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 Indieground Films for winning Best Film of 2021. Their film Murder Room, Inc will go on to represent Pittsburgh against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2022.
1st Place: Best Film of 2021
Murder Room, Inc by Indieground Films
2nd Place: Best Film of 2021
Crypt by Bad Taste
Required Elements
- Character: Jimmy or Jenny Foddle, next door neighbor
- Prop: a racket
- Line: ""Whatcha doing?" or "What are you doing?" or "What're you doing?""
Audience Favorite: Group A
Hold Your Breath by The Film Corps
Honorable Mention
Hasenpfeffer by ShadowFrame Productions
Best Writing
James Reinhardt Murder Room, Inc by Indieground Films
Best Editing
Desirae Williams Murder Room, Inc by Indieground Films
Best Directing
Josh Hausman The Devil You Know by Blind Tiger Films
Best Cinematography
Raffaele DiLullo Crypt by Bad Taste
Best Sound Design
Desirae Williams Murder Room, Inc by Indieground Films
Best Music
Trevor Alan Gast The Ionian by Io Films
Best Actor
Nich Witham Murder Room, Inc by Indieground Films
Best Actress
Bridget Murphy Crypt by Bad Taste
Best Effects
Carlos Monge, Shyheim Harney, Lovell Johnson, Gavin Beachy LSD by Couchlock Studios
Best Costumes
The Hunt by Vetoed Films
Best Make Up
Gwen Crew A Family Affair by Diggs Boys
Best Use of Character
The Devil You Know by Blind Tiger Films
Best Use of Prop
The Stream by Reckless Amnesiac
Best Use of Line
Pitchfork, USA by The Illies and the Thers
Best kill
Hasenpfeffer by ShadowFrame Productions
Best Monster or Being
A Family Affair by Diggs Boys
Best Scream Queen or King
Stephanie Swift Hasenpfeffer by ShadowFrame Productions
Best Use of Blood or Goo
The Stream by Reckless Amnesiac
Team Spirit Award
Violet Betters Get Mom by Beginnings
2021 Film List
A Family Affair by Diggs Boys
What're you doing?
A Morbid Discovery by Filmmaker's Finest
The dead rise up, and up, and up...
Crypt by Bad Taste
Some family traditions deserve to die.
Family Circus by Dark Horse
Trust Noone
Get Mom by Beginnings
The future is bright for the recently dead
Hasenpfeffer by ShadowFrame Productions
Be careful who you move next to
Hold Your Breath by The Film Corps
Love conquers all, even an alien invasion
It comes at night by Westminster Film Production
Watch your back
LSD by Couchlock Studios
It's all because Ethan did acid...
Mice by The Bone Rangers
Beware noises in the walls
Mother Americana by Bench Kids
Eat the goddamned soup!
Mr. Jack by Boots inc
He's raddest teacher on campus
Murder Room, Inc by Indieground Films
let the cleanup begin
Pitchfork, USA by The Illies and the Thers
WATCH OUT
Red Anniversary by Studia Pix
Celebrate a love to die for.
Space Pirates! & the Phantom Dojo by Gaff Tape and a Prayer
Where mystery and danger dwell, riches aren't far behind!
The Devil You Know by Blind Tiger Films
What if you summoned the devil to deal with your neighbor?
The Figures by Mother Fair Film Production
They're just standing there, menacingly...
The Hunt by Vetoed Films
The hunt is on.
The Ionian by Io Films
First Contact with the FBI's best
The Stream by Reckless Amnesiac
Do you want to eat?
The Wizard of Southside by Mental Props
Witches and Wizards are coming to Southside, are they causing trouble or healing the world?
Vagrant by The Dream Team Productions
the prophecy has begun
Witch Hunt by Soda Cult
Sometimes turning your life around can end it.
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