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Boomtown 48 Hr. Film Race

The Boomtown 48 Hr. Film Race is a free timed filmmaking contest run as part of Beaumont's Boomtown Film & Music Festival. At a January kickoff, teams spin a wheel for a genre and receive one or more wild-card elements, such as a prop or a line of dialogue, then have 48 hours to finish a film of no more than four minutes, credits included. The first 13 films turned in screen at the festival at the Jefferson Theatre, where first, second and third place are announced. The race is open to all ages and teams of any size.

Timed race · Beaumont · Active

Next
Usually late January
Madison's on Dowlen (kickoff); Jefferson Theatre (screening)
Boomtown Film Society (Boomtown Film & Music Festival)
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Categories
Short film, up to 4 minutes including credits
Prizes
1st, 2nd and 3rd place announced at the festival awards ceremony; special prize for best social-media documentation.

Notable

2026 race: kickoff January 23, 2026 at 7 PM; films due about 48 hours after the last team signs in; screening February 21, 2026 during the Boomtown Film & Music Festival ↗︎
Free to enter and open to all ages; the first 13 films to cross the finish line screen at the festival ↗︎
Sources
  1. 48 Hr. Film Race Boomtown Film & Music Festival
  2. Boomtown Film & Music Festival Boomtown Film & Music Festival

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