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 Gold Team for winning Best Film of 2022. Their film Guys Be Like will go on to represent Madison against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2023.
1st Place: Best Film of 2022
Guys Be Like by Gold Team
2nd Place: Best Film of 2022
Little Hummingbird by False Take Films
3rd Place: Best Film of 2022
Pandemia by Studio 88
Required Elements
- Character: Jim, Jimmy or Jackie Jaden, Gym Teacher
- Prop: A single flower petal
- Line: ""Who died and made you king?" OR "Who died and made you queen?""
Audience Favorite: Group A
Little Hummingbird by False Take Films
Audience Favorite: Group B
Thanksgiving Carol Time by Hill Bros Home Videos
Best Writing
Guys Be Like by Gold Team
Best Editing
Thanksgiving Carol Time by Hill Bros Home Videos
Best Sound Design
Guys Be Like by Gold Team
Best Musical Score
Thanksgiving Carol Time by Hill Bros Home Videos
Best Costumes
Long Day on a Lonely Planet by I'm Busy! Films
Best Poster
Pandemia by Studio 88
Best Trailer
Pandemia by Studio 88
Best Make Up
Severance Payback by Elephant Productions
Best Use of Character
Jim Jaden: Gym Teacher by Penny Show Productions
Best Use of Prop
Thanksgiving Carol Time by Hill Bros Home Videos
Little Hummingbird by False Take Films
Best Use of Line
One Last Clue by Welded Souls
Best Use of Genre
Thanksgiving Carol Time by Hill Bros Home Videos
Best Acting Ensemble
Thanksgiving Carol Time by Hill Bros Home Videos
Best Individual Performance
Julia Dailey Pandemia by Studio 88
Best Student Film
Recalling Wartime by Cardboard Man Films
Spirit Award
Jack Hill and TJ Hill Thanksgiving Carol Time by Hill Bros Home Videos
2022 Film List
ACE by B23 Productions
king of the table
Amass by Golden Hour Apple Box Films
We all amass something
COME TO THE WOODS by Colorful Cat Cinema
Come to the woods, come to the woods.
Control by Cedar Cabins Productions
Take control
Debt by Team M
Don't get caught.
Early Retirement by The Porchetta Paradox
These were supposed to be her golden years...
Family by The Swag Masters
A family with. an unexpected change
Flowers from the Future by Film Underground
Forgive him, or you'll become him.
Guys Be Like by Gold Team
People online are never what they seem.
In Sight by Wordle in 48
What do we see in each other when we actually see one another.
Jim Jaden: Gym Teacher by Penny Show Productions
Jims Jaden (Plural)
Knolls & Gnomes by Suburban Film Club
Where adventure and intrigue fill every corner of the world
Let Me In by RedWax Productions
Jackie Jaden admitted to killing her husband. But, did she?
Little Hummingbird by False Take Films
Even with a clipped wing, a hummingbird can still learn to fly
Long Day on a Lonely Planet by I'm Busy! Films
Hope Lies 10 Light Years Away
My Dear, Emily. by Frame Rate
"I love you, I loved you then..."
No Good Deed by Living Storm Productions
Good manors hold family secrets
One Last Clue by Welded Souls
Pandemia by Studio 88
It was already forever ago
Petal to the Mettle by Cannes can Wait... Again
Recalling Wartime by Cardboard Man Films
Their wounds are deep and their friendship is strong.
Severance Payback by Elephant Productions
Firing someone can be a bloody business.
Table Two by Left Lane Productions
You still with me?
Thanksgiving Carol Time by Hill Bros Home Videos
A Thanksgiving Story
The Talk by Vermillion Films
Everyone has to grow up sometime
Thicker Than Water by Crashing Divas
Til Death Do us Pint by Thorazine Work Party II
Whistle by Glass Acorn Films
If you blow a whistle in the woods and no one is alive to hear it, does it still make a sound?
Katherine Thompson
Madison Producer
