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," which was established to distinguish it from other similar projects, had its first major screening at the Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, a venue with limited seating capacity of 150 people. The festival received thousands of entries and the selected films were showcased in a gala premiere held at the Arclight Theater on Sunset Blvd.