List of 48 Hour Film Project award winners


This is a list of films that won awards at the American 48 Hour Film Festival.
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2001

No awards were given for the festival's inaugural year.

2002

The winners of the 2002 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2003, held at Goethe-Institut Washington in Washington, DC, in February 2003.
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2003

The winners of the 2003 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2004, held at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, on March 13, 2004.
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2004

The winners of the 2004 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2005, held at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California, on March 12, 2005.
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2005

The winners of the 2005 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2006, held at the Anno Domini in San Jose, California, on March 11, 2006.
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2006

The winners of the 2006 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2007, held at Sauce in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 10, 2007.
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2007

The winners of the 2007 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2008, held at Camera 12 in San Jose, California, on March 2, 2008.
  • Best Film - "TimeCatcher" by No Budget Productions Tel Aviv, Israel
  • *First Runner Up for Best Film - "Dòn" by La Lumiere Soudaine Rome, Italy
  • *Second Runner Up for Best Film - "Sweetie" by Trifecta+ Entertainment Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Best Directing - "TimeCatcher" by No Budget Productions Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Best Acting - "Dòn" by La Lumiere Soudaine Rome, Italy and "Sweetie" by Trifecta+ Entertainment Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Best Script - "TimeCatcher" by No Budget Productions Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Best Cinematography - "Room 303" by Team KC Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Best Editing - "TimeCatcher" by No Budget Productions Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Best Film from the Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown - "Lizzie Strata" by Integral Arts Washington, DC
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2008

The winners of the 2008 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2009, held at the Tower Theater in Miami, Florida, on March 14, 2009.
  • Best Film - "Transfert" by FatCat Films Paris, France
  • *First Runner Up for Best Film - "An Old Scam" by Ha'amoraim Tel Aviv, Israel
  • *Second Runner Up for Best Film - "Aidan 5" by Jakson Columbus, Ohio
  • Honorable Mention for Best Film: "Backwoods" by Studio Bib Simmons Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Best Directing - "An Old Scam" by Ha'amoraim Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Best Acting - "An Old Scam" by Ha'amoraim Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Best Screenplay - "An Old Scam" by Ha'amoraim Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Best Cinematography - "Transfert" by FatCat Films Paris, France
  • Best Editing - "An Old Scam" by Ha'amoraim Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Best Film from the International Shootout - "Buying Time" by Half Baked Melbourne, Australia. The grand prize was $1,000.
  • *Runner Up for Best Film from the International Shootout - "A Darling Time in Vegas" by Vegaswood Las Vegas, Nevada
  • *Second Runner Up for Best Film from the International Shootout - "Go Human" by Par-t-com Productions Los Angeles, California
  • Best Film from the Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown - "Quillions" by More Where That Came From Denver, Colorado. The grand prize was a Panasonic HPX170 HD camera.
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2009

The winners of the 2009 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2010, held at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 12, 2010. The grand prize for "Best Film" was $3,000.
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2010

The winners of the 2010 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2011, held at the Tower Theater in Miami, Florida, on March 12, 2011. The grand prize for "Best Film" was $3,000.
  • Best Film - "The Girl Is Mime" by Far From Home London, England.
  • *First Runner Up for Best Film - "46 Miles" by Cinema Geeks Denver, Colorado
  • *Second Runner Up for Best Film - "Casting Call" by Evolve Productions Los Angeles, California
  • Best Directing - "The Girl Is Mime" by Far From Home London, England
  • *Honorable Mention for Directing - "Gesti" by Gadoev Rome, Italy
  • Best Writing - "46 Miles" by Cinema Geeks Denver, Colorado
  • *Honorable Mention for Writing - "Casting Call" by Evolve Productions Los Angeles, California
  • Best Acting - "Casting Call" by Evolve Productions Los Angeles, California
  • *Honorable Mention for Acting - "The Girl Is Mime" by Far From Home London, England
  • Best Cinematography - "The Girl Is Mime" by Far From Home London, England
  • *Honorable Mention for Cinematography - "Gesti" by Gadoev Rome, Italy
  • Best Editing - "Gesti" by Gadoev Rome, Italy
  • *Honorable Mention for Editing - "Casting Call" by Evolve Productions Los Angeles, California
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2011

The winners of the 2011 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2012, held at the Taos Center for the Arts in Taos, New Mexico, on March 4, 2012. The grand prize for "Best Film" was $3,000.
  • Best Film - "In Captivity" by Jpixx Films Hampton Roads, Virginia
  • *Runner Up for Best Film - "My Darling, I'm So Sorry" by so36portraits Berlin, Germany
  • *Second Runner Up for Best Film - "Canh Ba Ba" by Yeti Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Best Directing - "My Darling, I'm So Sorry" by so36portraits Berlin, Germany
  • *Honorable Mention for Directing - "In Captivity" by Jpixx Films Hampton Roads, Virginia
  • Best Writing - "My Darling, I'm So Sorry" by so36portraits Berlin, Germany
  • *Honorable Mention for Writing - "Canh Ba Ba" by Yeti Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Best Acting - "Casse gueule" by Collectif 109 Paris, France
  • Best Acting - Jason Perini in "A Little Bit Behind" by The Magnificent New South Wales, Australia
  • Best Cinematography - "Page 23" by Arts, Houben & Van Den Boogaard Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Best Editing - "In Captivity" by Jpixx Films Hampton Roads, Virginia
  • Best Use of Line - "My Darling, I'm So Sorry" by so36portraits Berlin, Germany
  • Best Special Effects - "In Captivity" by Jpixx Films Hampton Roads, Virginia
  • Best Song - "Oh Drama" by White Poison Industries Des Moines, Iowa
  • Best Graphics - "Page 23" by Arts, Houben & Van Den Boogaard Utrecht, Netherlands
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2012

The winners of the 2012 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Filmapalooza 2013, held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 10, 2013.
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2021

The winners of the 2021 48 Hour Film Project were announced at Rich Mix 2021, held at the Rich Mix cinema in London, UK, on November 27, 2021.
  • Best Film - "I'm in Love with my Stalker" by Invisible Sword Productions - Director David John Jeffery London, UK
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