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 2020 goes to Retro Neon Film! Their film ‘’Sanity’’ will go on to represent Des Moines against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2021!

Character
Les or Lily Rostinger, Landscape Designer
Line
She told me to tell you, "She's leaving town". OR She told me to tell you, "She is leaving town".
Prop
a pencil
1st Place: Best Film of 2020
Filmposter for Sanity
Sanity by Retro Neon Film
2nd Place: Best Film of 2020
The Landscaper by LightSmith Media
3rd Place: Best Film of 2020
Filmposter for Fuchsia
Fuchsia by Illustrate
Audience Favorite Group A:
Filmposter for Bad Words
Bad Words by 1 coffee, 2 creams
Audience Favorite Group B:
The Landscaper by LightSmith Media
Events
Teams
1 coffee, 2 creams
Bad Words
Handsome Bear Productions
Date Night
Illustrate
Fuchsia
Kramerica Productions
Hell of a Day
Negative Space
Alstroemeria
Primitive Filmworks
The Faded Lilly
Retro Neon Film
Sanity
Schilling Multimedia LLC.
The Garden
Trans-Iowa Canal Company
Coda
1 bad idea compounded
the Reaper
AlottaBit Studios
Love U2 Death
Blankscape Studios
The Trip On Beggar's Night
Gladhouse Studio
Generation Gap
LightSmith Media
The Landscaper
One Genome Short Productions
In the Weeds
Sliding Rock Productions
Marigolds
Tiny Explosions
El Engaño!
Working for Exposure
Lucky Lilly
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