The 48 Hour Film Project

The Houston 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 Houston winners!

Best Use of Character
"You Suck At This Too" by Earth Sandwich

Best Use of Prop
"Book Mule" by Yesterday's Future
Honorable Mention: "Unwritten" by Morning Wood Productions

Best Use of Line of Dialogue
"Sherman's Law" by Working Title
Honorable Mention: "The Backseat" by DGC Productions

Best Use of Genre
"10/40 Investigators" by Dead Horses
Honorable Mention: "Sherman and the Magical VCR" by The Posse
Honorable Mention: "The Egg & Them" by Hot Pixel Action

Best Soundtrack
"Give & Take" by The Clan
Honorable Mention: "The Backseat" by DGC Productions

Best Wardrobe
"The Interview" by Kung Fu Treachery
Honorable Mention: "The Not So Greatest Show on Earth" by Abby's Army

Best Special Effects
"Sherman's Law" by Working Title
Honorable Mention: "Sherman and the Magical VCR" by The Posse
Honorable Mention: The Final Flight of Sherman Brown" by Sweet Baby Jesus

Best Graphics
"10/40 Investigators" by Dead Horses
Honorable Mention: "El Hobonito" by 4th Collective

Best Sound Design [tie]
"10/40 Investigators" by Dead Horses
"The Egg & Them" by Hot Pixel Action

Best Musical Score
"Unwritten" by Morning Wood Productions
Honorable Mention: "Touch of a Woman" by Unethical Films

Best Cinematography [tie]
"The Provider" by The Artist Factory
"Unwritten" by Morning Wood Productions
Honorable Mention: "Touch of a Woman" by Unethical Films

Best Editing
"The Interview" by Kung Fu Treachery
Honorable Mention: "Key" by D.F.S. Productions

Best Actress
Ann Marie Giaquinto in "The Trixie Fixx"
Honorable Mention: Lorren Holliday in "Book Mule"

Best Actor
Shaun Cobbs in "Key"
Honorable Mention: Gerald Guidry in "The Trixie Fixx"
Honorable Mention: Jeremy Weston in "Key"

Best Ensemble Acting [tie]
"10/40 Investigators" by Dead Horses
"The Final Flight of Sherman Brown" by Sweet Baby Jesus
Honorable Mention: Employees Only

Best Writing
"10/40 Investigators" by Dead Horses
Honorable Mention: "The Egg & Them" by Hot Pixel Action
"The Final Flight of Sherman Brown" by Sweet Baby Jesus

Best Directing [tie]
"10/40 Investigators" by Dead Horses
"The Egg & Them" by Hot Pixel Action
Honorable Mention: "The Interview" by Kung Fu Treachery

Second Runner Up for Best Film
"Key" by D.F.S. Productions

Runner Up for Best Film
"The Egg & Them" by Hot Pixel Action

Best Film
"10/40 Investigators" by Dead Horses


Audience Awards for the Houston 48HFP

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

Audience Award Winner: Group A
"You Suck At This Too" by Earth Sandwich

Audience Award Winner: Group B
"The Egg & Them" by Hot Pixel Action

Audience Award Winner: Group C
"El Hobonito" by 4th Collective

Audience Award Winner: Group D [tie]
"Give & Take" by The Clan
"The Backseat" by DGC Productions

Audience Award Winner: Group E
"Key" by D.F.S. Productions


Filmmaker Blog

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


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Photo by Daniel Arizpe.



Elements

Character: Sherman or Sharon Brown, Recently Unemployed
Prop: a book
Line of Dialogue: "There's a $2 service charge."


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Screening Groups

Group A

Abby's Army, Brian Lewis
Advanced Eye, Jesse Young
BAF, Jeffrey Black
Big Picture Productions, Kathy Barry
Down Set Go Productions, George Tripsas
Earth Sandwich, Lauren Tunnell
Fire Pig Productions, Wayne Slaten
Honey F, Omar Haneef
Irony Coast Productions, Gary Denton
Rubber Biscuits, Bobby Baham
Unethical Films, Enrique Caldera
Voodoo Studios, Adam Frye
Xyro Productions, Bryce Seifert

Group B

2 cent productions, Joey Hancock
Dead Horses, Todd Macek
DiaboliCo., Alvin Morris
Hot Pixel Action!, Tim and Norma Thomson
Houston Film Alpha, Randy Chapman
Moon Unit 9 Pictures, Michael Aschner
No Late Work, Dan Green
Paper Faces Productions, Courtney Hale
Reelsinema, Joshua Fortner
Scrratch Productions, Ajay Sarpeshkar
Sweet Baby Jesus, Michael Darling
The Degens, Nate Kitchens
Yesterday's Future, Ubaid Seth

Group C

4thCollective, Nicholas Urbano
Ace in the Wall Productions, Franklin Petr
Bud Grimlock, Andrew Goldberg
Dude, where's the camera?, Liesl Owens
Kung Fu Treachery, Jensen Yancey
mentatduke, Layi Babalola
Plus 2 Studio Productions, Lascelles McCarthy III
Purple Banana Productions, Elise Balhoff
Renegade Amelia Films, Tim Eggert
Rush Crew, Ziporah Paskman
The Posse, Neil Lokken
Wobbly, David Swearengin
Working Title, Michael Gilg

Group D

Broheim Productions, Gerry Swift
Clouded Eye Productions, W. S. Smith
DGC Productions, D Grant Carr
Hilarious Events Ensued, Todd Tobin
Morning Wood Productions, Michael Hartzog
Perfect Time To Panic Productions, Steve Kennedy
Reservoir Drunks, Dave Able
sKilling digital, George Parker
Team Volta, Eric Duenas
The Artist Factory, C. J. Brock
The Clan, Lord Kalvin Camp
The Gobo Gang, Dallas Box
The Mayor of Cat Town, Philip Hays
West Gray Films, Lori Martinez

Group E

D.F.S. Productions, Michael Allmon
Darque Vision Production, Darius Darque
Deja Vu, Richard Ortiz
Exploding Head Productions, Abhishek Varma
Houston Film - Deuce, Randy Chapman
inTown Digital, JohnT Powell
Out of the Box, Nicole Cano
Red Star Studio, Jessica Perry
Scuba Bob's Pirates, Robert Knapick
Simply Red Filmz, Denise Boucher
Substance, Daniel Salazar
Team Blimp, Dan Cutts
The Rovers, Scott McWhirter