The 52-Film Fest is a 52-hour film competition in Johnson City, Tennessee (www.52filmfest.com). The inaugural event will take place March 4-6, 2022 at The Wallace Theatre, where teams will have 52 hours to create a short film within given restraints. The event is presented by ETSU's Media & Communication Department (www.etsu.edu/mcom), The Wallace Theatre (https://wallacetheatre.com/), and ActionVFX (www. https://www.actionvfx.com/)

Please register by hitting the "submit now" button--although we know you don't have a film to submit yet! Just submit your team name using the FilmFreeway system so we know you'll be participating. The deadline to register using FilmFreeway is February 25th.

> Friday, March 4, 8am-noon: elements & team bags disseminated to teams. Teams work on films.
> Sunday, March 6th, noon: films due.
> Sunday, March 6th, 5pm: screening of on-time films. Awards presented after screening.

All film teams must sign a waiver upon registration.

Awards & Prizes

Audience Award, A. Pearson Prize & Others

Rules & Terms

• Rules & Terms:
> The 52-Film Fest will take place March 4-6, 2022 at The Wallace Theatre, where teams will have 52 hours to create a short film within given restraints to be disseminated to an in-person representative at the Wallace Theatre between 8am-10am on Friday, March 4th.
> Registration for the festival is available online until February 20th (www.52filmfest.com). The fee to register a team for the competition is $52. Limited educational vouchers will be given to local school teams wishing to participate.
> Teams will have 52 hours to create a 5.2 minute film that fulfill the requirements distributed on March 4th. Teams must deliver their complete films to the Wallace Theatre on Sunday, March 6th at noon.
> All films that meet criteria and are delivered on-time will be eligible for competition prizes.
> All films will screen at 5pm at the Wallace Theatre followed by an awards presentation.

Please sign up using this FilmFreeway page. Additional instructions will be provided to teams after the registration deadline.

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