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.
Kudos to Star Wipe Films for winning Best Film of 2012. Their film Welcome to the Neighborhood will go on to represent Baltimore against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2013.
1st Place: Best Film of 2012
Welcome to the Neighborhood by Star Wipe Films
2nd Place: Best Film of 2012
Falls by 15Four
3rd Place: Best Film of 2012
Ol Bay by DC Dogs
Required Elements
- Character: Louis or Louise Ledbetter, Neighborhood Busybody
- Prop: a dog collar
- Line: "If you want me, you know where to find me."
Audience Favorite: Group A
Falls by 15Four
Audience Favorite: Group B
Ol Bay by DC Dogs
Planet America by Digital Earth
Audience Favorite: Group D
Welcome to the Neighborhood by Star Wipe Films
Best Writing
Welcome to the Neighborhood by Star Wipe Films
Best Editing
Welcome to the Neighborhood by Star Wipe Films
Best Directing
Falls by 15Four
Best Cinematography
Falls by 15Four
Best Sound Design
Falls by 15Four
Best Musical Score
Mobtown Romance by MobTown Media
Best Actor
Doug Powell Welcome to the Neighborhood by Star Wipe Films
Best Actress
Jeanie Clark Falls by 15Four
Best Graphics
Finding Ella by AVA Productions
Best Special Effects
The Reclaimation of Louis Ledbetter by Apsis Motion Pictures
Best Costumes
Finding Ella by AVA Productions
Best Make Up
Living Challenged by Purple Watermelon
Best Use of Character
Welcome to the Neighborhood by Star Wipe Films
Best Use of Prop
The Munchies by None of Us Have Dates
Honorable Mention
Planet America by Digital Earth
Best Use of Line
Once Upon an Elevator by Citra Productions
Honorable Mention
Ol Bay by DC Dogs
Best Use of Genre
Ol Bay by DC Dogs
Best Title
An Angry Man & His Suspicious Czech Wife by Nic(k)² Productions
Best Use of A Dog
Move In? by HOTEL 65
Innovator's Award
Mobtown Romance by MobTown Media
2012 Film List
An Angry Man & His Suspicious Czech Wife by Nic(k)² Productions
A perturbed husband desperately fights to rekindle his failing marriage while combating challenges
Falls by 15Four
A woman recounts the stories, memories, and people that make up the town she knows and loves.
Finding Ella by AVA Productions
Cities and people - they reveal themselves at night.
Living Challenged by Purple Watermelon
President Obama signed the Living Challenged Act declaring nobody shall be denied the right to work.
Mobtown Romance by MobTown Media
Move In? by HOTEL 65
This moving tail follows the misadventures of a loveable neighborhood busybody and his best friends.
Ol Bay by DC Dogs
Once Upon an Elevator by Citra Productions
Once upon an elevator a young couple meet.
Planet America by Digital Earth
The Munchies by None of Us Have Dates
When a naive girl smokes weed with her friends for the first time, hunger pains turn deadly.
The Reclaimation of Louis Ledbetter by Apsis Motion Pictures
A meandering busybody's meddling results in the enslavement of a community of Engineers.
Welcome to the Neighborhood by Star Wipe Films
A nosey neighbor helps a woman move in while keeping the neighborhood in order.
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