48 HOURS CALIFORNIA FREE WORKSHOP SERIES:

Ready for a pro-level filmmaking challenge?

THINK: Hollywood pros are expected to shoot 4 to 6 pages a day. That’s how real filmmakers are born. That is the pro standard!

The 48 Hours California Film CHALLENGE brings that exact standard to you. You have one weekend to deliver a film under 6 minutes.

Step up to the pro level!

We'll help teach you how! Please check out the following workshops to help you create a SUCCESS!

THIS IS IT!

SAG AFTRA & SAC FILM FEST TEAM UP!

FILMMAKERS: MAKE A SAG FILM! NO FEE!

ACTORS: BECOME SAG CERTIFIED! ONE PROJECT! NO UPFRONT FEES!

Think it sounds to good to be true? Join SAG and Sac Film Fest for this incredible workshop!

SIGN UP HERE! SPACE IS LIMITED!

WRITE AN AWARD WINNING 48 Hr SCREENPLAY

Online workshop available now!

ONLINE NOW! WATCH HERE!

NOVEMBER 8th LIVE, IN PERSON EVENT

SEEKING ACTORS, SCREENWRITERS, DIRECTORS and CREW!

There will be SEVERAL events this Summer leading up to the WORLD PREMIERE of the 48 Hous Film Festival BUT THIS ONE IS A CAN'T MISS!

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NOV. 2nd LEARN TO SHOOT A FILM IN 48 HOURS

learn the tricks of the trade in this LIVE, event hosted to get YOU ready for the pro level!

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THANKS TO YOU!

Pictured above: Danny Glover and CFF's Rosalind Santa Cruz

Please join us for Sac's biggest Cinema celebration from Dec. 9 to 13, 2026. Become on of the TRUE filmmakers and creatives who have enriched both our SFF/CFF organization AND our creative legacy as a community.

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