48 Hour Film Project - Des Moines

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 2024 goes to Morning Run! Their film ‘’Sharp’’ will go on to represent Des Moines against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2025!

Character
Zeke or Zoe Hill - Nanny
Line
“My dog could do better than that.”
Prop
a Can opener
1st Place: Best Film of 2024
Filmposter for Sharp
Sharp by Morning Run
2nd Place: Best Film of 2024
Filmposter for Vinegar
Vinegar by Green Bicycle Cinema
3rd Place: Best Film of 2024
Filmposter for Baby Doll
Baby Doll by The Virgin Marys
Audience Favorite Group A:
Filmposter for Sharp
Sharp by Morning Run
Audience Favorite Group B:
Filmposter for Good Enough
Good Enough by Slater Maxwell Productions
Audience Favorite Group C:
Filmposter for Baby Doll
Baby Doll by The Virgin Marys
Audience Favorite Group D:
Filmposter for Orange is the New Jerk
Orange is the New Jerk by Team last To Enter
Events
Teams

1 Bad Idea Compounded

Bad Boys 4 Life

BOY BRAINS

Grand Digital Media

Lick That 9 Volt!

Mixed Pictures

Morning Run

OuchGuys

Siouxland Filmmakers Club

Studio 88 & Coronado Films

The Kung-Fu Biker Mafia

Tuxedo Media Productions

yep.

2:13 Productions

Buried Lemon Productions & Heartland Media

Butter Cow Abduction

Duron Films

Finger Gunners

Green Bicycle Cinema

Sans-Serif

Slater Maxwell Productions

The Trans-Iowa Canal Company

Tiny Explosions

Wood Smell

Big Bog Productions

Cinema Street

Cutting Room Floor

Dr Acula Productions

Is it kino?

One Genome Short Productions

Professor Productions

Retro Neon Film

Sliding Rock Productions

the freaks

The Virgin Marys

Your Local Vamp Studios

CLD Films

Cornfield Babylon

Fix It In Post

New Peak Productions

Orbital Films

PartyMinuteProductions

Smooth Operators

Stan Lee and The Cool Bricks

Team last To Enter

Team Underdawg

Theater Genesis

We're not doing music this year

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