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.
Kudos to Tiny Explosions for winning Best Film of 2022. Their film The Run will go on to represent Des Moines against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2023.
1st Place: Best Film of 2022
The Run by Tiny Explosions
2nd Place: Best Film of 2022
AirDnD by Twin Sun Pictures
3rd Place: Best Film of 2022
That Guy in Brown by Triples is best
Required Elements
- Character: Casey Karver, Delivery driver
- Prop: a TV remote
- Line: "I forgot to mail it."
Audience Favorite: Group A
AirDnD by Twin Sun Pictures
Audience Favorite: Group B
That Guy in Brown by Triples is best
Audience Favorite: Group C
Soul Postal Service by Team last to enter
Best Writing
That Guy in Brown by Triples is best
Best Editing
The Leftovers by Mixed Pictures
Best Directing
The Leftovers by Mixed Pictures
Best Cinematography
Dream Girl by Retro Neon Film
Honorable Mention
Soul Postal Service by Team last to enter
Best Acting (in a supporting role)
Nathan Rohde Stuck Together by Team With
Best Actor
Donald Gee Stuck Together by Team With
Best Actress
Alannah Swenka (Winner) DOA by Return Of The Cintree
Brittny Rebhuhn (Runner Up) BITCH by Peach Fuzz
Best Ensemble Acting
AirDnD by Twin Sun Pictures
Best Special Effects
Staycation by Cutting Room Floor
Best Trailer
Dream Girl by Retro Neon Film
Best Use of Character
DOA by Return Of The Cintree
Best Use of Prop
That Guy in Brown by Triples is best
Best Use of Line
The Run by Tiny Explosions
Best Use of Genre
Sorry for Your Loss by Red Line Pictures
Honorable Mention
BITCH by Peach Fuzz
Producer's Award
Konnecting With Kyle by CLD Films
2022 Film List
A Hill of Beans: Trouble Brewing by Theater Genesis
The depths that some will go to for coffee!
AirDnD by Twin Sun Pictures
Lich please...
BITCH by Peach Fuzz
It's that time of the month again.
Deadline by Chaotic Cinema
He's dead. He's busted. He's a ghost
DOA by Return Of The Cintree
We Just Deliver The Packages
Dream Girl by Retro Neon Film
He dreams to be with her... again.
First Day Out by Fat Kids Productions
Fuzz Kill by Gladhouse Studio
"Get Stuffed."
Khromatica by The Shadows
The light this city needs
Konnecting With Kyle by CLD Films
Try and connect with THIS kid.
Modern Aliens by Angsty Ado
The Aliens are Coming
Rapt by ELIVE Studios
Red Room by Arlorosa Films
Take control
remember when... by Skogen Productions
can a prank change the past?
Silent Treatment by Orbital Films
She wants something. He wants to know what it is.
Sorry for Your Loss by Red Line Pictures
There is always stress after death
Soul Postal Service by Team last to enter
Delivering Life Changing Packages
Static Bliss by Distant Dream Collective
I forgot to mail it.
Staycation by Cutting Room Floor
Getting more than you expect from your vacation rental
Stolen Spell by The Trans-Iowa Canal Company
Sometimes a delivery driver needs a little help.
Stuck Together by Team With
Buddy or Love?
Summer Snaps of the Past by V7 Pictures
Love is never lost
That Guy in Brown by Triples is best
What can Casey Karver do for you?
The Artist by Schilling Multimedia
Death of the Artist. Birth of Something Else.
The Leftovers by Mixed Pictures
The Jambalaya Job
The Pizza Situation by Boy Brains
The Run by Tiny Explosions
Based on a true story
Thin Crust by Sliding Rock Productions
Your walking on thin crust.
Trixie At Last! by Your Local Vamp Studios
She will make them all disappear!
Vanished Peak by Ascending Phoenix Film Productions
Windmills Don't Cause Chlamydia by Bad Baby Productions
Every day is a GREAT day at John's!
Working Man by Molten Lotion
I want to speak to your MANAGER
Local Sponsors
