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 2020 goes to Center Cut Productions! Their film ‘’Red Christmas’’ will go on to represent Los Angeles against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2021!
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
Marla or Marlon Gilgallon, doctor
Marla or Marlon Gilgallon, doctor
Line
She never liked me.
She never liked me.
Prop
A mug
A mug
1st Place: Best Film of 2020

Red Christmas
by Center Cut Productions
2nd Place: Best Film of 2020
A Very Special Episode
by Too Lemon
3rd Place: Best Film of 2020

Going Under
by No Time for Cameras
Audience Favorite Group A:

Unstuffed
by High Freakquency Productions
Audience Favorite Group B:

Puñalada
by Baron Strange
Audience Favorite Group C:

It's About Time
by Mandi Eats a Muffin
Audience Favorite Group D:

Back in 10
by Transplant Pictures
Audience Favorite Group E:
Shimmer & Shine
by OhOk
Audience Favorite Group F:
Mykhailo Dolgin
by Focus Media and Friends
Audience Favorite Group F:

Coco and Colby
by Figgy, Zelda, Bowie & Associates
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: Red Christmas by Center Cut Productions
- A Very Special Episode by Too Lemon
- Going Under by No Time for Cameras
Best Writing
- Winner: A Very Special Episode by Too Lemon
Best Editing
- Winner: Red Christmas by Center Cut Productions
Best Directing
- Winner: Red Christmas by Center Cut Productions (Mark Schaefer)
- Runner by Barbie King (David Elijah)
Best Cinematography
- Winner: Red Christmas by Center Cut Productions
- Back in 10 by Transplant Pictures
Best Sound Design
- Winner: Going Under by No Time for Cameras
- Shimmer & Shine by OhOk
Best Original Musical Score
- Winner: Shimmer & Shine by OhOk
Best Song
- Winner: Shimmer & Shine by OhOk (Simon Wilson)
Best Actor
- Winner: A Very Special Episode by Too Lemon (Casey Michael Donovan)
- Unstuffed by High Freakquency Productions (Marc Michael Bianchi)
Best Actress
- Winner: Runner by Barbie King (Molly Carter Sullivan)
- Coco and Colby by Figgy, Zelda, Bowie & Associates (Emma Sofia Fazzouli)
Best Supporting Actor
- Winner: Going Under by No Time for Cameras (Johnny Turner)
- Powerless by Uncle Mikki Productions (Cody Laper)
Best Supporting Actress
- Winner: Going Under by No Time for Cameras (Kielah Harris)
- The Waiting Room by Ummusing Productions (Jillian Ferry)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner: A Very Special Episode by Too Lemon
Best Graphic Design
- Winner: Red Christmas by Center Cut Productions
Best Costume Design
- Winner: It's About Time by Mandi Eats a Muffin
- Dead Ends by Mind Visual Production
Best Set Design
- Winner: Back in 10 by Transplant Pictures
- Winner: Red Christmas by Center Cut Productions
Best Use of Character
- Winner: A Very Special Episode by Too Lemon
- Something is wrong with the girl by PROVOC
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: Me, You, and Marlon by The Manager's Special
- Coco and Colby by Figgy, Zelda, Bowie & Associates
Best Use of Line
- Winner: Killer Audition by Blood From Stone
- She Never Liked Me by By Us
Best Use of Genre
- Winner: A Very Special Episode by Too Lemon
- Red Christmas by Center Cut Productions
Woman FIlmmaker of the Year
- Winner: Going Under by No Time for Cameras (Karla Espino)
- It's About Time by Mandi Eats a Muffin (Vicki Hilferty)
Grand Champion Audience Award
- Winner: Back in 10 by Transplant Pictures (Adam Bradshaw)
- Shimmer & Shine by OhOk (Sean Cruser)
3 for 10 Pictures
Pathways
ASL Team
Don't Drink The...
CBSI Elite
Mortify Me
CoronaCast&Crew
Falcon Down
Darion D'Anjou Productions
turing.2
Goldthunder Productions
Heart of a Witch
High Freakquency Productions
Unstuffed
Reactant Films
The Pilgrim
Shabbat Elevator Productions
Darling Angles
Shambala Productions
Oh Sh!t
Uncle Mikki Productions
Powerless
Baron Strange
Puñalada
Bloke Studios
END CREDIT
Citrus Dodo
A Made Up Mind
Covid Love 2020
CLOOM
Cultural Detritus
Missed
Lime Street Entertainment / Schmitt Films
Raising A Vampire
maxchroma
The East
Mind Visual Production
Dead Ends
Misty Films Productions
The path of pardon
No Time for Cameras
Going Under
Raaen Films
Earthlings Welcome
The Big Orange
CARIOCA TRAGEDIES
Belrose Pictures
Van Nuys Boulevard
Blood From Stone
Killer Audition
Da Culdesac Films
Defeat the Doctor
Inner Child
Little Girl
Last Minute Moguls
Breakdown
Mandi Eats a Muffin
It's About Time
Middleclass Aftermath
It's Not A Coven
Rogue Division
The Debate
Sunset Billievard
Stranger
Taller Productions
Lease on life
The Irish Quickies
Scarlet Sparrow
Too Lemon
A Very Special Episode
Wet Dog Productions
BOOM
24 Hour Film Club
Hack Attack
A Quinn-Ways Film Presentation Darling
Lost & Found
Barbie King
Runner
Boyz II Menlo ave.
Cake Head
Center Cut Productions
Red Christmas
L3 Productions
At Any Cost
RAWMIX Productions
Muggy Waters
Team Hollywood
Good Day
The Dream Team
The Dig
The Gladiators
End Jump
The Naked Plumber
Sister Swan
Transplant Pictures
Back in 10
Ummusing Productions
The Waiting Room
4 Musketeers
Who is Dr. Gilgallon?
Cup O'Meat Productions
Goldilocks and the Blah, Blah, Blah
Foolish Production Co.
League of S-Heroes
Jasmine Street Films
Sad Max
Light the Tunnel
Breathe Again
LightningBell Productions
Postparting
Mt. Capricorn production
Quarantine Ends
OhOk
Shimmer & Shine
Resist The Clips
LANA BACKWARDS
SpinQ Studios
Mr. Hugo
Team Awesome
Juliet and Romeo
Waiting Room Productions
PUSH
Wolf Pack Productions
Acorn
Blue Ice Pictures
The Wrong One
By Us
She Never Liked Me
Ceek Films
La Mirage
Escape from Acting Class
The Lighter Mind
Figgy, Zelda, Bowie & Associates
Coco and Colby
Focus Media and Friends
Mykhailo Dolgin
HollywoodOne
Rene
KILL THIS S%*T
FINISH HIM
Momus Media
Heated
Not Monica
Staycation
PROVOC
Something is wrong with the girl
The Manager's Special
Me, You, and Marlon
Sponsors