The Minneapolis 48 Hour Film Project

See below for 2006 results.
For more information on 2008, click here...

The Judges Have Spoken!

Our panel of judges has made its decision. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers and teams who participated. We are proud to announce our Minneapolis winners!

Best Use of Character (Frank/Frankie Mooney - DJ)
"Franked, but Fine" (Film de Femme) by Hurl Bert's Players, Dann Hurlbert

Best Use of Prop (A Wallet)
"Stairwell C" (Historical Fiction/Period Piece) by Vaughn Juares, Bridget McGrath

Best Use of Line of Dialogue ("Thanks for your help. Thanks alot.")
"Dangerous Proximity" (Spy) by Central Services, Joe Martin

Best Costumes
"Half Trick Pony" (Drama) by Team Test!, Ben Krueger

Best Sound Design
"Stairwell C" (Historical Fiction/Period Piece) by Vaughn Juares, Bridget McGrath

Best Special Effects
"Subversion" (Spy) by Stay Awesome, Abby Stavig & Josh Thacker

Best Graphics [tie]
"Ace of Clubs" (Musical or Western) by I Want In..., Brian Prom
"Yummy Girl" (Comedy) by Floor Zero, Kristin Johnson

Best Musical Score
"Conversion Van" (Road Movie) by Humble Fling, Michael Scholtz

Best Cinematography
"Dangerous Proximity" (Spy) by Central Services, Joe Martin

Best Editing
"Delivered" (Spy) by Collision Pictures, Adam Fielitz

Best Writing
"Blind Date" (Film de Femme) by Movie club, Matt Houchin

Best Acting Ensemble
"Burnout Trail" (Comedy) by Climaxx Pictures, Jeremy Wilker

Best Acting Individual Character
"Captured" (Detective/Cop) by Blank Scene Films, Sam Heyn (David Tufford as "Bill")

Best Directing
"Stairwell C" (Historical Fiction/Period Piece) by Vaughn Juares, Bridget McGrath

BEST FILM (tie)
"Dangerous Proximity" (Spy) by Central Services, Joe Martin
"Stairwell C" (Historical Fiction/Period Piece) by Vaughn Juares, Bridget McGrath
(Vaughn Juares will represent Minneapolis in future competitions)

Audience Awards for the Minneapolis 48HFP

The audience has spoken!

Audience Award Winner: Group A
"Blind Date" (Film de Femme), Movie club, producer Matt Houchin

Audience Award Winner: Group B
"Captured" (Detective/Cop), Blank Scene Films, producer Sam Heyn

Audience Award Winner: Group C
"Dangerous Proximity" (Spy), Central Services, producer Joe Martin

Audience Award Winner: Group D
"Stuff’d" (Silent Film), Sleepy Eye, producers Andrew Hunt / Jason Lauche

Audience Award Winner: Group E
"Subversion" (Spy), Stay Awesome, producers Abby Stavig / Josh Thacker

Congratulations to all of our award winners and everyone who made a film in just 48 hours!

Minneapolis Filmmaker Blog

Want to hear about the Minneapolis 48HFP from the filmmakers themselves? Then check out the Minneapolis 48HFP Filmmaker Blog, where Minneapolis 48HFP participants tell us stories of their wild weekend of filmmaking.

Minneapolis 48HFP Links

• Sign up for the Minneapolis mailing list
• Join the Minneapolis yahoo group
• Email Ira Livingston, Minneapolis Producer of the 48HFP
• Watch films from Minneapolis using our Film Catalogue and 48.tv
• See what's playing on 48.tv
• Buy t-shirts or other goodies
• Put a 48HFP badge on your homepage or blog
• The 48 Hour Film Project Tour: 2006
• Other 48 Hour Film Projects in Minneapolis: 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004