Los Angeles, California August 6 - 8, 2021

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 OhOk for winning Best Film of 2021. Their film Off the Rails will go on to represent Los Angeles against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2022.


1st Place: Best Film of 2021

2nd Place: Best Film of 2021

Summer Fields Forever by Wet Dreamers

3rd Place: Best Film of 2021

Emotional Support by Too Lemon

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October 22 - 24, 2021

Required Elements

  • Character: Jeff or Justine Hahn, guru
  • Prop: a sign
  • Line: ""I have been waiting for this." OR "I've been waiting for this.""

Audience Favorite: Group A

Third Wheel by Apple Spider

Audience Favorite: Group B

In Pieces by The Royal Humdinger

Audience Favorite: Group D

Audience Favorite: Group E

Emotional Support by Too Lemon

Audience Favorite: Group F

Summer Fields Forever by Wet Dreamers

Audience Favorite: Group G

Door Bash by ABA Studios

Audience Favorite: Group H

Chasing Ghosts by Trinoceros

Best Writing

Emotional Support by Too Lemon

Best Editing

Time After Time by Red Room Productions

Best Directing

Honorable Mention
Summer Fields Forever by Wet Dreamers

Best Cinematography

Chasing Ghosts by Trinoceros

Honorable Mention
Off the Rails by OhOk

Best Musical Score

Honorable Mention
Not Quite Human by Rogue Division

Best Song

"Chuggin' Along" by Simon Wilson and Jimmy Barker Off the Rails by OhOk

Best Actor

Phil Kruse In Pieces by The Royal Humdinger

John Druska Off the Rails by OhOk

Best Actress

Laura Okin My Own Worst Enemy by Cup O'Meat Productions

Honorable Mention
Kaitlyn Dias Emotional Support by Too Lemon

Best Supporting Actor

Horace Gold Summer Fields Forever by Wet Dreamers

Honorable Mention
Rico Anderson Chasing Ghosts by Trinoceros

Best Supporting Actress

Leah Roach Emotional Support by Too Lemon

Honorable Mention
Jennifer Blakeslee Off the Rails by OhOk

Best Ensemble Acting

Chasing Ghosts by Trinoceros

Best Costumes

Pond Puppies: A Middle School Story by SpinQ Studios

Honorable Mention
Pollination by Trebor Media

Best Set Design

Summer Fields Forever by Wet Dreamers

Honorable Mention
Countdown by Mandi Eats a Muffin (and other adventures)

Best Use of Character

Brought to you by Big Corp by Knightstand Productions

Honorable Mention
Third Wheel by Apple Spider

Best Use of Prop

Time After Time by Red Room Productions

Honorable Mention
Chasing Ghosts by Trinoceros

Best Use of Line

Time After Time by Red Room Productions

Honorable Mention
A Guru's Guide to Fantasy by Galaxias

Best Use of Genre

Honorable Mention
Time After Time by Red Room Productions

Festival Trailer Winner

Arron Kinser GasLight by Studio Vista

Grand Champion Audience Award

Honorable Mention
Summer Fields Forever by Wet Dreamers

Special Filmmaker Achievement: Twenty 48HFP Films Made

Andrew Kadikian Not Quite Human by Rogue Division

Woman Filmmaker of the Year sponsored by Women in Film

Megan Chumbley Summer Fields Forever by Wet Dreamers

Honorable Mention
Ellen Beizer Emotional Support by Too Lemon

2021 Film List

  • "ASA" by Nosey Dinosaur, Fruit Of Our Labor

    When healing becomes a gift and a curse.

  • 48 Til Tituba by Ox Films All Stars

    I've been waiting for this

  • A Cabin For Sale by Baked Pickles

    Becoming online influencers can be trickier than it seems.

  • A Fleeting Moment by Toasty Castle

    The past can hold you prisoner

  • A Guru's Guide to Fantasy by Galaxias

    They're trying to get fantasy right.

  • Absolution by Render Digital

    Fight for redemption

  • Acceptance by Rivers INK’d

    Good Grief

  • Babe, Let Me Show You by Wiener Cat Productions

    Do you ever wish you could change everything?

  • Back To You by RAWMIX Productions

    It's not as easy as it looks.

  • Beast To Your Beauty by Books Are Cool Too

    Not everyone is ready to find themselves.

  • Bring Your Kid to Work by The Narcoleptics

    Sometimes bringing your kid to work can be scary.

  • Broken by AGGE

    Leave while you can

  • Brought to you by Big Corp by Knightstand Productions

    For all your needs shop Big Corp!

  • Chasing Ghosts by Trinoceros

    Let's chase ghosts.

  • Chuck's Cherubs by Goldthunder Productions

    These Cherubs are no Angels!

  • Cold Creek by Project DTR

    Can you trust your guru?

  • Connect - II by TrueCollab Productions

    All he wanted was a true person-to-person connection

  • Cool, Awesome, and Desirable by Slumberparty Productions

    Be your own hero!

  • Countdown by Mandi Eats a Muffin (and other adventures)

    The best of the best.

  • Couples Retreat by Elite Motion Pictures

    Good To The Lust Drop

  • Death Cult Time Loop by Fist the Mountain

    She drank. She died. She conquered.

  • Dobiamo Mangiare by Parade Lap Productions

    Mangia Mangia

  • Don't Panic by Don't Panic

    There's one thing you should never do in time travel.

  • Door Bash by ABA Studios

    MASTER!

  • Emotional Support by Too Lemon

    Everyone needs emotional support. Just call during business hours.

  • Falling Together by Creatives Unite

    Together we rise

  • Fegatello by Skunky Town Studios

    All's fair in love and chess

  • Fish Out Of Water by CRYterion Collectors

    A tall tail to tell

  • Fly by Nocturnal

    Justice isn't always blind.

  • Forbidden by Reactant Films

    Some Love is Forbidden

  • Four Steps by Center Cut Productions

    A self-help guru uses sinister teaching methods.

  • From Both Ends by Two On the Nose

    You just need the right guide.

  • GasLight by Studio Vista

    You can only feel crazy for so long

  • Get Over Her Day by Wet Dog Productions

    Love hurts, but you gotta get over it.

  • Ghost Gurus by L3 Productions

    Ghost gurus in action

  • Goodie Bag by Pastel Red Productions

    Not all goodie bags are good

  • GOTAS-6 by The Irish Quickies

    What do you do when you go to where you've been

  • Hahn vs. Gilgallon: The Battle of Two Different Generation Protagonists by Lime Street Entertainment

    Two Characters. One Role.

  • He could be a Genie? by Is this thing on?

    Who is my dad?

  • Home Is Where We Smile by Witch Content Only

    Believe like your life depends on it.

  • Home Sweet Home by Feenix Productions

    Coin Thieves Steal from a Tech Thief

  • How the West Was Bun: The wild history of the western burger by Ronin

    How the West was Bun!

  • How to Teach A SuperHero how to drive by Rocket Films

    How to teach a SuperHero how to drive

  • I Think YOU Did It by Uncle Mikki Productions

    When people start taking a murder mystery game too seriously, a host gets more than he bargained for.

  • In Pieces by The Royal Humdinger

    When things are in pieces, you do what you can to put them back together.

  • Jello by Two Women

    Is this love or my mind play tricks on me?

  • Karma Wash by Witch Hunt

    Scrub, rinse, repeat. Forever.

  • Kelsey Court Condominium Killings by The Old Guys

    Uncover the truth. Look for the signs.

  • Learning Curve by LAST PLACE

    I've been waiting for this

  • Let That Sh*t Go by Doyen Artists

    Don't let the past weigh you down.

  • Low Road by Pryde Pierce Films

    Some trips aren't worth the trouble.

  • Making Waves by Ummusing Productions

    This Mermaid Means Business

  • My Final Gift by Team #1

    The last gift

  • My Own Worst Enemy by Cup O'Meat Productions

    Nope; Did not come up with one

  • No More Mistletoe by TiMax

    No more cookies

  • Not Quite Human by Rogue Division

    Sometimes we need a little AI help.

  • Off the Rails by OhOk
  • Old Friends by exNk Productions

    Think YOU had a bad day at the office?

  • ORB by The Manager's Special

    They'll make it home, or(b) die trying.

  • Outpatient by Clay Lacey Media

    The doctor will see you now

  • Party of Five by Amalgamated Grommets

    You can't go forward without looking back.

  • Pearl by Painted Flower Productions

    Be bold be Pearl

  • Piss Off by Bow

    Today is the first day of the rest of your life

  • Pollination by Trebor Media

    For the love of plants.

  • Pond Puppies: A Middle School Story by SpinQ Studios

    Their Opening Night Might Be His HOPEning Night

  • Porter Ranch by Scooter McGee Fan Club

    Everyone will get what they deserve.

  • Power On by Spice Rack Productions

    Welcome to planet 42

  • Queen Fly by Raging Souls Pictures

    A beauty that society forgets.

  • Rat City by Trevper

    One Man. One Secret. A City Full of Rats.

  • Ready Steady Murder by Electric Reign

    Virtual reality is all the rage, until it stops becoming a game.

  • Relate by BoodellArts

    Live. Laugh. Rage.

  • Remember When by Get Off The Couch Productions

    With one dress, she will walk with a different step...

  • Rising by Chaotic Good

    Moving Can Be Killer

  • Searching for Camera Man by The Underground Watch Party

    This one'll make you shutter!

  • Self Help by Cultural Detritus

    Get help.

  • Self-Actualization and Other Crimes by Chaotic Tremor

    Self-care is murder.

  • Skin Stalker by Taller Productions

    Are you comfortable in your own skin?

  • Starter Life by Good Kitty

    First you're dough, then you're bread.

  • SUMMER BREAKING by Doomed Bananas

    What would you risk to stay cool on the hottest day of the year?

  • Summer Fields Forever by Wet Dreamers
  • Terrace 49 by Baby Bird Worldwide

    It's all about the couch

  • The Dog Guru by Maxchroma

    Revenge is Ruff.

  • The Dog Sitter by Lemberg Production

    When a dogs life turns upside down

  • The Dunmow Flitch Trials by Spirit OnScreen

    What does it take to have a happy marriage?

  • The Face by Rouge Onion

    Talk to The Face

  • The Game by El Dorado Media

    Chill out, bro.

  • The Good, The Bad, And The Ex by Thunder Road

    Remember Me: "Live, Laugh, Love"

  • The Guru by Team ASL

    Will Rayleen get out of 7;45 time freeze with the help of a guru

  • The Last Laughter Guru by Cape Town Squad

    He's dying to make you laugh

  • The Meeting by Red Cape Films

    This meeting will never end.

  • Third Wheel by Apple Spider

    Takes three to tango

  • This Party's DEAD by Idylwild Productions

    Halloween Baby!

  • Time After Time by Red Room Productions

    This time it's personal

  • Triple Fault by BAMBOOZLED!

    "We have to Rob Jeff"

  • Unhinged by The Hollywounded

    Have you ever done something you knew you weren't supposed to?

  • Untethered by Everything's Fine Productions

    As death is in the cards, light is in the dark.

  • Void by Floydvisuals

    Alcohol makes things better or worse.

  • Worked To Death by All In The Family

    Hard Work Equals Happiness...


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