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36-hour Film Challenge 2026

How long does it take to make a film? Weeks? Months? Years? 

What happens when you have 36 hours? That’s the challenge for students from the School of Media, Arts and Humanities at the University of Sussex. 

 Launching on Saturday 7 of November, students will be given a prop, a location and a mystery parameter and have 36 hours to make a four minute film. 

With up to £1000 worth of prize money, this is a 36-hour filmmaking challenge designed to test students’ ingenuity and endurance!