Later known as the "Extreme Filmmaker 48 Hour Film Festival"  (to separate it from other similar projects), the first major screening was held at the Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, a 150-seat venue that soon proved to small for the growing audience. The festival received thousands of entries and the select movies chosen by the festival's organizers were showcased in a gala premier held at the Arclight Theater on Sunset Blvd.
The "Extreme Filmmaker 48 Hour Film Festival" (to differentiate it from other similar projects), its first major screening took place at the Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, a venue with limited seating capacity of 150 seats. The festival received thousands of entries and the selected films chosen by the organizers were presented in a gala premiere held at the Arclight Theater on Sunset Blvd.