The Baltimore 48 Hour Film Project is a local competition that is part of the global 48 Hour Film Project, an annual filmmaking event where teams are challenged to write, shoot, and edit a short film within 48 hours. Participants are assigned a genre, character, prop, and line of dialogue to include in their film. The winning film from the Baltimore event represents the city at Filmapalooza, an international festival showcasing the best films from participating cities worldwide.