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 2022 goes to 3 Zero 9! Their film ‘’TYPE-O’’ will go on to represent Cleveland against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2023!
Previous Years
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2025
- 48 Hour Film Horror Sci-Fi Project - Cleveland 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2024
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2023
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2022
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2021
- US Virtual 48 - Cleveland 2020
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2019
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2018
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2017
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2016
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2015
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2014
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Cleveland 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2008
- 48 Hour Film Project - Cleveland 2007
Character
Kyle OR Kylie Novotny, 911 Operator
Kyle OR Kylie Novotny, 911 Operator
Line
Well, now what?
Well, now what?
Prop
a cell phone charger
a cell phone charger
1st Place: Best Film of 2022
TYPE-O
by 3 Zero 9
2nd Place: Best Film of 2022

The Canvas
by Kent Skeleton Crew
3rd Place: Best Film of 2022

No Pain, No Gain
by The Freke Showe
Audience Favorite Group A:
TYPE-O
by 3 Zero 9
Audience Favorite Group B:
Crashing At Your Place
by Brutal Flowers Films
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: TYPE-O by 3 Zero 9
- The Canvas by Kent Skeleton Crew
- No Pain, No Gain by The Freke Showe
Best Writing
- Winner: TYPE-O by 3 Zero 9
Best Editing
- Winner: The Eye of God by White Midnight (Scott Brosius)
Best Directing
- Winner: The Eye of God by White Midnight (Scott Brosius)
Best Cinematography
- Winner: The Eye of God by White Midnight
Best Original Musical Score
- Winner: The Eye of God by White Midnight (Fyodor Novotny)
Best Actor
- Winner: TYPE-O by 3 Zero 9 (Michael Nagy)
Best Actress
- Winner: TYPE-O by 3 Zero 9 (Shilo Lorenz)
Best Supporting Actor
- Winner: The Eye of God by White Midnight (James Gappy Burney)
Best Supporting Actress
- Winner: No Pain, No Gain by The Freke Showe (Lynda Santa)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner: Bloody Acres by Hooliganz@7
Best Special Effects
- Winner: The Eye of God by White Midnight (Jenna Cooper & Daylin Blaszczak)
Best Costume Design
- Winner: The Eye of God by White Midnight
Best Use of Character
- Winner: The Wrong Neighborhood by 3 Loaves Productions
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: Inhale by Negative Phil
Best Use of Line
- Winner: The Luck of the Fortune by Troubadour Films
Best Use of Location
- Winner: The Eye of God by White Midnight
Best Visual Effects
- Winner: TYPE-O by 3 Zero 9 (James Neyman)
Caring, Companionate, and Creepy Award
- Winner: No Pain, No Gain by The Freke Showe (Lynda Santa)
Young actress award
- Winner: Bloody Acres by Hooliganz@7 (Ivy Bowen)
Clever and original
- Winner: The Luck of the Fortune by Troubadour Films
- Winner: The Forager by Industrial Magic (& Light)
Creative commercial
- Winner: The Forager by Industrial Magic (& Light)
No remorse
- Winner: Crashing At Your Place by Brutal Flowers Films
Solid film
- Winner: Crashing At Your Place by Brutal Flowers Films
Most creative death
- Winner: TYPE-O by 3 Zero 9
Most blood
- Winner: The Wrong Neighborhood by 3 Loaves Productions
Danny Bass award
- Winner: TYPE-O by 3 Zero 9 (Michael Nagy)
Best kill
- Winner: TYPE-O by 3 Zero 9
Best gore
- Winner: Devil's Stew by Shankar Sudhakaran Productions
Best villain
- Winner: The Eye of God by White Midnight (Ryan Rip Farley)
3 Zero 9
TYPE-O
Cold Robot
Max Gains
Industrial Magic (& Light)
The Forager
Jones Productions
27 CLUB
Kent Skeleton Crew
The Canvas
King Arthur's Domain
Betrayal
Negative Phil
Inhale
RollingStopFilms
Lawn Dart
The Freke Showe
No Pain, No Gain
3 Loaves Productions
The Wrong Neighborhood
Brutal Flowers Films
Crashing At Your Place
Hooliganz@7
Bloody Acres
Midnight Ramblings
The Gibbering
Misfit Toys
My Screaming Heart
Shankar Sudhakaran Productions
Devil's Stew
SpiralMovies
Homicidal Seas
Troubadour Films
The Luck of the Fortune
White Midnight
The Eye of God
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