If you want to make a film but struggle to finish projects, the 48-hour Film Project on Oct. 19-21 just might provide the deadline you need.

Teams are given a quote, a prompt and 48 hours to create a film that is entered into a global competition, in which the winner receives $5,000 and has their work shown at Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner in 2013.

You don’t need to have experience to get involved, organizers say. Instead they suggest the event as a fun way to get some experience in a short space of time.

This year’s competition is back after a one-year hiatus, organized by previous participants Joseph Kim and Young Lee.

The two met during the project in 2010, when Kim entered the Seoul competition as a producer and a writer and Lee joined his team as an art director.

Their team won the Best Use of Dialogue award for the competition that year.

“I also wanted to give back since it was such a wonderful experience and I wanted to do this for the expat and Korean communities to come together under a creative umbrella,” Kim said.

“I feel like South Koreans have a hunger for the international community to showcase their creativity. I have met so many creative people in South Korea whether they be Korean or expats, and they all had no place to show their creativity to an international audience,” he added.

There is also a city-level competition, for which the winning team will also receive 5 million won ($4,400) from Megabox among other prizes.

All films will be shown at the Megabox cinema in Dongdaemun on Nov. 1.

Sonny of Sonny Side Films, a runner-up team leader in the 2010 competition at the city level, said it was a great experience.

“It tested me in a lot of ways, many of which were unexpected,” he said. “I learned a lot about working well with others, which is the foundation of any successful production. It’s a lot of fun, but it’s an amazing challenge too.

“The real payoff is seeing all your hard work on the big screen. That’s a great feeling.”

Information sessions will be held regularly at the project’s Seoul offices by Gasan Digital Complex Station, and meet-and-greet events for potential team members to introduce themselves are planned for Saturday and Oct. 6 from 2-6 p.m. Reservation via workshop@48hourfilm.co.kr is required for the meet-and-greet events.

Team registration is 250,000 won and can be done on the event website at 48hourfilm.com/en/seoul, where more information is available.

By Paul Kerry  (paulkerry@heraldcorp.com)