48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines

Christina Ruppert
Christina Ruppert
City Producer
Chris Kottman
Chris Kottman
City Producer Assistant

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 2025 goes to Tiny Explosions! Their film ‘’Junk Mail’’ will go on to represent Des Moines against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2026!

Character
Wayne or Wendy Davidson - Author
Line
“Nobody does that anymore.”
Prop
a Whisk
It's a Wrap! Congratulations to all the award winners and to everyone who made a film in 48 hours!
Award Winners below!

DES MOINES TEAMS are now in the Yes We Cannes!

127 48HFP Teams from 19 Countries

Filmmaking Weekend Nov. 14-16th
Des Moines Teams:
Cutting Room Floor
Team Last To Enter
Tiny Explosions

Best of luck to these Des Moines Filmmakers!

More info to come on the Premiere Screenings of these films!
1st Place: Best Film of 2025
Filmposter for Junk Mail
Junk Mail by Tiny Explosions
2nd Place: Best Film of 2025
Filmposter for Whisking Business
Whisking Business by Cutting Room Floor
3rd Place: Best Film of 2025
Filmposter for Origin Story
Origin Story by Team Last To Enter
Audience Favorite Group A:
Filmposter for Whisking Business
Whisking Business by Cutting Room Floor
Audience Favorite Group B:
Filmposter for BLZ INT.: A Quest In Heroism
BLZ INT.: A Quest In Heroism by Your Local Vamp Studios
Audience Favorite Group C:
Filmposter for Junk Mail
Junk Mail by Tiny Explosions
Audience Favorite Group D:
Filmposter for House Haunters
House Haunters by Mixed Pictures
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Teams
10 PM Bedtime
A Few Broken Eggs
Brickhouse Imagery Co.
Boot Straps
Cutting Room Floor
Whisking Business
Hilltop Media
Project: Rewind
Morning Run
Another
OuchGuys
Remote Control
Scavo Media
Before I Noticed
Soul Productions
Sing or Die
That’s The One
Wayne's Domain
The Trans-Iowa Canal Company
The City of Luma
Twin Sun Pictures
SNATCHED: Drag Justice
2:13 Productions
Bittersweet
Butter Cow Abduction
Secret Ingredient
Grocer’s Grocery: A place to get groceries.
Chapter 49
Icarus
Two Thruths and a Lie
New Peak Productions
Blind & Folded
Peach Fuzz
Kill Your Darlings
Sholay!
Workplace Vice
Stalker Woman Productions
Necromancy Plus Shipping
The Clever Crows
Dump Day
Theater Genesis
Whiskery - Whiskery - Doo!
Your Local Vamp Studios
BLZ INT.: A Quest In Heroism
Angsty Ado
Wizards!
CLD Films
Love Story??? by Wendy Davidson
DoubleHAT
Beyond Doubt
Illuminati Productions
Hey, Lucy?
Lick That 9 Volt
Bad Bellend
Oh He Dead
Karate Loser
Professor Productions
Wayne's Honesty Policy
Sleepless in Marengo
Knead to Succeed
Team DMC
808
The Kung Fu Biker Mafia
Insert Coin
Tiny Explosions
Junk Mail
Beauty via Media Productions
Home
C3 Productions
As It's Written
Grand Digital Media
Unauthorized Stories
In Memory of Marc Productions
The Wonderful Whiskard
Mixed Pictures
House Haunters
Orbital Films
Slice of sPie
Sans-Serif
the Get Away
Sliding Rock Productions
Whisked Away
Team Last To Enter
Origin Story
The Pella Trip
Writer's Block
Tu Baby Gangsta
Celebration
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