After a long weekend of little sleep, sometimes tears and immense pressure, the public will finally be able to see the fruits of labor of this year’s 48-hour Film Project on Nov. 1, 2 and 3.

Because of the amount of teams participating, the groups will be split into five screening times at Megabox Dongdaemun Multiplex Cinema, one of the sponsors for the event.

Thursday’s screening will start at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday’s screenings are at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. 

Each screening will feature 10 to 11 short films of a variety of genres ranging from comedy to thriller to drama, depending on what each team drew at the kick-off event that began the weekend of filming on Oct. 19.

Tickets are 9,000 won ($8.20) per screening and available on the Megabox website (Korean) or at the location. Seating is limited, so reserving tickets in advance is advised.

One of the 54 films screening, one will walk away with the city prize which is 5 million won cash prize from Megabox, a trophy, screening at Filmapalooza ― the official awards weekend for the 48-hours Film Project ― Movie Magic Screenwriter Software 6, and the opportunity to go on to win at the international level.

International prizes include screening at Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner in 2013 and a cash prize of $5,000.

Other awards up for grabs in Seoul include best direction, best writing, best use of genre and best actor.

The 48-hour Film Project started in the U.S. in 2001. This year’s event saw more than 50,000 filmmakers make almost 4,000 films worldwide.

(ekalka@heraldcorp.com)