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48 Hour Film Double Retro Horror Project - Pittsburgh

PJ Gaynard

City Producer

Get Set to Make a Movie!

When? 27 - 29 9月 2024
Goal? Make a FILM in 48 hours and attend its PREMIERE SCREENING!!

We’re going RETRO in Pittsburgh this year!

Remember the Wild Card? In-Person Drop Off? Well, we’re bringing it all back for this special edition of the Horror 48!

With retro meetups, retro judges, and an added requirement of a retro historical event. Get ready to kick that Horror Old School.

Write, shoot and edit a short film based on the horror sub-genre and historical event you draw at The Kickoff along with the required character, prop, and line assigned for all the teams.

Premiere your film on the Giant Rangos Cinema Screen, the biggest screen in the tri-state area!

Celebrate with Awards, including the Audience Choice Award and Best Scream King or Queen.

The winner of Best Film goes to Filmapalooza in March 2025, and is eligible for a spot in our screening at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner!

Get your spooky on, level up your filmmaking, and join our community.

Historical Events

For the Double Retro you also draw a Historical Event you have to use in your film. The historical event must be included in your film in a noticeable and identifiable way. It does not require the film team to make their film in a particular time period.

Stock Market Crash (1929 or 1987)

Love Canal (1948, 1953 or 1978)

Project MKULTRA Illegal Human Experiments Program (1953-1964)

Red Scare (1950-1954)

Dentist William V. Shyne Distributes Laxative-laced Candies To Children (October 31, 1959)

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

Satanic Panic (1980’s)

East Coast Versus West Coast Hip Hop Feud (1990’s)

Mad Cow Disease Outbreak (1992-1993

Y2K (1999-2000)

Northeast Blackout of 2003 (August 14, 2003)

Housing Market Crash (2008)