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As far as I am concerned, anyone I see with a gun I avoid as if they are dangerous. Does it affect how people treat them? Because if I see him coming my way, I'm not saying hi, I'm walking the other way because I know nothing about him and he has a weapon that can kill me instantly.

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If you happened to miss the 48 Hour Film Project you can participate in the National Film Challenge, the sister competition to the 48HFP (which is based in Portland!). The National Film Challenge is an exhilarating worldwide filmmaking competition from the creators of the 48 Hour Film Project and KDHX Community Media. The Premise: Participating teams have just one weekend to write, shoot and edit a short film or video.

Just like in the 48HFP, you'll receive a character, prop, line of dialogue, and a genre through the NFC website at 7pm local time, October 23rd. Then you'll have to mail the film in on October 26th.  In the following weeks the top films (determined by a national panel of judges) will be available for viewing (and voting!) on the NFC website. The winning films will screen with the 48HFP City Winners at the next Filmapalooza, the 48HFP's end of year event at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. In addition, there are cash prizes for the winning films!

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I would love to join the discussion - I live in Portland and founded and produce the International Documentary Challenge - an event where filmmakers from around the world have 5 days to make a short doc. The winning films premiere at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto. To confirm that good work can be done under pressure, one of our winning films received a national Emmy nomination! Check it out at http://www.docchallenge.org

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