Who wants to make a short film for our 37 hour ("in a row") film challenge?
Filmmakers will have the chance to create a film no longer than 4 minutes and 30 seconds. The top finalist films selected by our panel will be screened at Smodcastle Cinemas on March 21, 2026.
All filmmakers will receive an email on February 28th at 10am EST about creating a short film from scratch with details that must appear in the film, including a prop, a character name and a line of dialogue chosen by us from one of Kevin Smith's films
The required Prop must be clearly seen on screen.
The required Character must be seen on-screen and it must be utilized in the short.
The required line of Dialogue must be used verbatim. It can be spoken or sung if you have the chops.
Filmmakers will have just 37 hours to write, shoot, edit and submit their film for consideration.
* How to Register:
After you log into your FilmFreeway account, you will need to create a project in order to submit.
Click on "My Projects" and then "Add A Project".
All you need to do is add a Title and then hit Save.
Then you can click "Submit Now"to sign up for the 37 Hour Film Challenge.
Finally you will upload your short film to the project when its finished by March 1st. at 11pm EST
Besides having some cool bragging rights for being selected and receiving a cool statue, the winning short film will run in our theaters for a full week before one of our regular scheduled movies.
Please note that your film will play with comparable rated films at selected times.
On top of that, the winning short film will also play on Kevin Smith’s YouTube channel!
