Screenings! The Aftermath

WE DID IT!

Hong Kong's second annual 48 Hour Film Project came to a close with packed screenings, feisty Q&A's and a rowdy wrap party.

It's been a full week of prep - including midnight trips to the cinema to test screen, hand-wringing over our classification from the film censorship board, walking into China to pick up clapboards, and Facebooking like mad to get the word out about our screenings.

But it all paid off!  With almost 600 people attending both screenings (of 21 films), energy was high, teams cheered for their own films, Ken masks were waved around and the Q&A sessions packed the lobby area of The Grand Cinema.  Our filmmakers had some great stories to tell (naturally, being up and coming director types) about how they did it all in 48 hours - see video below!

Joe stars in a film noir during the first Q&A

Our hard-working volunteers, counting the audience award ballots

Congratulations to Audience Award winner UNKNOWN! (for Screening Group A - anyone have a pic of @movphere's win?)

Super Volunteer Esme oversees the judging process

Judge Heiward Mak gives her full focus to the judging process despite illness (exhibit A: face mask) and an encroaching deadline for her own feature film release...

Judges Bede Cheng and Lemon Lim in a heated (or friendly) discussion about our films...

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r70fGP3DtQI

NEXT TIME, on the 48 Hour Film Project Blog (with apologies to Team Hilltop)...

Wrap Party!  Award Winners!

Credit Roll - featuring the many, many people we would like to thank (tune in for YOUR name check!)