48 Hour Film Project - Cape Town

Hisham Samie
Hisham Samie
City Producer
Alan Shelley
Alan Shelley
City Producer
Monde Angelyn Kawana
Monde Angelyn Kawana
City Associate Producer

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 Shot By Short Notice! Their film ‘’Beneath’’ will go on to represent Cape Town against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2026!

Character
Mark or Mary Jacobs - Barber/Hairdresser
Line
“This is not your mother's house.” OR “This isn't your mother's house.”
Prop
a Cake
1st Place: Best Film of 2025
Filmposter for Beneath
Beneath by Shot By Short Notice
2nd Place: Best Film of 2025
Filmposter for The Peculiar Pâté of Penelope Pringle
The Peculiar Pâté of Penelope Pringle by Canned Rice Productions
3rd Place: Best Film of 2025
Filmposter for 48ish Hour Mystery
48ish Hour Mystery by Freelancers
Events
Teams
12toTwelve Productions
Raw Like That
Amateur Hour Productions
Clink
Blammo Films
THEY'RE BACK
BMS
THE Drop
Canned Rice Productions
The Peculiar Pâté of Penelope Pringle
Dog Tale Productions
Punk Rock Eldritch Horror Apocalypse: The Musical (Fuck Yeah)
FirstLight Studios
Like How The Night Fades Into Black
HidenSeek
Sabela
Jbloke Studio
Birthday For One
NOMIC FOR UNTUL
The Last Birthday
Origen Productions
Two Minutes to Curtain
Thymós Films