Join Puppet Place for a selection of weird and wonderful short puppet films from around the world at the finale screening of the Bristol 48 hour puppet film challenge
The ‘Puppet Place 48’ is a forty eight hour film challenge specifically for puppetry, brought to you by Bristol’s very own, Puppet Place. Participants have only 48 hours to create an original puppet film from scratch, racing against the clock and sleep deprivation to create original films. No one knows what the films will be until the deadline hits, all we know is that there will be puppets!
Join us at The Wardrobe Theatre for our live finale as we screen the best of the best from this year’s challenge. With judges commentary, awards and a whole lot of puppet people, it will be a night to remember!
MC – Cat Rock
2025 Judging Panel
(Commentary is filmed)
Ronnie Le Drew – Zippy (and many more)
Emma Powell – Air Giants
Mikayla R. Teodoro – Puppet Maker/ Designer for the West End
Carolene Yawa Ada – Swallows Wing Puppetry
Tea Poldervaart – War Horse Puppeteer
Puppet Place is the home for puppetry in the South West. Based in Bristol’s historic harbourside, our building at Unit 18 is packed with creative businesses and artists. Established as a charity over 40 years ago to support puppetry practitioners in the region, we are now a thriving community network. Together, we seek to innovate, research, and develop – to nurture new ideas and emerging talent – to further develop the artform of puppetry – and to engage with the public through our work.
