The 48Hours Collection
NZ On Screen celebrates the 20th year of the 48Hours competition with this special collection, which marks almost two decades of Kiwis conjuring short films from a single weekend. We've gathered up all the winning entries, some beloved runners-up, and memorable tributes from those involved — some famous, some not so much. In the backgrounders, 48Hours founder Ant Timpson tells us what makes it special, national managers Ruth Korver and Ness Patea add their take, and superfan Dave Brough (aka reviewer Steel Potato) charts his love affair with a very special competition.
48Hours — Ruth and Vanessa's Faves
7 Items
The Project - 48Hours
Television, 2018 (Full Length)
Special Crimes Unit
Short Film, 2003 (Full Length)
Jesse McLeod - The Journey
Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)
Heinous Crime
Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)
A Fairly Good Tale
Short Film, 2005 (Full Length)
Brown Peril: The Tim Porch Story
Short Film, 2006 (Full Length)
Lease
Short Film, 2007 (Full Length)
F*Dance
Short Film, 2008 (Full Length)
Charlotte
Short Film, 2009 (Full Length)
Only Son
Short Film, 2010 (Full Length)
The Child Jumpers
Short Film, 2011 (Full Length)
Brains?
Short Film, 2012 (Full Length)
The Sleeping Plot
Short Film, 2013 (Full Length)
Pants on Fire
Short Film, 2014 (Full Length)
Bread Winner
Short Film, 2015 (Full Length)
(Time) Travel Centre
Short Film, 2016 (Full Length)
Under the Bridge
Short Film, 2017 (Full Length)
Peptok
Short Film, 2018 (Full Length)
A Familiar Feeling
Short Film, 2019 (Full Length)
For Generations
Short Film, 2020 (Full Length)
Good Girl
Short Film, 2021 (Full Length)
Big Questions
Short Film, 2022 (Full Length)
Chicken
Short Film, 2024 (Full Length)