ASLC Announces 26,280-Hour Film Festival

In an effort to make their events more “artist-friendly,” FSU’s Student Life Cinema (SLC) has announced its first-ever 26,280-Hour Film Festival, giving participants a generous three years to write, shoot, edit, doubt, abandon, re-fall in love with, and ultimately submit their films.

“Over time, we realized that the 48-hour model of old can feel a bit rushed,” said one SLC programmer, staring at his DaVinci Resolve timeline. “This way, students have the time to fully explore their vision, rethink every creative decision they’ve ever made, and still find a way to miss the deadline.”

Festival organizers say the format also encourages more ‘realistic production cycles,’ with the majority of participants expected to graduate, relocate, and change career paths before locking picture. “The key is to get ahead of it all,” said one student filmmaker in her first year of production. “For example, we haven’t even cast our actors yet, but we’re already looking for replacements.”

The SLC has assured students that all the films will still premiere together at the end of the festival, at which point organizers will attempt to remember who made what film. Projects will be evaluated based on originality, technicality, and whether the original filmmaker shows up or not.