The 48 Hour Film Project

The Detroit 48 Hour Film Project

See below for 2012 results.
For more information on 2013, click here...

The Judges Have Spoken!

Our panel of judges has made its decision. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers and teams who participated. We are proud to announce our winners!

Best Use of Character
"Speed of Life" by Lewlock & Co.

Best Use of Prop
"The Smell of Ambrosia" by Midnight Oil Productions

Best Use of Line
"M.A.M.A." by Big Foot Films

Best Makeup Effects
"The Smell of Ambrosia" by Midnight Oil Productions

Best Film De Femme
"Dodging The Whacker" by LocalD

Best Vacation-Holiday
"Committed Holiday" by Actors Loft

Best Romance
"Cupid's Corral" by Poison Apple Entertainment

Best Musical-Western
"Holding On" by Margrave Pictures

Best Drama
"Poison" by iFilmFlops

Best Sci-Fi
"It Came From Zarnek" by Camp Super Rad Fire

Best Family Film
"Steps" by Control Alt Delete

Best Horror Film [tie]
"Suzy" by OWAM
"Home Schooled" by Statutory Grape

Best Mockumentary
"Unclipped" by Chicken Circle

Best Fantasy
"Remnants" by Sit Zombie Sit!

Best Silent Film
"Penetration Test" by Atomic Productions

Best Cop-Detective
"Blameless" by 2SD Productions

Best Comedy
"Lemon Lane" by Bear Cubs

Best Dark Comedy
"P.A.A." by House Of Wo

Best Thriller/Suspense
"The Drive Home" by Dude What? Productions

Best Time Travel
"Time Jerks" by The Escape Goats

Best Road Movie
"CarStar" by Fighting Mongooses

Best Costumes
"Detective Diaries" by BROBIEfilms

Best Choreography
"Holding On" by Margrave Pictures

Best Special Effects
"It Came From Zarnek" by Camp Super Rad Fire

Best Graphics
"One To Go" by Batteries Not Included

Best Sound Design
"Detective Diaries" by BROBIEfilms

Best Musical Score
"Ellie" by Time Trip Films

Best Cinematography
"Poison" by iFilmFlops

Best Editing
"Custom Policy" by Dark Spark

Best Acting
"Stuffed" by 48 Hour Films Detroit

Best Writing
"Fine Print" by A&W Productions

Best Directing
"It Came From Zarnek" by Camp Super Rad Fire

Second Runner Up for Best Film
"Detective Diaries" by BROBIEfilms

Runner Up for Best Film
"CarStar" by Fighting Mongooses

Best Film
"It Came From Zarnek" by Camp Super Rad Fire

Detroit 48HFP Audience Awards

The audience has spoken! The following teams won the audience awards for their respective screenings. Congratulations!

Audience Award Winner: Group A
"It Came From Zarnek" by Camp Super Rad Fire

Audience Award Winner: Group B
"P.A.A." by House Of Wo

Audience Award Winner: Group C
"Holding On" by Margrave Pictures

Audience Award Winner: Group D
"Cupid's Corral" by Poison Apple Entertainment

truTV Prize for Best Film

The winner of Best Film of Detroit will win the opportunity to sign a Development Deal with truTV for $5000! (More info)

Detroit 48HFP Links

   




Required Elements

Character  Mary or Marvin Greenberg, Computer Genius
Prop  nail clippers
Line  "Mama told me not to come."

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Screening Groups

Group A
Screening on Tuesday, July 17, 7:00PM

(IN SCREENING ORDER)
48 Hour Films Detroit, Tim McCarty
A & W Productions, Bernie Tague
2SD Film Productions, Francesca Omilian
Aunt Penelope, Richard Chapin
Batteries Not Included, Kat Ruff
Bear Cubs, Victor Pytko
BROBIEfilms, John Shaw
Camp Super Rad Fire, Jon Manthei
Chicken Circle, brad gallagher
Dark Spark, James Semivan
Midnight Oil Productions, Eddie Fritz
Out of State Bank, Greg DeLiso
Sit Zombie Sit!, Amber Miller

Group B
Screening on Tuesday, July 17, 9:00PM

(IN SCREENING ORDER)
Kado MVP, Kameron Donald
Atomic Productions, Mike Saliba
Big Foot Films, Tim Whalen
Dude What? Productions, Justin Chapman
Engineered Confections, Jeannine LaPorte
Figawi Productions, Dan B
Fighting Mongooses, Anthony Durocher
Friends with Films, Charlie Hunt
Go Hard or Go Home Productions, Charles Kennedy
House of WO, Erik Wright-Olsen
iFilmFlops, Jose Mojica
Lewlock and Co., Anthony Whitlock
Toaden Productions, Scott Maiale

Group C
Screening on Wednesday, July 18, 7:00PM

(IN SCREENING ORDER)
Creative Logic Productions, Angelina Card
MCFA Veterans, Mark Sandoval
Actors Loft, Hugh Gall
dispensables, Ryan D'Silva
IATL Productions, Paul Oparka
LocalD, Patrick Duffy
Margrave Pictures, Dave Donaldson
Metro Swarm Intelligence, Leanne Shultz
Nineteen Angels Productions, Zeke Burhans
overZealous Productions, John Zyski
OWAM, Wesley Knodel
Pretty Cool I Guess Productions, Adam Grzankowski
RATtale Films, A.M. Williams
Team Ram Rod, Nick Bryce
Woodbridge Films, Victoria Cliett

Group D
Screening on Wednesday, July 18, 9:00PM

(IN SCREENING ORDER)
SYN Films, Lavette York
Control Alt Delete, Andy Blockno
MAC TV, Dylan Clauson
Moloko Banda, Sean Duffy
Poison Apple Entertainment, Daniel Smith
RLF Productions, Kenneth Franzel
Rust Belt Media, Patrick Seeney
Santa Carla Films, Stephen Richmond
Sapphire Films, Brenda Perryman
Stallion Studios, Tracci King
Statutory Grape, Christen Lepley
TALK CA$H PRODUCTIONS, Adam Luger
The Escape Goats, Timothy Doyle
Thought Dream Motion Pictures, Aaron Miller
Time Trip Films, Matthew Winne