The Honolulu 48 Hour Film Project

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 Honolulu winners!

Best Use of Character
"Too True to be Good" by Used Camera

Best Use of Prop
"At Dead’s End" by Team Dolsekis

Best Use of Line of Dialogue
"At Dead’s End" by Team Dolsekis

Best Costumes
"Salam" by Indievisual Studios

Best Choreography
"Sweet Dreams" by VBC West

Best Special Effects
"At Dead’s End" by Team Dolsekis

Best Graphics
"Salam" by Indievisual Studios

Best Sound Design
"At Dead’s End" by Team Dolsekis

Best Musical Score
"At Dead’s End" by Team Dolsekis

Best Cinematography
"Sweet Dreams" by VBC West

Best Editing
"Sweet Sunrise" by Team Renegade

Best Writing
"Too True to be Good" by Used Camera

Best Acting
"Sweet Dreams" by VBC West

Best Directing
"Salam" by Indievisual Studios

Second Runner Up for Best Film
$250 equipment rental from Hawaii Media Inc. and
$25 gift certificate from Tiki’s Bar and Grill
"At Dead’s End" by Team Dolsekis

Runner Up for Best Film
$500 equipment rental from Hawaii Media Inc. and
$25 gift certificate from Tiki’s Bar and Grill
"Too True to be Good" by Used Camera

Best Film
$500 cash and $1000 equipment rental from Hawaii Media Inc. and
one hour PR consultation from Aloha Agency
"Salam" by Indievisual Studios

Audience Awards for the Honolulu 48HFP

The audience has spoken!

Audience Award Winner: Group A
"Sweet Dreams" by VBC West

Audience Award Winner: Group B
"At Dead’s End" by Team Dolsekis

Congratulations to all of our award winners and everyone who made a film in just 48 hours!

Filmmaker Blog

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

Photo by Kelvin Kay.

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Screening Groups

Group A

A Hui Hou, Ja-ne de Abreu
Empty Frame, Cameron Spangler
HenHaus Productions, Annabel Lacara
Otherworld Productions, Michael Gum
SamAli Films, Samuel Tabatabai
The Shaka Collective, Molly Hayden
Throw Down the Keys, Angela Breene
VBC West, Zamir Moen
Wadalife Films, Robert Poleki

Group B

Filmdis, Robert Takara
Indievisual Studios, Sharif Christopher Matar
JHM Productions, Keoni Maemori
Kaizen, Ryan Catalani
Magji Productions, Silton Buendia
Outlaws, Hisham Metwally
Team Dolsekis, Tanner Tokuyama
Team Renegade, Brandon Spencer
Used Camera, Paul Batallia