Awards Announced for 48 Hour Film Project

The results are in.

This week, the judges for the picked their favorite short flicks — all of which were written, directed and shot in the area July 22-24.

The films premiered last week at the in a total of four screenings. A total of 57 short films made by local and regional filmmakers were shown.

As a part of the film project, all teams attended a meeting on the evening of July 20, when each film crew was assigned the genre their film had to represent, such as dark comedy or fantasy. Every team had to use the same character, prop and line of dialogue somewhere in its film (in this case: Dave or Diane Pellaton, president of something; apples; and “When did that happen?”). 

Right after the meeting, film crews were given 48 hours to write, shoot, direct and edit a short film of no more than seven minutes.

The following is a list of the award winners in each category, provided by The Detroit 48 Hour Film Festival.

Awards

Audience Award Winner: Group A

• "Maybe Tomorrow" by Big Foot Films

Audience Award Winner: Group B

• "Movin' Bricks" by StarFace

Audience Award Winner: Group C

• "Fatigue" by Rocket Popsicle

Audience Award Winner: Group D

• "Malus Domestica" by CAPTIVE8

Best Use of Character

• "Queen Of The Neighborhood" by Better Than The Sequel

Best Use of Prop

• "Far From The Tree" by Rabid Swan

Best Use of Line

• "Period Piece" by First To Last/Lot 464 Productions

Best Costumes

• "Certified Super" by MAGLight Productions

Best Choreography

• "Devil Like Me" by Busy Doing Nothing Productions

Best Special Effects

• "Heart" by Nineteen Angels Productions

Best Graphics

• "Apples and Acid" by JohnnyKat and the Ruff Cuts

Best Sound Design

• "Malus Domestica" by CAPTIVE8

Best Musical Score

• "Devil Like Me" by Busy Doing Nothing Productions

Best Cinematography

• "Wool" by Control Alt Delete

Best Editing

• "The Masterpiece" by Biscuits and Gravy

Best Acting

• "Job Security" by Statutory Grape!

Best Writing

• "Deadline: Medium Rare" by Grindley Studios: Happy Hut

Best Directing

• "Maybe Tomorrow" by Big Foot Films

Second Runner Up for Best Film

• "Movin' Bricks" by StarFace

Runner Up for Best Film

• "Wool" by Control Alt Delete

Best Film

• "Maybe Tomorrow" by Big Foot Films

Best Film by Genre

• Film De Femme: "Persephone" by L33tspeak Productions 
• Dark Comedy: "Maybe Tomorrow" by Big Foot Films
• Thriller/Suspense: "Secrets" by A & W Productions 
• Cop/Detective: "Wool" by Control Alt Delete
• Comedy: "Job Security" by Statutory Grape! 
• Fantasy: "Mask of Death" by IATL Productions
• Silent Film: "Queen of the Neighborhood" by Better Than The Sequel 
• Mockumentary: "Movin' Bricks" by StarFace
• Horror: "The Masterpiece" by Biscuits and Gravy 
• Sci-fi: "Lost in Transmission" by Midnight Oil Productions
• Superhero: "Certified Super" by MAGLight Productions 
• War/Anti-War: "Fatigue" by Rocket Popsicle
• Anniversary/Birthday: "Sobriety Now" by Actors Loft 
• Family Film: "Far From The Tree" by Rabid Swan
• Adventure Serial: "Apples and Acid" by JohnnyKat and the Ruff Cuts 
• Period Piece: "In63" by Old Village Productions
• Romance: "Le Pomme D'Amour" / MAC-TV Network