Chicken

It really had a classic 48Hours vibe, we were laughing the whole way through, the fight scene was amazing and intense and there was lots of blood! It was incredible.

– Creative collective Viva la Dirt League, who gave Chicken the 2024 prize for Best Comedy

Landing the splatter genre . . . This team is made up of mostly first-time competitors and they burst onto the screen with some inventive camera work, performance energy and embrace their genre to take the audience on an incredible ride.

– Press release on the 2024 winners at the 48Hours competition

This well-deserved national winner had the entire theatre in stitches, with endearing performances from the two leads and an intense build-up to the best two match cuts in the competition. The editing, sound design and cinematography were epic. The audio mix (especially at the beginning) was the only thing that could have improved slightly for legibility/clarity, but that's nickpicking and it didn't affect the film's impact at all. Honestly what a banger of a film.

– Luke Ross reviews the film, on the 48Hours website

This year 570 teams registered for the competition and 499 eligible films were submitted.

– Writer for The Post, 31 July 2024