burbank Leader 28 March 2009 30 July 2025 The eighth edition in 2010 drew more than sixty-five submissions from sixteen U.S. states and five continents. Ware, described as having “worked with filmmakers worldwide,” estimated that over 300 films had already been produced through the initiative.Charky Nicole Well-versed in the art of making movies https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/tn-blr-xpm-2010-03-20-gnp-168film032010.1-story.html Los Angeles Times Burbank Leader 20 March 2010 30 July 2025 At the ninth festival in 2011, themed “Second Chances,” ninety shorts competed for twenty-one awards and more than US$15,000 in cash prizes.Rudolph Joyce Second chances help win awards https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2011-04-05-tn-gnp-0406-awards-story.html Los Angeles Times Glendale News-Press 5 April 2011 30 July 2025 That year the short Useless won the top prize.'Useless' Gets Useful at 168 Competition https://www.christianitytoday.com/2011/04/useless-gets-useful-at-168-competition/ Christianity Today 20 April 2011 30 July 2025 By 2014, organisers estimated that alumni had produced more than 800 shorts, with some screening at other international festivals and some advancing into feature-length development. In November 2022 the festival relocated to Fayetteville, Georgia, first staging its twentieth edition at Trilith Studios’s Town Stage.168 Film Festival https://www.georgiaproduction.org/event-details/168-film-festival-2 Georgia Production Partnership 4 November 2022 30 July 2025 The festival would change location to New City Church in Fairburn, Georgia in 2024,168 Film Festival Winners 2024 https://www.168film.com/news-events/168-film-festival-winners-2024 February 7, 2026 168 Film and then Harp's Crossing Church in Fayetteville since 2025. July 2025 Should this be here? potentially shall be removed Hollywood participants include Zachary Levi (Shazam!, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, American Underdog); Candace Cameron Bure (Full House); Academy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr.; four-time Emmy Award winner Michael Learned (The Waltons); Max Gail (Barney Miller); actor and director Corbin Bernsen (Major League I & II, Psych); actor and director Kevin Sorbo (Let There Be Light, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys); T. C. Stallings (War Room, Unbridled); producer Howard Kazanjian (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back); producer Ralph Winter (X-Men, Fantastic Four, Star Trek); and co-creator David McFadzean (Home Improvement).July 2025 Past 168 sponsors include Sony BMG, Sony Pictures, Canon, Arri, Sony BPC, Sony Affirm, Panasonic, Kino Flo, Roland, Panavision, Regent University, Biola University, Church Production and Worship Technology Magazines.July 2025 Format Participants receive a randomly selected Bible verse and have ten days of pre-production to develop a screenplay, cast actors and secure locations. Principal photography and post-production must then be completed within exactly 168 hours (seven days), and the finished film may not exceed eleven minutes.Tchekmedyian Alene Filmmakers aspire to capture faith https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/tn-blr-me-168project-filmmakers-capture-faith-20140603-story.html Los Angeles Times Burbank Leader 3 June 2014 30 July 2025 Each annual cycle revolves around a unifying scriptural theme—for example “Atonement,” “Family Business” and “Second Chances”—against which entries are judged for their “scriptural integration.”Competitive categories typically include Best Film, Director, Actor, Cinematography and a student division, with cash awards ranging from US$12,000 to US$20,000. References External links http://www.168film.com/ 168 Film Project on FilmFreeway Category:Film festivals in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Christian film festivals Category:Film festivals established in 2003