Announcing the Winners!
After much deliberation, our distinguished panel of judges has selected this year’s winning films. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers and teams who participated. We are proud to announce our winners.
The Best Film of 2023 goes to Space Age Daydream! Their film ‘’Lucky Numbers’’ will go on to represent Albuquerque against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2024!
Previous Years
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2025
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project Horror/Sci-Fi - Albuquerque 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2020
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2018
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Albuquerque 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2017
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Albuquerque 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2016
- 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Project - Albuquerque 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2015
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Albuquerque 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2014
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Albuquerque 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2013
- 48 Hour Film Music Video Project - Albuquerque 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2012
- 48 Hour Film Music Video Project - Albuquerque 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2008
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2007
- 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque 2006
Character
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1st Place: Best Film of 2023

Lucky Numbers
by Space Age Daydream
2nd Place: Best Film of 2023

L-42
by Sepia Tone
3rd Place: Best Film of 2023
Long Way Home
by Journey Home Media
Audience Favorite Group A:

Playing for Keeps: A True Crime Story
by The Tarintinos
Audience Favorite Group B:
Cast Out
by BHG Productions
Audience Favorite Group C:

Lucky Numbers
by Space Age Daydream
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream
- L-42 by Sepia Tone
- Long Way Home by Journey Home Media
- The Last Directive by Los Metates Studios
- Grim Gastronomy by Faulty Trail
Best Writing
- Winner: L-42 by Sepia Tone (Andrew Crawford & Everette Scott Ortiz )
- ON THE ROCKS by New Wave Films
- Long Way Home by Journey Home Media (Jordee Arvin, Brent Wylie, Ryan Cook, Chorus Padilla & Marcos Romero )
Best Editing
- Winner: Long Way Home by Journey Home Media (Jordee Arvin)
- The Last Directive by Los Metates Studios (Matthew Evans)
- L-42 by Sepia Tone
Best Directing
- Winner: Long Way Home by Journey Home Media (Jodree Arvin)
- L-42 by Sepia Tone (Andrew Crawford)
- Grim Gastronomy by Faulty Trail (Joe Wilson)
Best Cinematography
- Winner: The Last Directive by Los Metates Studios (AJ Dillie)
- Long Way Home by Journey Home Media (Jordie Arvin & Michael Lathrop )
- Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream (Brandon Carter & Camille Carlson)
Best Sound Design
- Winner: The Last Directive by Los Metates Studios
- Long Way Home by Journey Home Media
- Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream
Best Music
- Winner: Grim Gastronomy by Faulty Trail (Geoff St. John & Sam Nesbitt )
- The Fall of the Lich King by 505 1/2 (Thomas Ropp)
- Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream (Bradley Thomas Turner )
Best Actor
- Winner: Long Way Home by Journey Home Media (Ryan Cook)
- Back to You, Darren by Ellis Films (Marc Comstock)
- Grim Gastronomy by Faulty Trail (Rex Nowacki )
Best Actress
- Winner: L-42 by Sepia Tone (Emily Rose Hernandez )
- Offside by Pagliaccia Pictures (Jill Lindsay)
- The Diamond Entanglement by The Great Conjunction (Jocelyn Montoya )
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner: Gumshoe by Dust Wave
- The Fall of the Lich King by 505 1/2
- The Diamond Entanglement by The Great Conjunction
Best Special Effects
- Winner: Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream (Camille Carlson & Brandon Carter )
- The Last Directive by Los Metates Studios (Matthew Evans)
- Long Way Home by Journey Home Media (Chorus Padilla )
Best Costume Design
- Winner: The Fall of the Lich King by 505 1/2 (Angelique Paull & Allegra Lopez & Nomi Miller )
- ON THE ROCKS by New Wave Films
- Cosmic Consumption by Aerial Ash Productions (Jamie Silver )
Best Set Design
- Winner: L-42 by Sepia Tone
- Gumshoe by Dust Wave
- Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream
Best Make Up
- Winner: The Fall of the Lich King by 505 1/2
- ON THE ROCKS by New Wave Films
- Cosmic Consumption by Aerial Ash Productions
Best Poster
- Winner: Gumshoe by Dust Wave (Screening Group B)
- Winner: Playing for Keeps: A True Crime Story by The Tarintinos (Screening Group A)
- Winner: Grim Gastronomy by Faulty Trail (Screening Group C)
- Honorable Mention: Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream (Screening Group C)
- Honorable Mention: Cosmic Consumption by Aerial Ash Productions (Screening Group A)
- Honorable Mention: Pit Stop by Clean Slate Productions (Screening Group B)
Best Trailer
- Winner: Gumshoe by Dust Wave (Screening Group B)
- Winner: The Last Directive by Los Metates Studios (Screening Group A)
- Winner: Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream (Screening Group C)
- Honorable Mention: Playing for Keeps: A True Crime Story by The Tarintinos (Screening Group A)
- Honorable Mention: ON THE ROCKS by New Wave Films (Screening Group C)
- Honorable Mention: Long Way Home by Journey Home Media (Screening Group B)
Best Use of Character
- Winner: Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream
- Playing for Keeps: A True Crime Story by The Tarintinos
- Long Way Home by Journey Home Media
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: Grim Gastronomy by Faulty Trail
- Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream
- Cosmic Consumption by Aerial Ash Productions
Best Use of Line
- Winner: ON THE ROCKS by New Wave Films
- Cast Out by BHG Productions
- L-42 by Sepia Tone
Best Use of Genre
- Winner: Grim Gastronomy by Faulty Trail
- The Last Directive by Los Metates Studios
- Cast Out by BHG Productions
Special Mention
- Winner: The Diamond Entanglement by The Great Conjunction ("The Best Under Pressure Award" Presented by Albuquerque City Lifestyle)
- Winner: Lucky Numbers by Space Age Daydream (Reagan Deen: Winner of "The FUSION Award for Outstanding Actor")
- Honorable Mention: Gumshoe by Dust Wave (Screening Group B: Audience Choice Film Runner-Up)
- Honorable Mention: The Last Directive by Los Metates Studios (Screening Group A: Audience Choice Film Runner-Up)
- Honorable Mention: Grim Gastronomy by Faulty Trail (Screening Group C: Audience Choice Film Runner-Up)
"Women"
Howdy, Comrade!
404 Productions
Aerial Ash Productions
Cosmic Consumption
Crimson Flair productions
Sinusitus
Ellis Films
Back to You, Darren
Hot Buttered Waffles
Riding with Death
Los Metates Studios
The Last Directive
Pine Apple Productions
Nut Butter Dreams
Rotten Bones
Something's Missing
Sepia Tone
L-42
Studio Suave
In the Park
The Great Conjunction
The Diamond Entanglement
The Tarintinos
Playing for Keeps: A True Crime Story
Wind Witch Productions
Fractured Together
505 1/2
The Fall of the Lich King
Area 515
Murder on the Mesa
Astronaut Labs
pariah
BHG Productions
Cast Out
Byrdmangroup/Mega Ultra Studios
Is There a House in This Doctor?
Clean Slate Productions
Pit Stop
DIOGEE PRODUCTIONS.
Tripperoni
Dust Wave
Gumshoe
GSD!
Breaking Barriers
Journey Home Media
Long Way Home
MGE Cinema
Pencil Boy
Monkey Breath Movies
Toxic
shadow productions
Once Upon A Times
SpaceMob SpaceCadets
Moon Man and the God Eye
cam.era
Facefluence: Next Best Influencer
Cherry Hill Productions
RoadRunner
District Rooftop Productions
frijolitos pintos
Faulty Trail
Grim Gastronomy
Ghost Flower Films
Adrift
Just a Little Funny
How I Survived The End of the World, Not Really, God Gave Me Superpowers, This is Not a Joke.... LOL
Little G
Despot the Conqueror
Lorenzo Marshmellow
A.I.
Menace
Stranger
New Wave Films
ON THE ROCKS
Pagliaccia Pictures
Offside
Space Age Daydream
Lucky Numbers
The Keys
Those Who Oppose
Zesty Average Love
You Can't Contain This!
Swift Fists
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