Cost: $148 to register a team

Organizer: The 48 Hour Film Project

What to expect: If you're participating...a frenzied two-day rush to make your masterpiece. If you're watching...a slew of short films that hopefully won't look like they were put together in two days.

Why to go: In this immediate culture of ours, timing is everything. If you can't make a movie in two days, why make one at all?

Additional info: Register your team on the website; teams will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the initial registration is full, we will put teams on a waiting list. If a registered team drops out or if we add additional theater space, teams on the waiting list will be added to the Project. The winning Chicago film will go up against films from around the world for the title "Best 48 Hour Film of 2008".

Centerstage Reviewer: Ben Rubenstein