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 2025 goes to Conrad Studios! Their film ‘’The Spotlight’’ will go on to represent Cincinnati against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2026!
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2025
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2022
- US Virtual 48 - Cincinnati 2021
- 48 Hour Global Film Challenge - Cincinnati 2021
- US Virtual 48 - Cincinnati 2020
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2008
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2007
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2006
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2003
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2004
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cincinnati 2005
Shawn or Shawna Copeland - Food Critic
“Can we circle back to this when we have more time?”
a Vacuum Cleaner




- Winner: The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- Confessions to Code by Terminal Velocity Films
- Winner: Confessions to Code by Terminal Velocity Films
- last nite by NATI'S BEST
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Noise by EFM Studios
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- Winner: The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- Confessions to Code by Terminal Velocity Films
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Grounded by Dret Films
- Legends & Leftovers by Simon House Productions
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- Winner: The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- Confessions to Code by Terminal Velocity Films
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Growth by Ripo
- Grounded by Dret Films
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- Winner: Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- Confessions to Code by Terminal Velocity Films
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Noise by EFM Studios
- The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- GRRL POWER by Trick Dog
- Winner: Confessions to Code by Terminal Velocity Films
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Worth It by Take24 Productions
- Legends & Leftovers by Simon House Productions
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- Winner: The Spotlight by Conrad Studios (Cayla Bluford)
- last nite by NATI'S BEST (William Alexander)
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions (Ralph Scott)
- Worth It by Take24 Productions (Eleanor McKenna)
- Legends & Leftovers by Simon House Productions (Brantley Simon)
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios (Anthony Napolitano)
- Winner: The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- last nite by NATI'S BEST
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Worth It by Take24 Productions
- Legends & Leftovers by Simon House Productions
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- Winner: Grounded by Dret Films
- Confessions to Code by Terminal Velocity Films
- last nite by NATI'S BEST
- Growth by Ripo
- Legends & Leftovers by Simon House Productions
- Swept Up by 2 Wheel Productions
- Winner: The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- Confessions to Code by Terminal Velocity Films
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Legends & Leftovers by Simon House Productions
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- GRRL POWER by Trick Dog
- Winner: Confessions to Code by Terminal Velocity Films
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Worth It by Take24 Productions
- Grounded by Dret Films
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- Winner: Grounded by Dret Films
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Worth It by Take24 Productions
- Swept Up by 2 Wheel Productions
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- Winner: Grounded by Dret Films
- Worth It by Take24 Productions
- Noise by EFM Studios
- Swept Up by 2 Wheel Productions
- Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
- Winner: Coping With The Copelands by Jambell Studios
- last nite by NATI'S BEST
- Cherry on Top by Open Gate Productions
- Worth It by Take24 Productions
- Grounded by Dret Films
- The Spotlight by Conrad Studios
2 Wheel Productions
Conrad Studios
Dret Films
EFM Studios
Jambell Studios
NATI'S BEST
Ohio Media School
Open Gate Productions
Ripo
Simon House Productions
Take24 Productions
Terminal Velocity Films
The Channel 7 Media
Trick Dog