Great Plains 72 Film Festival
Thanks to a new partnership with Photocon 23, Canon, Rode and Prairie Surf Media we welcome you to the new GP72! What was once the SW48 has rebranded from a 48 hour film challenge to a 72 hour film challenge! Same rules and same format BUT an extra day to make movie magic!
What Is The Great Plains 72 Film Festival?
During your 72 hour film challenge, all teams will receive a video letting each team know which prop, phrase and which two genres that MUST appear in their short film. At that time the action begins! Writing, acting, recording, directing and editing in order to meet all requirements AND narrow it down to meet the 6 to 10 minute time frame. Finally before the clock ticks down to the final 72nd hour, submitting your film! After that time, your short film is turned over to the judges as they watch each one and decide the best of the best. All groups and the public are invited to The Embassy Suits Hotel in OKC on NW Expressway to join us at the festival for a live screening of the TOP 6 films that were submitted. Then we will see which teams take home the top awards!
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Our Judges
Matt Payne
Matt Payne is cofounder and co-CEO of Prairie Surf Media, a multimedia production company encompassing 1.3 million square feet and multiple soundstages at its downtown Oklahoma City headquarters. An OKC native, he graduated from film school at the University of Oklahoma, then moved to Los Angeles, where he spent 15 years accumulating writing and production credits in television and film. After working on projects including "24," "Memphis Beat," "Vegas" and "Without a Trace," he returned to Oklahoma and continued creating: producing and directing Emmy-winning documentaries - including the thrilling Storm Chasers, about daredevil meteorologists - in between globetrotting trips to provide award-winning travel photography and articles for National Geographic Traveler and other prestigious publications. Additionally Payne has served as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City University. In 2019, he founded Prairie Surf with longtime friend and collaborator Rachel Cannon to help accelerate the growth of streaming, television and film in their home state. Payne and his team played a key role the passage of SB608 and have workforce development partnerships with Onward OKC and Oklahoma City Community College. Payne currently serves on boards for the Film Education Institute of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Zoological Society.
Steve Jones
Steve Jones is a three time Emmy winning Director and Cinematographer based in Oklahoma but works east coast to west coast + abroad.