2023 Alphabet Soup 48 Hour Film Competition
The 2023 Alphabet Soup 48-hour film competition will be open to all high school and university students, student groups, faculty, staff, and to the public. Films may be completed as an individual or as a group. All levels of experience are invited to participate in the race.
Follow Alphabet Soup’s Instagram and FilmFreeway for updates.
Everyone has a name, represented by letters, that we use to identify and designate ourselves. Sometimes it is given, sometimes chosen. Individuals become groups under a common cause to establish a united expression of their voices. These groups come together under a new designation, a string of letters that represents the group’s ideas, issues and concerns. It would take the entire alphabet to cover them all.
Bringing them all together would look like Alphabet Soup, where every letter has a place, where there are endless combinations and ways to represent ourselves in the great melting pot of humanity.
The theme of the film competition is diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), which will be one of the main tenets of judging, alongside the filmmaking quality. The day of the event coordinators will announce a prop that participants must use in their films, to ensure the integrity of the 48 hours project.
Awards + Prizes
1st Place — $300 Scholarship prize (students only) with a certificate
2nd Place — $200 Scholarship prize (students only) with a certificate
3rd Place — $100 Scholarship prize (students only) with a certificate
Best Use of Prop Award — Certificate (open to all participants)
Rules + Terms
Films must be less than 5 minutes.
Films can be from any genre.
Films can be created on mobile devices or digital cameras.
Films must contain and feature a special prop that will be revealed on Friday, March 11.
Films not completed in time can be screened but will not be eligible for a prize.
March
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Forum
Hosted by the UTA Cinematic Arts Department
Industry professionals will not only discuss their experiences with diversity, equity and inclusion, but will also talk about its place in film and how it has been changing.
March
Film Production Workshop
Multiple UTA Cinematic Arts faculty and students will host a Production Workshop covering film production, including how beginners can use their cellphone to make their movie. This workshop aims to relieve any anxiety you may have about creating your film by imparting the knowledge you need to create your vision.
March
The Kick-Off Event!
This live-streamed event will cover the Alphabet Soup film competition’s mission, the competition’s rules, and requirements, and introduce the prop item. Let the 48-hour competition begin!
March
Film Submissions Cutoff
Films will be uploaded and submitted through FilmFreeway anytime during the 48-hour period. After the submission, a diverse group of judges from the film world and beyond will convene to choose the winning films.
March
Film Screening
March
Awards Ceremony
Link to live-streamed awards ceremony: https://youtu.be/XbcaHKe20Jo
Check out the 2022 winners!
