Watch the Winners of the 48 Hour Science Fiction Film Challenge: The 2018 Edition

Writes Metafil­ter: “Every year, as part of their sci­ence fic­tion film fes­ti­val, Sci-Fi Lon­don organ­ise a chal­lenge in which entrants are giv­en a title, line of dia­logue and descrip­tion of a prop, and then have 48 hours to turn in a com­plet­ed 5 minute film or piece of flash fic­tion. The win­ning films and flash fic­tion sto­ries from the Sci­Fi Lon­don 48 Hour Chal­lenge are now avail­able to watch and read.” The first place film win­ner you can view above. Find oth­er win­ning entries via the links below:

THE FILM CHALLENGE:

• 1st Place: Under Duress by team Ret­ro­grade
• 2nd Place: On My Watch by team Bad­ger Way
• 3rd Place: Details to Fol­low by team Hyve­mind

THE FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE:

• 1st Place: Sur­vival Mech­a­nism by Natal­ie Dixon
• 2nd Place: All My Blood by Simon Ben­nett
• 3rd Place: The Charm by Bethan James

Enjoy.

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