Season 6 Dates TBD
THE 72hr KICKASS
FILM FEST
Filming Winter 2026
Premier Spring 2026
The Kickass Film Fest is a festival by filmmakers, for filmmakers. Whether you’re new to the craft or a seasoned pro, this is your chance to feel like a star! With 11 premium awards in a Hollywood-style award show, a red carpet premiere party, unmatched networking opportunities, and your film showcased in a state-of-the-art theatre before an audience of 100+, we’re more than just a festival—we’re a community for filmmakers and film lovers alike.
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The challenge
Create a 5-7 minute short film in just 72 hours. Each team will be given a required line, prop, and character to include, along with a randomly assigned genre. Then, watch your work come to life on the big screen at our public showcase and awards ceremony. Don’t miss out—this year is set to be our most spectacular yet!
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Can I Pre-write my script?No. All films must be written, filmed, and edited within the 72hr time period. The day of film start everyone will be given a required line of dialogue, prop, and character to include in your script, followed by a random selected genre in which then the time will start for everyone!
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What are the awards?Every winning film will receive a premium trophy, certificate and laurel download. In addition Best Short Film (Kickass Award) will receive a check for $1,000, and audience choice will receive $500. A team can win multiple awards. All Nominations will be awarded a nomination laurel. Award Categories The Kickass film award Best Actor Best Actress Best Ensemble Best Director Best Cinematography Best Editor Best Screenplay Best Score Best Makeup/SFX Best Production Design Best Use of Line Best Use of Character Best Use of Prop Audience Choice Award (VOTE).
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What are the rules?Teams will have 72 hours to write, film, and edit a 5-7 minute film. We will give everyone a prop, character, and line of dialogue that they must incorporate into their film, every team will also pull a random, genre unique to their film, you will need to create your film in the same 72 hours as everyone else. Production hard cost cant exceed $5,000 (not including equipment/Software). You cannot turn in your film after the 72 hours is up. See full rules list on registration page.
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What if I do not live in Pueblo Colorado?No problem! We highly encourage film makers from around the world to enter the festival. However you will have to film within the Denver/Mountain Timezone on the given dates and times.
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How are categories judged?Films are judged individually by judges of the film and entertainment industry, and scored on a per category basis with the criteria of Creativity, Category specific Skill, and precision of category. All judges individual scores are averaged to create the final winner. All judges judge on their own and submit cards to film fest directors to tally scores, all judges are strictly prohibited on judging with bias and have no connections to any filmmakers as a requirement.