48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines

Christina Ruppert
Christina Ruppert
City Producer
Chris Kottman
Chris Kottman
City Producer Assistant

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 Mixed Pictures! Their film ‘’Thumb Wars’’ will go on to represent Des Moines against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2024!

Character
Jada or Jared Vanson - Door to Door Salesperson
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I can’t remember where or when. OR I cannot remember where or when.
Prop
A Tray
1st Place: Best Film of 2023
Filmposter for Thumb Wars
Thumb Wars by Mixed Pictures
2nd Place: Best Film of 2023
Filmposter for Alone
Alone by Duron Films
3rd Place: Best Film of 2023
Filmposter for Slap. Bump. Shoot.
Slap. Bump. Shoot. by Rise of the Cintree
Audience Favorite Group A:
Filmposter for Essential Essence
Essential Essence by Tiny Explosions
Audience Favorite Group B:
Filmposter for Slap. Bump. Shoot.
Slap. Bump. Shoot. by Rise of the Cintree
Audience Favorite Group C:
Filmposter for Meloncholy
Meloncholy by BOOTLEG
Audience Favorite Group D:
Filmposter for Roadside Assistance
Roadside Assistance by Continuity
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Teams
1 Bad Idea Compounded
Butter Cow Abduction
Group Therapy
CLD Films
Man of Circumstance
Excuse me sir, I’ll have milk with my pizza productions
Ambergulch
Field of Dreams
Door to Door
Hypothetical Productions
Inebriated
Lumen Productions
Wildflower
Only Cream
The Happy Housewife
Second Rate Fiction
Everyone's Favorite
The Trans-Iowa Canal Company
Murder, I Wrote
Tiny Explosions
Essential Essence
We're Just Here For The Zipline
Family Batters
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Wish You Were Here
Your Local Vamp Studios
BLZ International: The Rise of Jada Vanson
2:13 Productions
Monster Job: Return of The Slasher - A Sequel to Monster House
A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. 2.0
Slice of Life
AON Studios, LLC
The Salesman
Cutting Room Floor
Loser
Distant Dream Collective
Echoes of Everafter
Grand Digital
Waiting
Matriarch Films
To Witness Death
Ouch Guys
Listen To Me
Rise of the Cintree
Slap. Bump. Shoot.
Strip mall prison
Mingus
Theater Genesis
I Can't Remember Where or When
Twin Sun Pictures
Murder She Spoke
Angsty Ado
Mysteries of the universe
BOOTLEG
Meloncholy
Boy Brains
BOY BRAINS - AT WHAT COST
Duron Films
Alone
Filmibolt Productions
After Plague
MIXABYSS
STRAWBERRY BANANA
New Peak Productions
Game Over
Peach Fuzz
Another One Opens
Primitive Filmworks
Wicked Dance
Retro Neon Films
Alienated
Team Last To Enter
Clown Story
The Kung Fu Biker Mafia
Bloodstream
Trilix
Free Refills and Calling Dibs on Leftovers
Wayne's World Productions
Trashlor Party
Chaotic Cinema
/Users/colekelley/Desktop/Follow Me.mp4
Continuity
Roadside Assistance
Illustrate
Smoke Signals
Kino Commandos
Taste of Defeat
Last Film House
Dr. Doug
Lmhock Productions
Square Peg Salesman
Mixed Pictures
Thumb Wars
Orbital Films
Cold Snap
sad panda productions
Talking To Yourself
Sliding Rock Productions
Security Breach
Studio 88 & Loper Productions
Azure Project
Team With
The Making of Finding Bigfoot
WelchFilm
The Painting
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