48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines

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 2019 goes to Illustrate! Their film ‘’Happy Hiltons’’ will go on to represent Des Moines against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2020!

Character
Ray or Rihanna Hilton, Bookkeeper
Line
"Something isn't right." OR "Something is not right."
Prop
A Waterbottle
1st Place: Best Film of 2019
Happy Hiltons by Illustrate
2nd Place: Best Film of 2019
subtext by Igor's Sophomore Slump
3rd Place: Best Film of 2019
Buddy by Milk Chocolate Productions
Audience Favorite Group A:
red flag by Tiny Explosions
Audience Favorite Group B:
Movie Night by Redemption: Take 2
Audience Favorite Group C:
Buddy by Milk Chocolate Productions
Audience Favorite Group D:
subtext by Igor's Sophomore Slump
Events
Teams
Ascending Phoenix Productions
The Campian Report
Bewildered Productions
A Perfect Pair
Illustrate
Happy Hiltons
Molten Lotion
The Day After
Ppppppppp
Swag Daddy Films
Hell Shack
Team F.I.I.P.
XON
The Trans-Iowa Canal Company
Prismatic
Tiny Explosions
red flag
Twin Sun Pictures
Yours to Lose
1 Bad Idea Compounded
A Simpleton Plan
Bad Baby Productions
Heather Ryan
Bad Brain Productions
Sunny Side Down
Conjunction Media
Wingman
Continuity
Something Wrong: A Musical Epic About the Dying Earth
Feature Presentation
Deadly Politics
Gladhouse Studio
Familiarity
One Genome Short Productions
luv-chucks
Owl Mode
Scare B&B
Redemption: Take 2
Movie Night
DEFT
One Million XP
Hag House Studios
Playing for Keeps
Hoffman
The Terrace Room
Milk Chocolate Productions
Buddy
Mom Said No Entertainment
Freeze
Nine Muses Films
Speed Date
PenSanity Films
GameTime
Primitive Filmworks
Together Forever
Prog Media
The Fall of Ray
Revival
Film Dorks
Dead Giveaway
Igor's Sophomore Slump
subtext
Know Your Roots
The Debate
One22 Studios
Breathless
Retro Neon Film
3 Months
Sea Lion Productions
The Great Battle
Sliding Rock Productions
Waterway
Steezer Pictures
The Unfathomable Possibilities Assembly
Star Code
ZigZag Productions
Final Notice
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