48 Hour Film Horror 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 2023 goes to Team Last to Resort to Cannibalism! Their film ‘’Mix Tape’’ will go on to represent Des Moines against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2024!

Character
Christina or Christopher Steele - Professional Athlete
Line
“Don't let the outside fool you.”
Prop
A Sheet
1st Place: Best Film of 2023
Filmposter for Mix Tape
Mix Tape by Team Last to Resort to Cannibalism
2nd Place: Best Film of 2023
Filmposter for Scarecrow
Scarecrow by Hell On Reels
3rd Place: Best Film of 2023
Filmposter for Wolfpeach
Wolfpeach by Peach Fuzz
Audience Favorite Group A:
Filmposter for Wolfpeach
Wolfpeach by Peach Fuzz
Audience Favorite Group B:
Filmposter for Wheel of Death
Wheel of Death by Evil Explosions
Audience Favorite Group C:
Filmposter for Scarecrow
Scarecrow by Hell On Reels
Events
Teams
111 Basement Productions
Scared Sheetless
Field of Dreams
Just My (blood) Type
ForTheCulture
Memento Mori
Grand Digital Pictures
IN THE GROUND
MIXABYSS
Sweet Red
Peach Fuzz
Wolfpeach
Saladfist
FOCUS
Strip mall Murder
Watch Me
Team Last to Resort to Cannibalism
Mix Tape
The Final Girls
Threads of Fate
the freaks
the suprise
The Transylvanian Canal Company
Built for Greatness
2:13 Productions
Two Rivers Ghost Hunters
Blood Moon
Unsuspected
Boy Brains
AT WHAT COST
Cutting Room Floor
Homemade Haunted House
Evil Explosions
Wheel of Death
Poltergeist Productions
In Good Hands
RetroNeon Films
Orbiter
TGI Friday the 13th
Pilgrim in the Basement
The Kung Fu Biker Mafia
Bear King
The Spooky Squad
Dracula 2027
WelchFilm & Spilled Ink Cinema
America's Girl
Your Local Vamp Studios
Take Care of You
Butter Cow Abduction
Arkmodian
CLD Films
A Safe Place
Distant Dream Collective
The Lurking Lumberjack
Duron Films
Sinner
Hell On Reels
Scarecrow
Scary Bear Productions
Make Em' Laugh
Siouxland Filmmakers Club
Murder at Broken Tree
Sliding Rock Productions
Toxic Skies
Theater Genesis
Long! Live! Death!
Thrash Panda Media
The Wages of Sin
ZERO
The Market
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