National Film Challenge 2012

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2012 Audience Award Results

The audience has spoken! Congratulation to team Vigna Franca Films from Toronto for winning the Audience Award for their film, "Cassidy." The filmmakers will receive $500 and the film will screen at Filmapalooza in Los Angeles along with Best Film Winner, "The Core of Cassidy" March 7-10, 2013.

Watch the film nowWatch "Cassidy" online now and leave a review in the comments. Congratulations team Vigna Franca!

Winners of the 2012 Film Challenge!

Judges have spoken and the results are in! Announcing the winners of the 2012 National Film Challenge. Voting for the AUDIENCE AWARD remains open until January 3, 2013. VOTE NOW.
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Watch and Rate 2012 Finalists

All fifteen finalists are now online for viewing and rating for the Audience Award. Watch and rate all fifteen finalists. Consider story, production value, creativity and use of elements in your rating. Voting ends January 3, 2013. The Audience Award winner will receive $500 and a screening at Filmapalooza in Los Angeles next March.

2012 Film Challenge Finalist Films

The results are in! The first round of judging has been completed to determine the 15 finalists for the 2012 National Film Challenge.

All finalists will go to a second round of judges who will determine the Grand Prize Winner. Soon you will be able to watch all 15 finalists online and vote for the Audience Award. The Grand Prize Winner will receive $1,000 and the Audience Award Winner will receive $500. Both films will screen with the 48 Hour Film Project City Winners at Filmapalooza in March 7-10, 2013.

Here is the list of finalists (in alphabetical order by team name):

You can watch all the finalists here.

2012 Eligible teams

The Film Challenge team is working hard to get the films ready for judging by an international panel of judges. In the meantime, here is a list of teams that turned their film in on time. Finalists will be announced in coming weeks. What a wild weekend!

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