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.
The Best Film of 2018 goes to Transplant Pictures! Their film ‘’Silence’’ will go on to represent Los Angeles against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2019!
Previous Years
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2025
- 48 Hour Film Horror Comedy Project - Los Angeles 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2024
- 48 Hour Film Horror Comedy Project - Los Angeles 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2023
- 48 Hour Film Horror Comedy Project - Los Angeles 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2022
- 48 Hour Film Horror Comedy Project - Los Angeles 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2020
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2019
- 48 Hour Film Comedy Project - Los Angeles 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2018
- 48 Hour Film Holiday Project - Los Angeles 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2017
- 48 Hour Film Holiday Project - Los Angeles 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2016
- 48 Hour Film Holiday Project - Los Angeles 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2011
- 48 Hour Film Go Green Project - Los Angeles 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2008
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2007
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2006
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2002
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2003
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2004
- 48 Hour Film Project - Los Angeles 2005
Character
Kip or Kim Wallace, Event Planner
Kip or Kim Wallace, Event Planner
Line
"It's not as easy as it looks." OR "It is not as easy as it looks."
"It's not as easy as it looks." OR "It is not as easy as it looks."
Prop
A Ball
A Ball
1st Place: Best Film of 2018
Silence
by Transplant Pictures
2nd Place: Best Film of 2018
An Event to Remember
by Bus Stop
3rd Place: Best Film of 2018
LAMP
by Trinoceros
Audience Favorite Group A:
Here for you
by The Manager's Special
Audience Favorite Group B:
Conviction
by Go Go Guppie
Audience Favorite Group C:
LAMP
by Trinoceros
Audience Favorite Group D:
The Date
by Iron Relic
Audience Favorite Group E:
Silence
by Transplant Pictures
Audience Favorite Group F:
GLARE
by Wet Dog Productions
Audience Favorite Group G:
D.A.R.C.Y.
by Tasty Morsels
Audience Favorite Group H:
Ernst Richter's Patented Inescapable Gripzange Hold
by BallerHouse Productions
Audience Favorite Group I:
The Brothers Dave
by A Green Pearl Extravaganza
Audience Favorite Group J:
The Kip Wallace Guarantee
by Uncle Mikki Productions
Audience Favorite Group K:
The Build
by Planet Froth
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: Silence by Transplant Pictures
- An Event to Remember by Bus Stop
- LAMP by Trinoceros
Best Writing
- Winner: Conviction by Go Go Guppie (Adam Korenman)
Best Editing
- Winner: Silence by Transplant Pictures
- The Date by Iron Relic
Best Directing
- Winner: Silence by Transplant Pictures (Jack Swiker)
Best Cinematography
- Winner: An Event to Remember by Bus Stop
- Edel Blut by Mumukuba
Best Sound Design
- Winner: Edel Blut by Mumukuba
Best Original Musical Score
- Winner: Time Bender by OhOk
Best Actor
- Winner: The Kip Wallace Guarantee by Uncle Mikki Productions (Brian Velazquez)
- Silence by Transplant Pictures (Drew Rausch)
Best Actress
- Winner: Silence by Transplant Pictures (Elaina Adrianna)
- Operation: Tetherball by Hold For Plane Pictures (Jenn Scudieri Crafts)
Best Supporting Actor
- Winner: Shattered by CenterCut Productions (Lawrence Hemingway)
- Tristan 23 by maxchroma (Juan Arambul)
Best Supporting Actress
- Winner: Ernst Richter's Patented Inescapable Gripzange Hold by BallerHouse Productions (Tacey Adams)
- Crystal's Ball by Cultural Detritus (Jen Eldridge)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner: Conviction by Go Go Guppie
Best Graphic Design
- Winner: The Farmer by The Outcasts
Best Costume Design
- Winner: After Ever After by Gently Baked Pickles
- The Date by Iron Relic
Best Set Design
- Winner: The Brothers Dave by A Green Pearl Extravaganza
- The Date by Iron Relic
Best Use of Character
- Winner: The Kip Wallace Guarantee by Uncle Mikki Productions
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: Not Alone by Karma
- The Brothers Dave by A Green Pearl Extravaganza
Best Use of Line
- Winner: Here for you by The Manager's Special
- Laughter is the Best Medicine by Struggle City
Best Use of Genre
- Winner: Once Removed, Once Returned by High Freakquency Productions
Best Practical Effects
- Winner: Shattered by CenterCut Productions
Best Visual Effects
- Winner: LAMP by Trinoceros
- Robot•Mitzvah by Upper State Entertainment
Best Stunts
- Winner: Hell: The Sequel by Too Lemon
Best Festival Trailer
- Winner: The Farmer by The Outcasts
LA 48HFP Veteran: Spirit of the 48 Award
- Winner: The Perplexing Case of the Perfectly Planned Pool Party by Rogue Division (Andrew Kadikian)
Pajama Party Audience Award
- Winner: #SaySomethingNice by Hennessy Family Films
Woman FIlmmaker of the Year
- Winner: Conviction by Go Go Guppie (Sherry Berg)
- LAMP by Trinoceros (Lisa Storc)
Grand Champion Audience Award
- Winner: The Kip Wallace Guarantee by Uncle Mikki Productions
Adrenaline Productions
Jimmy Kans
Beyond Concept Productions
The Factory
Blink of an Eye
LAPSE
DOTBLK
Quan Logan
Metal Pixel Foundry
The Brothers Wallace
Ocean Bottle Productions
God's Tweet
RPM Lightning
Enigmatic
SFUAD SQUAD
Thrown by the Night
Team ABC
Beachballs & Tablecloths
The Manager's Special
Here for you
VÉTITÉ FORCE
Fairy Tale
Work Horse Pictures
Fear Loss
Y.E.E.
Toast
1
1
BoCo Films
Behind the Screens
Domino Effect Studio
Super Random
Fletcher Films
Method
Go Go Guppie
Conviction
Kanari Storm
Apocalypse? Now?
Magical Frog Entertainment
Love Nugs
Mumukuba
Edel Blut
PROVOC Films
Hi
SuperiorHouse
Jose Jaime
Uhvengers Uhssemble
308
UnReelized Talent
spatium sororibus
Up St(A)rt - Bring Your Own Talent
Red Velvet
VaRIOTy Films
Fantasy Fortress
Witch Hunt
Wrong Order
Berndt Toast
It's Not as Easy as it Looks
Bus Stop
An Event to Remember
Conepack
Choke of Death
Evanture Films
A Grave Mistake
Fibonacci Media
Another Birthday
Film for Food
And I Feel Fine
Mister Penguin
One Ruff Day
Nerdhaven Films
Part of the Family
Pizza Bear
Electronic Dreams Are Made Of These
Roots Cru
YOU TOO?
Team Handy
UNPLANNED DATE
Trinoceros
LAMP
Two Countries
Christian Jollies
Unlimited Party Hats
You’re Killing Me
Visual Xperience
Andrew Kosynskyi
3 Blind Mice Pictures
The Loophole
4 Equestrians of the Apocalypse
The Small Print
B Mello Productions
A Heated Affair
Baboon
Just the tip
Boomerang Studios
Altered
Film Bros
Lost Soles
Hold For Plane Pictures
Operation: Tetherball
Hold Your Horses
Picture Perfect
In Frame
4 Minutes
Iron Relic
The Date
Literally Anything
Just Say HI
SC-CT Intrepid Productions
Bocce or Bust
Team Freeholders
Reunion
The Shills Folder
Staycation
Walkie Talkie Productions
Mega Ball: The Bored and the Ballsy
1 Sick Rabbit
Event
Brochachos
Crunch Time
Gently Baked Pickles
After Ever After
Goldthunder Productions
Grove
I love lamp
Finding Wallace
Meires
Helen
OhOk
Time Bender
painted flower productions
Meghan
Rebel Kids Entertainment
Broad Daylight
Skux Life
Toe Story
Studio 7
Escape
Team 168
It's Not As Easy As It Looks
Team a Little Team
Laurent Ziliani
The Macguffins
I AM KIP WALLACE
Transplant Pictures
Silence
All Coast Pictures
Wisdom on the Rocks
Bubby
The Next One
Cabbage Films
The Vanishment
Chateau Lecrivain/EMZ
364
Dreamcatcher Films
The Waves
Eye 10 Films
Mandi Eats a Muffin (and other adventures)
Leveling Up
Pinch. Ouch. Productions
Trippin' Balls
Reactant Films
Such A Good Deal
Room K2
BEEP BEEP
Snugglepaw
Midnight Rush
Still Untitled
Thanks Vision
The Delivery
Tiberiusfilm Ltd.
inspickle1080
Wet Dog Productions
GLARE
BandCat Productions
Temporary
CenterCut Productions
Shattered
Do It Live! Productions
Time Ball
Dream Team
Getaway
File Transfer Protocol
So Western
Hero Q Productions
The Devil's Rebuttal
Houliwood
Anniversary Dinner
ICUN48
Brothers
Karma
Not Alone
NOLogic Productions
Recourse
Orenda Entertainment
Murderers: A Family Film
Rikka Film
Akemi
Slushpile Entertainment
Breaking News
Tasty Morsels
D.A.R.C.Y.
Upper State Entertainment
Robot•Mitzvah
Armenica
Azure
BallerHouse Productions
Ernst Richter's Patented Inescapable Gripzange Hold
HCT.media
Disconnected
Ice Chest Productions
Laura, Jeff, and The Phoenix
LA Valley Cinema Club
Walk Like A Man
Neyrouz Studios
Anzu
NinjaBoo Productions
Fixate
Pals of Palladino
Ready, Set, Aunt
Push Freedom Films
Chance
Red Cape Films
Badger Boy: The Final Paw
Struggle City
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Taller Productions
Quarter-Life Crisis
Team AME
High Stakes
The Gauntlet of Death
Aftershock
Warm Milk Vacation
The Big Day
A Green Pearl Extravaganza
The Brothers Dave
Argentic Productions
Authenticity
Sonic
Blood from Stone
ALT + <3
CP3 Productions
Killer Party
Create Films
Service
Cup O’Meat Productions
The Fateful Eight
Da Culdesac Films
Chumps on the Run
Fictive Artist
Seductive Reasoning
Little Biddy Pictures
The Planner
maxchroma
Tristan 23
Palmfront Pictures
Party Foul
Platonic Solids
Follow Me
The Outcasts
The Farmer
Too Lemon
Hell: The Sequel
4th Hallway
Hairitage
A Team Has No Name
Bawling
C.A.P.P.A
Not As Easy As It Looks
Cultural Detritus
Crystal's Ball
Fallen Angel Films
The New Adventures of Super Secret Agent Girl
H2R
Kim Wallace, Event Planner
Infinity Studios
Serious Business
JEMS
SURPRISE
Luther's Lions
The Event Planner
Masturbatory Arthaus Cinema
Vermilion
RAWMIX Productions
No Regrets
Scoundrel Productions
iSolate
Team Rebelution
RESOLVE
Unclarity Entertainment
Anglerfish
Uncle Mikki Productions
The Kip Wallace Guarantee
Adeet.co Productions
Tainted
Blank Productions
Multiview
Danny Schramm Films
Duck Dude & Balls Babe
Gnolite
Lana
Grumpy Old Friends
House Haunters
Hennessy Family Films
#SaySomethingNice
High Freakquency Productions
Once Removed, Once Returned
MuviNow
A Black Die Affair
One Shooter Productions
What Goes Around
Peach Pit Productions
The Balloon Job
Planet Froth
The Build
Rogue Division
The Perplexing Case of the Perfectly Planned Pool Party
Team No Doubt
The Unsuitables
Threat Level Midnight
Gathered
Ummusing Productions
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