Banner ID: A yellow gum wall background. On the left is a white circle with the KissFist logo inside. The logo is a blue half face with a beanie, and a fist making the sign for “kissfist”. The face is blowing a yellow bubble that says, “KissFist”. Below the bubble it says, “72-hr Film Challenge”. On the right of the banner is another circle with text: “Resources”. In the lower right of the banner is a black silhouette of a rabbit with a beanie.
KissFist Film Challenge
Resources
Tips and tricks for making a (short) film.
2024 Rules & Requirements
KissFist 2024 took place February 16-19. Use our handy checklist to keep track of the requirements for your team and your film.
Making Short Films
Deaf Film Camp 2020 [ASL + CC]
Jeremy Lee Stone
How To Make A Short Film? A Step-By-Step Guide (Robin Piree)
The Filmmaking Process for Beginners (New York Film Academy)
Short Filmmaking Checklist: Everything you need to do before the shoot (Videomaker)
Making Films with No Budget
How to Make a No-Budget Short Film [CC]
Camp Films
5 Rules For Effective Low Budget Filmmaking [CC]
In Depth Cine
How to Make a Low Budget Movie or Short Film [CC]
wolfcrow
No Budget? No Problem! Create an EPIC Short Film [CC]
Vitor Pinhão
How to make a great short film for $0 (Tyce Hoskins)
How to Make a Short Film with No Budget: The Ultimate Guide (Kiev Kelvin)
10 Zero Budget Filmmaking Tips (Raindance)
How to Create a Short Film on a Zero Budget: A Step-by-Step Guide (Perform Cinema)
How to Make a Short Film with Practically No Budget (FilmConnection)
Zero Budget Filmmaking Tips: 7 Steps on How To Get That Hollywood Look (StudioBinder)
Filming with a Phone
Filming with iPhone like a PRO [CC]
Primal Video
How to Film and Edit a Cinematic Video on the iPhone 15 Pro Max [CC]
Benett Graezer
Examples of Short Films
KissFist Winners from 2022
SDFF Committee Selection
Community Vote Selection
Duplicitous
Director: Roy Michael Maguire
ID: screenshot of a white man seated on a green couch in a living room looking uncomfortable. Title: “Duplicitous.”
The Text
Director: Talitha Asteria
ID: screenshot of a white woman with long brown hair in dark clothing, walking outside of a building holding a book. Title: “The Text.”
More Short Films
Here in Silence by Jake Willis
KEWL Studios
Welcome to the Ball by Adam Vincent Wright
FILMS for A New World
Questions?
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