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 O Town Opus for winning Best Film of 2014. Their film Muddy Water will go on to represent Des Moines against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2015.
Shy guy stands tall, falls in love.
Alex Simpson is having his first ever open house. What could possibly go wrong?
The ownership of an empty house becomes obscure when two strangers meet with questionable histories
A surprise witness to a surprise murder.
A realtor arrives to sell a house and has an encounter she never expected.
Mother and son struggle to reconnect after father dies
Alex Simpson helps friends record their engagement on a camping trip that will be unforgettable.
Whats your game business or pleasure
Nightmares really do come true.
Amanda attempts to cut loose with the very crowd she's worried about her younger sister getting into
a corpse is missing from a crime scene, can Dex locate it or will it be another unsolved crime.
A eulogist for those who die with no one is inspired to dig deeper and get to know the deceased.
A pilot's first flight turns into a quest to reach home.
A man, stuck in-between two worlds of being a soldier and being a civilian discovers which is real.
Two estranged brothers wreck their car and are forced to wait for help together.
A couple starts drifting apart over time.
a real estate agent attempts to kill the tenant of a house so she can sell it.
fast food contraband from another time
Paranoid house shoppers meet the city's top real estate agent
A documentary crew follows a ragtag group of filmmakers producing the next great CGI animal film.
A junior advertising executive struggles with authoritarian corporate culture
An investigator finds herself caught up in a money laundering operation that keeps going deeper
Magician returns to seek revenge on the one who ridiculed him in the past
An exploration into one woman's passion to improve her craft of acting.
When a woman fears her deceased father's estate is danger, she seeks the help of a seasoned P.I.
Power can shift in a heartbeat, when the danger is beneath the surface.
two real estate agents compete to sell a house under sexual tension
Joel has lost a lot in his struggle with Alzheimer's, but the loss of his wife is too much to bear.
Where are from you?
When a detective is called to the scene of his own death, he must accept his fate to find the truth.
empathetic survivor bands together with stranger to survive
A shirtless man goes through the 5 stages of grief.
A frustrated couple, seeking to expand their horizons on the Internet, finds size matters.
The chased becomes the chaser as Eric risks everything to learn who is secretly photographing him.
Alex Simpson is granted eternal youth and immortality in exchange for committing acts of treachery.
A backpack through time....
A hard gasp for air, a confused looking gentleman, named Jim tries to recall past events.
Two joggers meet along a trail. Only one makes it out alive.
Gangster dame, Lena, seeks to gain her independence by any means necessary.
With the threat of a deadly virus on hand; a married couple try and celebrate the husbands birthday.
Two hard headed roommates find themselves in a duel for apartment supremacy.
divorcing couple unearths common ground with the help of their realtor
A walk of shame is more shameful after a traumatic one night stand.
The dos and don'ts of time travel...but mostly don'ts.
A disturbed man loses a sandwich and follows into another dimension.