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 Kitchen Puppies Productions for winning Best Film of 2021. Their film Send Out The Clowns will go on to represent Washington against all the other city winners around the world at Filmapalooza 2022.
Congratulations to all the filmmakers that took part in the DC 48 Hour SCI FI HORROR Film Project 2021! We are proud to announce:
2021 Award Winners & Nominations
BEST FILM of the DC 48 HOUR SCI FI HORROR FILM PROJECT 2021
"Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
2nd Place Best Film
"Rabbit's Day Off" by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
3rd Place Best Film
"Tales from the Crip" by Pre Pre Productions
Audience Choice Award
Winner: "Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Honorable Mention: "Tales from the Crip" by Pre Pre Productions
Best Directing
Winner: "Tales from the Crip" by Pre Pre Productions
Nominated:
"The Boxening" by SHRUG Productions
"Hija" by Nova Cat Films
"Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Best Writing
Winner: Send Out The Clowns by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Nominated:
"Hija" by Nova Cat Films
"Tales from the Crip" by Pre Pre Productions
Best Editing
Winner: "Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Nominated:
"First Rub" by Actors with Strings
"Nothing But Time" by DC Stunt Coalition
Best Actress
Winner: Hannah Litman in "How's Your WiFi, Darling?" by Final Coda Films
Nominated:
Hilaria Landaverde in "Hija" by Nova Cat Films
Sam Miller in "Send Out the Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Best Actor
Winner: Michael Dillahunt, Jr. in "Tales from the Crip" by Pre Pre Productions
Nominated:
Wyatt Unger in "The Boxening" by SHRUG Productions
"Rabbit's Day Off" by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
Nick Bosi in "Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Jarrien K. Grubbs in "Tales from the Crip" by Pre Pre Productions
Best Acting Ensemble
Winner: "Tales from the Crip" by Pre Pre Productions
Nominated:
"Cravings" by August 7 Productions
"Rabbit's Day Off "by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
Best Cinematography
Winner: "Rabbit's Day Off" by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
Nominated:
"Nothing But Time" by DC Stunt Coalition
"Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Best Sound Design
Winner: "The Boxening" by SHRUG Productions
Nominated:
"Nothing But Time" by DC Stunt Coalition
"Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Best Original Musical Score
Winner: "The Detective Wanderer" by Bulldaogs
Nominated: "Cravings" by August 7 Productions
Best Song
Winner: "The Boxening" by SHRUG Productions
Nominated: "The Gilt" by Dark Knightz Productions
Best Special Effects
Winner: "TREESCAPE ROOM" by Twerps
Nominated:
"The Boxening" by SHRUG Productions
"How's Your WiFi, Darling?" by Final Coda Films
"Tales from the Crip" by Pre Pre Productions
Best Choreography
Winner: "Nothing But Time" by DC Stunt Coalition
Nominated:
"The Detective Wanderer" by Bulldaogs
"Rabbit's Day Off" by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
Best Costumes
Winner: "Rabbit's Day Off" by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
Nominated:
"Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
"Tales from the Crip" by Pre Pre Productions
Best Use of Character
Winner: "The Boxening" by SHRUG Productions
Nominated:
"Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
TREESCAPE ROOM by Twerps
Best Use of Prop [TIE]
Winner: "The Gilt" by Dark Knightz Productions
Winner: "Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Nominated:
"Rabbit's Day Off" by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
"TREESCAPE ROOM" by Twerps
Best Use of Line of Dialogue
Winner: "Nothing But Time" by DC Stunt Coalition
Nominated:
"The Boxening" by SHRUG Productions
"Send Out The Clowns" by Kitchen Puppies Productions
"TREESCAPE ROOM" by Twerps
Congratulations to all of these award winners and to everyone who made a film in 48 hours!
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A huge THANK YOU to our esteemed Judging Panel:
Charneice Fox -- An award-winning writer, documentary filmmaker, and director, Charneice Fox’s work has been featured on CNN, BET, The BBC America, NPR, Vevo, and produced off-Broadway. The 2018 Washington DC filmmaker of the month, Charneice wrote and directed her first feature narrative film Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment in September 2019 which premiered on Netflix in February of 2020 and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and BET HER. As a professional project manager and producing partner for The PKWY Agency, a boutique creative firm serving the Northeast region, Charneice has produced high-end projects for various government, creative and non-profit agencies.
Alexander Arturo Garcia is a New Orleans-born filmmaker who has produced festival-bound film projects such as The Start of the End (San Diego Film Festival), The Funeral Band (Hollyshorts Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival), and Sunspot (Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival). From 2011-2018, he served as the New Orleans city producer for the 48 Hour Film Project. In addition to producing, Alexander has worked in post-production for independent and studio projects including The Queen's Gambit, Queen of the South, 12 Years a Slave, and Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Shoshana Rosenbaum is a writer/director based in Washington, D.C. In May 2021, she was named DC Filmmaker of the Month . Her latest film, NIGHT WAKING, currently on the festival circuit, was named Best Sci Fi Film at the Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival. Her award-winning short films THE GOBLIN BABY and HIDE AND SEEK have screened at festivals around the U.S. and internationally. Her screenplay AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODS (formerly THE GOBLIN CHILD) was named to The 2017 Bitch List. With her feature script THE CREEPY HOUSE, she was a finalist in the 2015 Austin Film Festival Pitch Competition. Her screenplays have been finalists in the Nashville Film Festival, Hollyshorts Film Festival, DC Shorts Film Festival, and Asian Pacific American Film Festival. She is repped by John Zaozirny at Bellevue.
1st Place: Best Film of 2021
Send Out The Clowns by Kitchen Puppies Productions
2nd Place: Best Film of 2021
Rabbit's Day Off by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
3rd Place: Best Film of 2021
Tales from the Crip by Pre Pre Productions
Required Elements
- Character: Ellen or Ellery King, detective
- Prop: a book
- Line: "Do you know what "TMI" means?"
Audience Favorite
Send Out The Clowns by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Honorable Mention
Tales from the Crip by Pre Pre Productions
Best Writing
Send Out The Clowns by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Best Editing
Send Out The Clowns by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Best Directing
Tales from the Crip by Pre Pre Productions
Best Cinematography
Rabbit's Day Off by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
Best Sound Design
The Boxening by SHRUG Productions
Best Song
The Boxening by SHRUG Productions
Best Actor
Michael Dillahunt, Jr. Tales from the Crip by Pre Pre Productions
Best Actress
Hannah LItman How's Your WiFi, Darling? by Final Coda Films
Best Ensemble Acting
Tales from the Crip by Pre Pre Productions
Best Special Effects
TREESCAPE ROOM by Twerps
Best Choreography
Nothing But Time by DC Stunt Coalition
Best Costumes
Rabbit's Day Off by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
Best Use of Character
The Boxening by SHRUG Productions
Best Use of Prop
The Gilt by Dark Knightz Productions
Send Out The Clowns by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Best Use of Line
Nothing But Time by DC Stunt Coalition
Best Original Musical Score
The Detective Wanderer by Bulldaogs
2021 Film List
"Dead BnB" by Free Yourself Entertainment
"Once you check in - you'll NEVER check out."
Cravings by August 7 Productions
Recovering addicts question reality on a rehab retreat
Frist Rub by Actors with Strings
The First Rub is always the best
Hija by Nova Cat Films
"Seems kind of like a Sausage Fest"
How's Your WiFi, Darling? by Final Coda Films
Life's a Glitch.
Nothing But Time by DC Stunt Coalition
When you go, you take everything with you
Rabbit's Day Off by This Space Intentionally Left Blank
For Every Hole There's A Rabbit
Send Out The Clowns by Kitchen Puppies Productions
Looks like today's not the clown's day after all...
Tales from the Crip by Pre Pre Productions
It's Halloween in the hood.
The Book of Io by DoRight Productions
The Book of Io. The Key to All Unlocked Treasures.
The Boxening by SHRUG Productions
Death. Now with free shipping.
The Detective Wanderer by Bulldaogs
Don't Lose Your Head
The Gilt by Dark Knightz Productions
The curse of life to be born and dead.
Transcend by Cat Burglar Films
A mother's love transcends...
TREESCAPE ROOM by Twerps
Escape to Treescape Room, where mushrooms and mycologists roam.
DC is the birthplace of the 48HFP!
In May of 2001, Mark Ruppert (Creator/ Executive Producer), Liz Langston (Co-Founder/ Executive Producer) and Christina Ruppert (Director of Operations) were all part of the team The Big Ouch. It was one of 10 teams in the inaugural 48 Hour Film Project and the required prop was a severed body part.
