Oxford Brookes students take the spotlight at 72 Hour Horror Film Race

On Thursday 15 May in the historic Strand Theater in Marietta, Georgia USA, students from Oxford Brookes were victorious against international competition in the annual 72 Hour Horror Film Race.

Filmmakers were challenged to write and produce a horror film in just 72 hours, with the Oxford Brookes team competing against 115 talented filmmaker teams from countries including the USA, France, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.

The team was delighted to walk away with a haul of trophies and the honour of being shortlisted as one of the top ten submitted films.

The team left the evening with the coveted gongs for:

• Best Editing - Emily Tague (Year 2 BSc Digital Media Production)
• Best Directing - Crystal Constance (Year 2 BA Digital Media Production) and Brigeth Encalada Gomez (Year 3 BA Digital Media Production)
• Best Actor - Will Perois (Oxford Brookes graduate, BA Japanese Studies, 2024)

The team also received the prize for runner up in the Best Picture category, only losing out to a professional crew from the USA.

Emily Tague - Editor (winner) said:

“Winning best editor and the film placing second was incredible! Staying up for 35 hours to finish the edit pushed us, but what truly made the experience unforgettable was the amazing team I got to work with.”

Crystal Constance - Director (winner) said:

“We all worked well together, the best team work I have experienced. The contest taught me to keep going and never give up!”

Brigeth Encalada Gomez - Director (winner) said:

“Winning a shared award for Best Director is an amazing experience that I will cherish forever. Our passion and effort is reflected in the film and I hope this is just the beginning of a successful future.”

Callum Kypros - Colour Grading and post production supervisor said:

"The importance of teamwork became clear through this experience, showing me that shared motivation towards a high standard  leads to results we can all be proud of."

Chloe Kaye - Assistant editor, art direction and make up said:

“This was my first time doing a project like this so it was an interesting experience. The process of creating the film was super fun too, I had no idea we'd get the place we did in the competition so I'm really proud of our team.”

Frevan Pereira - Sound Designer said: 

"As a sound designer, I gained an immense amount of expertise and learnt how to work well in a team by communicating professionally, delegating tasks, and helping the team meet the goal.”

Learn more about studying Art and Design courses at Oxford Brookes.