The Boston 48 Hour Film Project

See below for 2006 results.
For more information on 2010, click here...

The Boston 48HFP on DVD

The best films of the Boston 48 Hour Film Project from 2004, 2005, and 2006 are now available on DVD!

The Best of the 48 Hour Film Project: Boston 2006

Buy it here. Includes:

• "Eat to Defeat" by Red Balloon Productions
• "Opening Night Jitters" by Playomatic Productions
• "Paperboy!" by Overjoyed Productions
• "240" by Class 5
• "Writer's Block" by Wait, What? & LongShot Film Factory
• "The Tell-Tale Stomach" by Top Feeg
• "Mother Go Forth" by Team Nomo
• "Piggy" by Advanced Teamwork
• "INS and Outs" by the Post-Modern Avengers
• "P.O.O.P." by Bighouse Films
• "Iron Berry" by Ficker Flicks
• "Room 17" by Burger Menu Productions
• "Just for Tips" by Calmer Than You Are
• "Overbyte" by Glasseye Productions
• "The Guts and the Glory" by We're Making a Movie
• "Gluttonous G. Goforth" by Bait & Tackle

The Envelope Please...

The judges have made their decisions. They had a very difficult time this year, because so many of the films were so good. We're more amazed every year by what Boston filmmakers put together for the 48HFP. Thank you all for all of your hard and amazing work!

48 Hour Retro Award
Wait, What? & Longshot Film Factory for "Writer's Block"

Most Authentic Boston Film
Team Nomo for "Mother Go Forth"

Most Original Concept
James Dingle from Advanced Teamwork for "Piggy"

Best Dog
Joon for "The Tell-Tale Stomach"

Best Use of Genre (tie)
We're Making a Movie for "The Guts and the Glory" and
Playomatic Productions for "Opening Night Jitters"

Best Use of Character
We're Making a Movie for "The Guts and the Glory"

Best Use of Prop
Burger Menu Productions for "Room 17"

Best Use of Line of Dialogue
Bait & Tackle for "Gluttonous G. Goforth"

Best Costumes
Kristina Wacome Stevick & History Alive! for "Gluttonous G. Goforth"

Best Special Effects
Douglas Applewhite and Lynn Wilcott for "The Guts and the Glory"

Best Titles
Michael Powers for "Overbyte"

Best Score
Anders Carlsson from Goto80 for "Piggy"

Best Original Soundtrack
The Post-Modern Avengers for "INS and Outs"

Best Acting
Playomatic Productions for "Opening Night Jitters"

Best Editing
Steven Stuart for "Opening Night Jitters"

Best Screenplay
Ed Cachianes for "Mother Go Forth"

Best Cinematography
Gianni Gallo for "Gluttonous G. Goforth"

Best Directing (tie)
Michelle Barbera for "The Guts and the Glory" and
Scott Palmer for "Overbyte"

Second Runner-Up for Best Film
Bait & Tackle for "Gluttonous G. Goforth"

Runner-Up for Best Film
We're Making a Movie for "The Guts and the Glory"

Best Film
Glasseye Productions for "Overbyte"

The Audience Has Spoken!

The audience has chosen its favorite film for each screening night. The winners are below.

Audience Award: Group A
"Opening Night Jitters" by Playomatic Productions

Audience Award: Group B
"Gluttonous G. Goforth" by Bait & Tackle

Audience Award: Group C
"The Guts and the Glory" by We're Making a Movie

Audience Award: Group D
"Eat to Defeat" by Red Balloon Productions

Audience Award: Group E
"Iron Berry" by Ficker Flicks

DVD Raffle Winners

The name of these folks were drawn to receive a copy of "Funny Shorts Made Fast".

DVD Winner, Group A: Amy Perkins

DVD Winner, Group B: Tiffany Jan

DVD Winner, Group C: Pam Boiros

DVD Winner, Group D: Tim Porter

DVD Winner, Group E: Chris Brenne

DVD Winner, Best Of: Jeff Klann

Filmmaker Blog

Want to hear about the Boston 48HFP from the filmmakers themselves? Then check out the Boston 48HFP filmmaker blog, where Boston 48HFP participants tell us stories of their wild weekend of filmmaking.

Boston 48HFP Links

• Sign up for the Boston mailing list
• Join the Boston yahoo group
• Email Ben Guaraldi, Boston Producer of the 48HFP
• Watch films from Boston using our Film Catalogue and 48.tv
• See what's playing on 48.tv
• Buy t-shirts or other goodies
• Put a 48HFP badge on your homepage or blog
• Buy Best of the 48HFP: Boston 2006 on DVD
• Buy Best of the 48HFP: Boston 2005 on DVD
• Buy Best of the 48HFP: Boston 2004 on DVD
• The 48 Hour Film Project Tour: 2006
• Other 48 Hour Film Projects in Boston: 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003