This weekend Stations all over Antarctica will be taking part in the first ever continent-wide 48 hour film making competition.
I have run them locally at McMurdo Station and Scott Base the last two years, but this year I thought I'd see if people at the other Antarctic stations that have a winter crew were interested in joining in.

So far teams from McMurdo Station (US), Scott Base (New Zealand), Mawson Station (Australia), Casey Station (Australia), South Pole (US), Palmer Station (US), Neumayer (Germany), Halley (British), and SANAE (South Africa) have all said they will be participating.

So just how does it work?
A random draw of elements that have to be included in the film will be done on Friday afternoon, and an email sent out to everyone at the time.
Films then need to be completed by Sunday night. Films can be any length from 5 seconds to 5 minutes long, and be on any topic or style they like.
All the stations that submit films will be eligible to vote for what they think is the best.

This is the film I made two years ago for the local competition.
The required elements for the films that year were they had to contain an ice cream cone, a bowl, the sound of a phone, a sleeping person, and the line "We've lost another one"

Here is a link to one Christine did from the same competition, which emphasizes the "Toasty" personality that anyone who has spent a winter here can relate to all too well...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQOTDXB5LNA

I'll post some links to any of this year's videos that are available on line in a couple of weeks.