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 Theater Smoke Productions for winning Best Film of 2021. Their film Corpus Delicti will go on to represent Inland Empire against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2022.
1st Place: Best Film of 2021
Corpus Delicti by Theater Smoke Productions
2nd Place: Best Film of 2021
Jack Sinclair and the Murder Machine by PST Productions
Required Elements
- Character: Trent or Tina Tyler, author
- Prop: A marker
- Line: ""Don't tell me to shut up." OR "Do not tell me to shut up.""
Audience Favorite: Group A
Corpus Delicti by Theater Smoke Productions
Honorable Mentions
Normal by Filming Wizard Pictures
The Power of Love by Pryde Pierce Films
The Ghostwriter by Equinox Productions
Audience Favorite: Group B
Jack Sinclair and the Murder Machine by PST Productions
Honorable Mention
Berth by IAREMEDIA
Best Writing
The Power of Love by Pryde Pierce Films
Best Editing
Berth by IAREMEDIA
Best Directing
Corpus Delicti by Theater Smoke Productions
Honorable Mention
Temporal Fate by Prism Production
Best Cinematography
Jack Sinclair and the Murder Machine by PST Productions
Best Sound Design
True Love by Studio 7
Best Musical Score
Jack Sinclair and the Murder Machine by PST Productions
Best Acting (in a leading role)
The Ghostwriter by Equinox Productions
Best Special Effects
Jack Sinclair and the Murder Machine by PST Productions
Best Costumes
Berth by IAREMEDIA
Best Use of Character
Date Rewrite by Escape Goat
Best Use of Prop
Normal by Filming Wizard Pictures
Best Use of Line
Closure by Assemble Elite Productions
2021 Film List
A List for the Starved by Red Giraffe Productions
Farewell Long Pig
AQUAPHOBIA by Talk to the Sun Entertainment
A man faces with his deepest fear in the shallowest of places.
Berth by IAREMEDIA
Give berth
Closure by Assemble Elite Productions
what time is left, must be thought out.
Corpus Delicti by Theater Smoke Productions
No victim, no crime.
Date Rewrite by Escape Goat
Not Your Cliche 1900s Rom-Com
Jack Sinclair and the Murder Machine by PST Productions
If it bleeds, it reads
Normal by Filming Wizard Pictures
How far would you go to fit in!
Nothing Lasts Forever by Chromium Disonance
The rise and fall of Tik Tok sisters.
Our Gift to You by Raftel Pictures
Don't let them in
Penance by Power Rangers
Restarting is the end
Storm by Ocarina Brain Productions
Everybody grieves in their own way
Temporal Fate by Prism Production
"Privilege pile of shit"
The Ghostwriter by Equinox Productions
Find your freedom
The Last Shot by THE DESERT RATS
Not everyone accepts the rules of the game
The Power of Love by Pryde Pierce Films
Sometimes therapy and love DO mix.
The Will by BAT Entertainment
he left a will, now she's on her way
Trent's Story by Meeks Studio
Dont tell me to shut up
True Love by Studio 7
Don't judge a book by its cover.
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