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 2022 goes to Tiny Explosions! Their film ‘’The Run’’ will go on to represent Des Moines against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2023!
Previous Years
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Des Moines 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2024
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Des Moines 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2023
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Des Moines 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2020
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2008
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2007
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2006
- 48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines 2005
Character
Casey Karver, Delivery driver
Casey Karver, Delivery driver
Line
I forgot to mail it.
I forgot to mail it.
Prop
a TV remote
a TV remote
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
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
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: The Run by Tiny Explosions
- AirDnD by Twin Sun Pictures
- That Guy in Brown by Triples is best
Best Writing
- Winner: That Guy in Brown by Triples is best
Best Editing
- Winner: The Leftovers by Mixed Pictures
Best Directing
- Winner: The Leftovers by Mixed Pictures
Best Cinematography
- Winner: Dream Girl by Retro Neon Film
- Soul Postal Service by Team last to enter
Best Acting in a supporting role
- Winner: Stuck Together by Team With (Nathan Rohde)
Best Actor
- Winner: Stuck Together by Team With (Donald Gee)
Best Actress
- Winner: BITCH by Peach Fuzz (Brittny Rebhuhn (Runner Up))
- Winner: DOA by Return Of The Cintree (Alannah Swenka (Winner))
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner: AirDnD by Twin Sun Pictures
Best Special Effects
- Winner: Staycation by Cutting Room Floor
Best Trailer
- Winner: Dream Girl by Retro Neon Film
Best Use of Character
- Winner: DOA by Return Of The Cintree
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: That Guy in Brown by Triples is best
Best Use of Line
- Winner: The Run by Tiny Explosions
Best Use of Genre
- Winner: Sorry for Your Loss by Red Line Pictures
- BITCH by Peach Fuzz
Producer's Award
- Winner: Konnecting With Kyle by CLD Films
Ascending Phoenix Film Productions
Vanished Peak
Fat Kids Productions
First Day Out
Gladhouse Studio
Fuzz Kill
Mixed Pictures
The Leftovers
Orbital Films
Silent Treatment
Peach Fuzz
BITCH
Schilling Multimedia
The Artist
The Shadows
Khromatica
Twin Sun Pictures
AirDnD
V7 Pictures
Summer Snaps of the Past
Your Local Vamp Studios
Trixie At Last!
Anfra House
Bad Baby Productions
Windmills Don't Cause Chlamydia
Chaotic Cinema
Deadline
CLD Films
Konnecting With Kyle
Molten Lotion
Working Man
Retro Neon Film
Dream Girl
Return Of The Cintree
DOA
Skogen Productions
remember when...
The Trans-Iowa Canal Company
Stolen Spell
Tiny Explosions
The Run
Triples is best
That Guy in Brown
Angsty Ado
Modern Aliens
Arlorosa Films
Red Room
Boy Brains
The Pizza Situation
Cutting Room Floor
Staycation
Distant Dream Collective
Static Bliss
ELIVE Studios
Rapt
Red Line Pictures
Sorry for Your Loss
Sliding Rock Productions
Thin Crust
Team last to enter
Soul Postal Service
Team With
Stuck Together
Theater Genesis
A Hill of Beans: Trouble Brewing
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