The 168 Film Project is a Christian film festival. The contest starts with the random assignment of verses based on a theme from the scriptures. Writing and preproduction is the next phase, followed by exactly one week (168 hours) to shoot and edit a finished film. If the film is on time and at or under the required total run time, then it is eligible for awards. Worldwide, over 750 short films have been produced for the competition from 2003 to 2012. History Founded by John David Ware in 2003, the 168 Film Project started with 13 entries. Winning entries: 2022 168 is back with the full, worldwide competition and an in-person 168 Film Festival (Nov. 4-5). Entry Deadline: August 5. Speed Production Week Aug. 19-26. Theme: "Restoration." Governed by storms, the world is driven and tossed by the wind, but the Kingdom of God brings healing and restoration! Take this journey with us, as we explore God’s restoration of our lives today! 2021 The best overall film of the 168 Film Festival was Gary Centrone and Danica-Rae Miles’ "Crown of Flowers." Centrone won for Best Director. "Crown" took bests for International and Write of Passage categories and "Crown's" Tony Fiora won Best Cinematography. 168 conducted the full competition with a virtual festival. 2020 Due to the ongoing lockdowns, no competition or festival was held. 2019 Best Speed Film winner: "True Reflection" by Aaron Kamp. Best Alumni Film: "So Much More" by Stephanie Hylton Wang, and best Write of Passage Spotlight Film: "Sunday School" by Alicia Schudt-Schechter and Yvette Sams. Theme: "Rebirth" 2018 168 Film Festival Overall Best Film Award and Grand Prize (a trip to Cannes Film Festival and a $10,000 Panavision credit) went to "Fhedi," by Producer Maged Hannah and Writer/Director Anne Alfred from Cairo, Egypt. "Fhedi" won 8 awards: Best Overall Film; Best Speed Film; Best International Film; Best Actor, Jeffrey Peter; Best Supporting Actor, Mina Louis; Best Original Score, Samuel Maher; Best Screenplay and Best Director for Anne Alfred. Nine-year-old Jeffrey Peter played the lead role, Fhedi, which means savior. 2017 "Best Speed Film" was Brother by Chris Hussar. "Best International Film" was The Gift by Andrew Matthews. "Best KidVid" went to Rachel Lowry for Lost, which qualified her team to pitch for and win the 8168 Feature Production Prize, which in 2021 has reached theaters and distribution as Final Frequency. 2016 The 2016 "Best Film"