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 2015 goes to Courageous Lion Cinema! Their film ‘’A Lab Rat Tale’’ will go on to represent Detroit against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2016!
Previous Years
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2025
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2022
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Detroit 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2020
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Detroit 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2019
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Detroit 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2016
- 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Project - Detroit 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2014
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Detroit 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2006
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Detroit 2008
Character
Bill or Belinda Amberson, Hotel Employee
Bill or Belinda Amberson, Hotel Employee
Line
Why am I always first?
Why am I always first?
Prop
Headphones
Headphones
1st Place: Best Film of 2015
A Lab Rat Tale
by Courageous Lion Cinema
2nd Place: Best Film of 2015
St Pete's Motel
by Option Command Escape
3rd Place: Best Film of 2015
Doin' It
by Play Nice
Audience Favorite Group A:
Bye Bye, Dolly!
by Detroit CD Productions
Audience Favorite Group B:
Our Little Secret
by 52 Scripts
Audience Favorite Group C:
Doin' It
by Play Nice
Audience Favorite Group D:
Out For Blood
by Rising Suns
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: A Lab Rat Tale by Courageous Lion Cinema
- St Pete's Motel by Option Command Escape
- Doin' It by Play Nice
Best Writing
- Winner: Doin' It by Play Nice
Best Editing
- Winner: Nor by Must Go Faster
Best Directing
- Winner: The Cleaner by 20th Century Focks
Best Cinematography
- Winner: A Lab Rat Tale by Courageous Lion Cinema
Best Sound Design
- Winner: The Cleaner by 20th Century Focks
Best Original Musical Score
- Winner: A Lab Rat Tale by Courageous Lion Cinema
Best Acting in a leading role
- Winner: St Pete's Motel by Option Command Escape
Best Graphic Design
- Winner: Sparrow by Digital Operations Group (DOG)
Best Choreography
- Winner: A Lab Rat Tale by Courageous Lion Cinema
Best Costume Design
- Winner: A Lab Rat Tale by Courageous Lion Cinema
- Winner: P.I.E. Paranormal Investigations and Enforcement by White Alchemy
Best Make Up
- Winner: A Lab Rat Tale by Courageous Lion Cinema
Best Use of Character
- Winner: St Pete's Motel by Option Command Escape
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: Our Little Secret by 52 Scripts
- Winner: Musicmuffs by FTS
Best Use of Line
- Winner: Jackson's Gateway by RATtale Films
Best Horror Film
- Winner: Nor by Must Go Faster
Best Sci-Fi Film
- Winner: Real by Chicken Circle
- Winner: Nor by Must Go Faster
- Winner: Sparrow by Digital Operations Group (DOG)
- Winner: Out For Blood by Rising Suns
- Winner: Jackson's Gateway by RATtale Films
Best Film de Femme
- Winner: The Cleaner by 20th Century Focks
BEST PERIOD PIECE / THRILLER / SCI-FI / ROMANCE
- Winner: Disengagement Day by Friends with Films
- Winner: Our Little Secret by 52 Scripts
- Winner: Before Noon by Make-em-ups
- Winner: Runaway Charlie by Hazel House
- Winner: Some Guy Named Bill by Silvertongue Studios
- Winner: P.I.E. Paranormal Investigations and Enforcement by White Alchemy
- Winner: Out For Blood by Rising Suns
- Winner: Jackson's Gateway by RATtale Films
- Winner: Notel by FIYARtv
- Winner: St Pete's Motel by Option Command Escape
- Real by Chicken Circle
- Doin' It by Play Nice
- Nor by Must Go Faster
- The Cleaner by 20th Century Focks
- Black Licorice by IATL Productions - iamthelaw.net
- Sparrow by Digital Operations Group (DOG)
- Musicmuffs by FTS
BEST X
- Winner: "Re-Branding" by Detroit City Kitties
BEST FISH / HOLIDAY / HORROR / INSP
- Winner: Disengagement Day by Friends with Films
- Winner: Notel by FIYARtv
- Nor by Must Go Faster
- Sparrow by Digital Operations Group (DOG)
BEST DRAMA / FAMILY / FANTASY / FILM DE FEMME
- Winner: by Think So Animation Studio
BEST ROMANCE / BEST SCI FI
- Winner: Real by Chicken Circle
- Winner: Doin' It by Play Nice
BEST PERIOD PIECE / BEST THRILLER
- Winner: Out For Blood by Rising Suns
- Winner: Jackson's Gateway by RATtale Films
Best Romance
- Winner: Real by Chicken Circle
- Winner: Doin' It by Play Nice
- Winner: Jackson's Gateway by RATtale Films
Best Thriller/Suspense
- Winner: Out For Blood by Rising Suns
- Winner: Jackson's Gateway by RATtale Films
Best Period Piece
- Winner: Out For Blood by Rising Suns
BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM
- Winner: Sparrow by Digital Operations Group (DOG)
BEST HOLIDAY FILM
- Winner: Disengagement Day by Friends with Films
BEST FISH OUT OF WATER
- Winner: Notel by FIYARtv
BEST FANTASY
- Winner: Musicmuffs by FTS
Best Family Film
- Winner: Runaway Charlie by Hazel House
BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE
- Winner: Before Noon by Make-em-ups
BEST BUDDY FILM
- Winner: P.I.E. Paranormal Investigations and Enforcement by White Alchemy
Best Comedy
- Winner: Some Guy Named Bill by Silvertongue Studios
Best Dark Comedy
- Winner: Our Little Secret by 52 Scripts
BEST DETECTIVE-COP
- Winner: Black Licorice by IATL Productions - iamthelaw.net
Best Drama
- Winner: St Pete's Motel by Option Command Escape