48 Hour Film Horror Sci-Fi Project - Washington DC

Christina Ruppert
Christina Ruppert
City Producer
James Lewis
James Lewis
City Producer
Stephanie Cristancho
Stephanie Cristancho
City Producer

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 Long Story Short Media! Their film ‘’Just Kill Me’’ will go on to represent Washington, DC against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2026!

Character
Jake or Jackie Jones - a Drifter
Line
“Never mind, I’ll do it myself.” OR “Never mind, I will do it myself.”
Prop
a Radio (car radio in a car is not acceptable)
1st Place: Best Film of 2025
Filmposter for Just Kill Me
Just Kill Me by Long Story Short Media
2nd Place: Best Film of 2025
Filmposter for THE CURSE
THE CURSE by Maxout Productions
3rd Place: Best Film of 2025
Filmposter for RAM: Random-Access Memory
RAM: Random-Access Memory by Better Broke Productions
Audience Favorite Group A:
Filmposter for Deer God
Deer God by Greet the Day Productions
Audience Favorite Group B:
Spores by Awfully Serious Filmmakers