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 2023 goes to Smash! Their film ‘’Josephine’’ will go on to represent Toronto against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2024!
Previous Years
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2025
- 48 Hour Film Horror Sci-Fi Project - Toronto 2025
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2024
- 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Project - Toronto 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2020
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Toronto 2008
Character
Kai Lee - Professional Chef
Kai Lee - Professional Chef
Line
“Well, who knew”
“Well, who knew”
Prop
A Postcard
A Postcard
1st Place: Best Film of 2023

Josephine
by Smash
2nd Place: Best Film of 2023

Playboy of the Dundas Western World
by RABfilms
3rd Place: Best Film of 2023

Kingdom
by Rose Digital Media Group
Audience Favorite Group A:

Food Grade: Delicious
by Kosher Linguine
Audience Favorite Group B:
Bad Timing
by Fourteen Films
Audience Favorite Group C:

Love on the Knife's Edge
by Blu Joose
Audience Favorite Group D:

I've Been Dreaming, I've Been Working
by Are You Bored Yet Productions
Audience Favorite Group E:
The Spinal Trap
by The Bubble Bath Bandits
Audience Favorite Group F:

EGG
by The Good Stuff
Audience Favorite Group G:

Josephine
by Smash
Audience Favorite Group H:

Detective Dracula: Beware the Brutal Blade of the Cannibal Butcher
by Crudely Drawn Pictures
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: Josephine by Smash
- Playboy of the Dundas Western World by RABfilms
- Kingdom by Rose Digital Media Group
Best Writing
- Winner: Playboy of the Dundas Western World by RABfilms
Best Editing
- Winner: Seasoned Professionals by Y'good Productions
Best Directing
- Winner: 3815andMe by A25
Best Cinematography
- Winner: Josephine by Smash
Best Sound Design
- Winner: Love on the Knife's Edge by Blu Joose
Best Original Musical Score
- Winner: I've Been Dreaming, I've Been Working by Are You Bored Yet Productions
Best Actor
- Winner: Kingdom by Rose Digital Media Group (Reece Presley)
Best Actress
- Winner: Playboy of the Dundas Western World by RABfilms (Nicolette Pearse)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner: Yes, Chef by The Rainbow Connection (Anna Douglas, Tristan Claxton, Melanie Leon)
Best Special Effects
- Winner: I Spy Chili Fry by Brant Freakin County
Best Choreography
- Winner: To Die For by The Intergalactic Federation of Space Beers
Best Costume Design
- Winner: Playboy of the Dundas Western World by RABfilms
Best Use of Character
- Winner: Seasoned Professionals by Y'good Productions
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF POSTCARDS by I Majored in Film Productions
Best Use of Line
- Winner: 3815andMe by A25
Best Use of Genre
- Winner: EGG by The Good Stuff
Best Lighting
- Winner: Love on the Knife's Edge by Blu Joose
ALMOST FAMOUS
Simmer
Brant Freakin County
I Spy Chili Fry
Georgetown Little Theatre Film Club
Recipe for a Holiday Wish... Come True
Hairy Potato Cats
Road: The Movie: The Complete Omnibus
Kosher Linguine
Food Grade: Delicious
Nothin' Good Yet
Battle 4 Blood
Rebel Rebel
Secret Ingredient
Riff House
Delicate
Rose Digital Media Group
Kingdom
Shadow Dinosaur Productions
Thin Blue Steak
Skid row
Coat Of Arms
Stairwell Films
The Gourd, the Bad and the Ugly
Station 92 Films
I am Strong, I am Confident
Aguacate Films
How to Make an Omurice
Fourteen Films
Bad Timing
Happy Hour Club
T.I.P.S
Kewi Productions
Chews Wisely
LENS CAPTAIN PRODUCTIONS
Mystery Box
Motor City North
MANEATER
Nut Allergy Media
Tartare
SandyDogProductions
Stirring The Pot
Team Mouthy Kid
Metadisiac
The Trebasites
TASTE THE HIT!
Twelve Tales Films
Sugar & Spice & Everything Morally Questionable
UAFILM
253 grams
UGO Productions
No Substitutions
A25
3815andMe
Attack of the Penguins
Dinner for One
BEK to the Future
Look Who's Coming to Dinner
Blu Joose
Love on the Knife's Edge
Comedy House
60 Days
Conceptuals
The Recipe fo Disaster
Film School Dropouts
Knife Fight
Hungry Lions Inc.
Vegans Anonymous
Oakwood Films
The Slut, The Stoner, & Me
Pulp Flicktion
Culinary Karma
Questionmark Productions
A Prize Worth Dying For
The Red Team
Keeping Up With Kai Lee
Untitled Sorcerer
Medium Rare
VENGENZA STUDIOS
Prix Fixe
Are You Bored Yet Productions
I've Been Dreaming, I've Been Working
Keep It Simple
FRENCH SAVANT
make it 72 hours bro ! films theatre media productions creative fun and cool things with team building ideas Inc
Liquid Virgins
Minus Comm Films
A Slice of Life
Phil Ming
Road Trip
Popcorn Film Projects
Haunting From Beyond
Porkchop Sandwiches
Pharmakon
Pritish Malhan
The Search
SETINFILM
The taste of iron
Spacedread Films
Crunch
Team Dream
Silent Supper
The Core
SLEEP
The Intergalactic Federation of Space Beers
To Die For
Trash Panda Productions
Served Cold
West Andersons
Prenuptial
3hree Of The Best
Post Dated
Austerity Measures Inc.
For dessert, respect
CAMP Productions
Sweet Tooth
Equipo dinamita
LOOK at me
I Majored in Film Productions
THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF POSTCARDS
JAJA Productions
Off Limits
Little Cat & Flying Foxes
English
Mad Butterfly
Secret Ingredient
Seven Films
Vacation of a Lifetime
Sigh No More Productions
My Best Friend's Date
Slating Darkness
Recipe For Two
The Bubble Bath Bandits
The Spinal Trap
The Pizza Party
Genie in a Teapot
Turtle Monkey Productions
Verde
Y'good Productions
Seasoned Professionals
Cosmotion
CHEF MACHINA
Deadlight Films Inc.
Turning Pages
Diana and Liz
A Stick Out of Water
Distinctive Digital Productions
Deadly Retreat
Fifth Line Productions
Wrong Place Wrong Time
Instant Cult Classic
The House of The White Tea
Meat Puppets
ALEA
Moments Productions
Five Second Rule
RABfilms
Playboy of the Dundas Western World
Screen Denizen
Strange Cat Productions
Still Life
Strong Shell Productions
OH, KAI
The Good Stuff
EGG
The Rainbow Connection
Yes, Chef
The Seven Deadly Cinemas
Cross Country Cooking With Cai
Brown Leather Flicks
The Secret Ingredient
E.S.C. Films
Your Favorite
Film Fun Weekend
reservations
Golden GO Film
Adieu l'amour
Green Lens Productions
Postcard Spaghetti
Momentum Pictures
GUILTY AS CHARGED
No sleep til Sunday
House Call
Play On Films
Eat, Slay, Love
Quicktime Exporters
Taste Buds
SCOPE
#swipeNsmash
Smash
Josephine
We Hours
Well, Who Knew?
Ballpark Jumbo
Checkmate
BIRD'S NEST
Found
Burgundy Dragon
Grandma's Secret Stew
Creative Meat
XSL: Faceoff
Crudely Drawn Pictures
Detective Dracula: Beware the Brutal Blade of the Cannibal Butcher
Electric Alchemy
Passing
Future Cool Moms
Detachment Theory
Milky Productions
Serve and Protect
Murdisteboom Studios
A Devil's Deal
Pupils
Beerio Kart: Chug to Survive
Restricted Pictures
Betty Crock-er
Spicy Vanilla
Happy Lives
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