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 2017 goes to Extra Medium! Their film ‘’Desmond Lewis Presents: Fists of Clay’’ will go on to represent Boston against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2018!
Previous Years
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2025
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2022
- 48 Hour Global Film Challenge - Boston 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2020
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2011
- 48 Hour Film Go Green Project - Boston 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2008
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2007
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2006
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2003
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2004
- 48 Hour Film Project - Boston 2005
Character
Lauren or Lawrence Soto, Mentor
Lauren or Lawrence Soto, Mentor
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I couldn't have said it better myself.
I couldn't have said it better myself.
Prop
a bracelet
a bracelet
1st Place: Best Film of 2017
Desmond Lewis Presents: Fists of Clay
by Extra Medium
2nd Place: Best Film of 2017
Lost in Time
by Hoover Products
Audience Favorite Group A:
Eastervention
by Self-Imposters
Audience Favorite Group B:
Very Hairy Species
by Lockbridge Productions
Audience Favorite Group C:
Lost in Time
by Hoover Products
Audience Favorite Group D:
Love at First Boop
by Fat Foot Films
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: Desmond Lewis Presents: Fists of Clay by Extra Medium
- Lost in Time by Hoover Products
Best Writing
- Winner: Don Is The New Death by Pilotgroove (P.J Hout, Ben Peirce and Jay Syrene)
Best Editing
- Winner: Desmond Lewis Presents: Fists of Clay by Extra Medium (Steve Lewis)
Best Directing
- Winner: Lost in Time by Hoover Products
Best Cinematography
- Winner: The War of Two Sides by Slaaka Obnots (Joed Polly and Nick Figueiredo)
Best Music
- Winner: Lost in Time by Hoover Products (Bizbongo and Yanivi)
Best Actor
- Winner: Don Is The New Death by Pilotgroove (Ben Peirce)
Best Actress
- Winner: Journal by Wax Idiotical Films (Annie Cicero)
- Winner: The Evel Bracelet by MadCat Productions (Marielle O’Malley)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner: Lost in Time by Hoover Products
Best Special Effects
- Winner: Lost in Time by Hoover Products (Sean Casey and Ben Heider)
Best Costume Design
- Winner: Very Hairy Species by Lockbridge Productions (Jordan Pacheco)
Best Use of Character
- Winner: Desmond Lewis Presents: Fists of Clay by Extra Medium
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: The Evel Bracelet by MadCat Productions
Best Use of Line
- Winner: True Comedy by HIVE MEDIA
Best Use of Genre
- Winner: Don Is The New Death by Pilotgroove
Best Titles
- Winner: Let's talk about us by Pica Films
Women in the 48: Grand Prize
- Winner: Menstruation by EFM (Tamara Tavares)
Best Catering
- Winner: PROBATION by Donut Pirates (Kendea Oliver)
- Winner: Bracelet Instinct by Breakfast Lobster (Chris Aimola and Kevan Budrow)
Best Concept
- Winner: Desmond Lewis Presents: Fists of Clay by Extra Medium
Best Opening Shot
- Winner: Pandora's Charm by Good Natured Dog Productions (Nick Kolinsky and John McCarthy)
- Winner: Journal by Wax Idiotical Films (Mike Robinson and Kevin Bowers)
Women in the 48
- Winner: Menstruation by EFM (Tamara Tavares)
- Winner: "Small Business" by Gwowls Productions (Gwyneth White)
- Very Hairy Species by Lockbridge Productions (Eileen Slavin)
Women in the 48: Runner Up
- Winner: Very Hairy Species by Lockbridge Productions (Eileen Slavin)
People of Color in the 48: Behind the Camera
- Winner: Menstruation by EFM (Tamara Tavares1)
- Winner: Menstruation by EFM (Tamara Tavares3)
- Winner: Menstruation by EFM (Tamara Tavares)
Better Than Bliss
Joint Custody
Celestine Studios
Clyde vs Destiny
HIVE MEDIA
True Comedy
Lang Productions
Bad Memories
MadCat Productions
The Evel Bracelet
MASS Fables
The Test Run
Robot and the Ready Readies
Self-Imposters
Eastervention
Shine On You Crazy Mikes
Slicecream Productions
My Cousin Zach
Striving Artists
Expiration Date
The Royal Society for Putting People On Top of Other People
A Step Too Far
Those Guys Media House
The Dog Walker
Tree Top Productions
Wax Idiotical Films
Journal
Brick Window Productions
Misplaced Cover
CaasIcam Pictures
Charles River Swimming & Diving Team
The Cornhole Kid
Donut Pirates
PROBATION
EFM
Menstruation
Extra Medium
Desmond Lewis Presents: Fists of Clay
Hop Top Films Company
Thy Kingdom Come
Lockbridge Productions
Very Hairy Species
Maverick Productions
"A Different Life"
Perspective Pictures
His Dying Wish
Rowan Rock Studios
Everything Happens in Threes
Sparkle Motion Pictures
On Time, On Target
Team Otis
I Feel Your Paint
The Javacats
308
The Saddleback Caterpillars
JACK
Unfinished Draught
Anita Lawrence
Black Chick Watching
25
Breakfast Lobster
Bracelet Instinct
Brogue One
Jessups Obituary
Crazed Weasel Entertainment
Paper Trail
Good Natured Dog Productions
Pandora's Charm
Gwowls Productions
"Small Business"
Hocus Focus
Hoover Products
Lost in Time
Imperial Wayside
Familiar Haze
loop9p
Moose Films
Almost Home
Pilotgroove
Don Is The New Death
PS Productions
Team Swamp Man
Benny's Big Bracelet Blunder
The Faithless Electors
The Sisters Vandersheen
The Piano Men
Park Patrol
Blondies
Wind from the Water
Bottled Lightning
Box House Productions
Broken Compass Videos
A Bedtime Story
Collective Subconscious Productions
Feeling Blue
Fat Foot Films
Love at First Boop
FRED-TV
Lauren
Heaven Can Wait
Last Chance Productions
The Last Audition
Longshot
Baby mentor
Pica Films
Let's talk about us
Scrupulous Productions
"time lords"
Slaaka Obnots
The War of Two Sides
Snaggletoof Productions
One Must Imagine Sisyphus Dunking
The Troglodytes
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