What is The Shoot Out?

The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival is the most extreme filmmaking festival in the world.

This is the film festival where filmmakers come together in one place to make a short film in 24 hours.

In 24 hours great stories are told in great short films using the most affordable and readily available equipment.

This is a filmmaking event where professionals do compete with aspiring filmmakers and the general public on

a level playing field.

The Shoot Out - the first ever 24 Hour filmmaking festival - was held in Newcastle, Australia in 1999. By luring filmmakers

to Newcastle with a cash prize of $2000 for the best film, The Shoot Out kicked off with 105 entries in its first year.

This was an extraordinary result for a totally original and untried event.

Since then, The Shoot Out has continued to grow exponentially.

The Shoot Out now takes place in five cities: Newcastle, Geelong (VIC), Toowoomba (QLD), Hamilton (New Zealand)

and Boulder (Colorado, USA)

The Shoot Out:
• encourages filmmakers to discover the filmmaking potential of regional towns
• is an event where filmmakers can rally colleagues, friends and family to make a film over a weekend
• provides a competitive and stimulating environment for filmmakers to try out new ideas
• generates an interest in filmmaking at a grassroots level both for participants and spectators

The Shoot Out is a great way to see new places, meet like-minded people and share filmmaking experiences in only 24 hours.

Do you dare?