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Ready for an amazing challenge? 

Do you have what it takes to write, direct, edit, and produce a film in 47 hours?

The C-47 Filmmaking Frenzy is associated with the 2019 Carrboro Film Festival in Carrboro, NC.

C- 47FF and CFF2019

This year the Carrboro Film Festival will add a filmmaking competition component. The competition will be know as the C-47 Filmmaking Frenzy. Naturally, the “C” stands for Carrboro and “47” stands for the number of hours you have to write, shoot, edit and deliver or make a completed film, hence Filmmaking Frenzy.

Why is it called The C-47?

In the world of filmmaking, a “C-47” is a clothespin. The C-47 has been used on sets for over a hundred years. It is used to attach gels and diffusion material to the front of studio and field lights.

 C- 47FF Quick list:

Here are handful of the general rules about the C-47FF. Here is a link to the complete list of C-47FF Guidelines/Rules.

• Completed films need to be between four and seven minutes long.
• It costs only $47 to sign up.
• The films will be juried and awards will be handed out during the CFF2019!
• A Carrboro landmark and other assigned dialog or prop must be included!
• NO guns or weapons of mass destruction on screen in any film in any genre.
• Films that are in direct contradiction with the Town of Carrboro's values may be disqualified.
• C-47FF complete Guidelines and FAQ found at these links.

47 hours in November

The official production period for film teams will be  7 p.m. Friday November 1 through *6p.m. Sunday November 3, 2019.
Participation sign-up will end October 20, 2019.  Any team that hasn’t completed the registration by October 20, 2019 will not be eligible to participate. 

Registration will open by September.
Film teams must complete its film/video work in time to deliver on Sunday, November 3, 2019 by *6:00 pm.

The delivery location will be announced during the C-47FF kickoff meeting November 1, 2019.
TBA watch social media for kickoff meeting details.

TEAM CAPTAINS may register a team here.

* Daylight savings begins this weekend so the clock falls back an hour. End time reflects 47 earth hours.