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48 Hour Film Project - Austin
Alyne Dilek Harding
City Producer
Keira Marti
City Producer
Virginia Lorelai Harding
City Producer Assistant
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 Keep Austin Film! Their film ‘’STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES’’ will go on to represent Austin against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2026!
Previous Years
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2025
- 48 Hour Film Politics Comedy Project - Austin 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2023
- 48 Hour Film Film de Femme Project - Austin 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2022
- 48 Hour Film Horror Comedy Project - Austin 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2021
- 48 Hour Global Film Challenge - Austin 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2020
- 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project - Austin 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2019
- 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Project - Austin 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2018
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Austin 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2017
- 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Project - Austin 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2016
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Austin 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2008
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2007
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2006
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2002
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2003
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2004
- 48 Hour Film Project - Austin 2005
Character
Mateo or Mia Perez - Wedding Planner
Mateo or Mia Perez - Wedding Planner
Line
“What's our goal again?” OR “What is our goal again?”
“What's our goal again?” OR “What is our goal again?”
Prop
a Deck of Cards
a Deck of Cards
1st Place: Best Film of 2025
STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES
by Keep Austin Film
2nd Place: Best Film of 2025
Card Confidential
by NYOS Productions
3rd Place: Best Film of 2025
Hearts Out
by Maverick Lens Productions
Audience Favorite Group A:
GROOVE.
by Martha's Best Boys and Girls
Audience Favorite Group B:
Last night
by Slaters
Audience Favorite Group C:
STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES
by Keep Austin Film
All Awards
Best Film
- Winner: STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES by Keep Austin Film
- Card Confidential by NYOS Productions
- Hearts Out by Maverick Lens Productions
- My Big Fat Alien Wedding by West of Weird Productions
- All the Right Cards by Six Squared Entertainment
Best Writing
- Winner: Card Confidential by NYOS Productions
- STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES by Keep Austin Film
- All the Right Cards by Six Squared Entertainment
Best Editing
- Winner: Last night by Slaters
- STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES by Keep Austin Film
- Stimulus by Los Cocineros
Best Directing
- Winner: Hearts Out by Maverick Lens Productions
- Card Confidential by NYOS Productions
- STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES by Keep Austin Film
Best Cinematography
- Winner: Stimulus by Los Cocineros
- Hearts Out by Maverick Lens Productions
- Weddings Can Be Murder by Wildcards
Best Original Musical Score
- Winner: Card Confidential by NYOS Productions (Owen Salerno, Emma Warren & Lillian Warren)
- We Bake At Dawn by Take '28 Productions (Tess Nielsen)
- STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES by Keep Austin Film (James Thistleton)
Best Song
- Winner: STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES by Keep Austin Film (“Untitled” James Thistleton, Composer; vocals by Stephanie Dale)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Winner: STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES by Keep Austin Film
- My Big Fat Alien Wedding by West of Weird Productions
- Card Confidential by NYOS Productions
Best Special Effects
- Winner: Specter Scouts by The 48 Hour Hustlers
- My Big Fat Alien Wedding by West of Weird Productions
- Stimulus by Los Cocineros
Best Costume Design
- Winner: We Bake At Dawn by Take '28 Productions
- Hearts Out by Maverick Lens Productions
- Card Confidential by NYOS Productions
Best Set Design
- Winner: Hearts Out by Maverick Lens Productions
- Weddings Can Be Murder by Wildcards
- Stimulus by Los Cocineros
Best Use of Character
- Winner: All the Right Cards by Six Squared Entertainment
- My Big Fat Alien Wedding by West of Weird Productions
- Weddings Can Be Murder by Wildcards
Best Use of Prop
- Winner: Card Confidential by NYOS Productions
- Last night by Slaters
- All the Right Cards by Six Squared Entertainment
Best Use of Line
- Winner: My Big Fat Alien Wedding by West of Weird Productions
- All the Right Cards by Six Squared Entertainment
- Stimulus by Los Cocineros
Best Use of Genre
- Winner: We Bake At Dawn by Take '28 Productions (a Food Film / Musical or Western)
- Card Confidential by NYOS Productions (a Detective/Cop film)
- Weddings Can Be Murder by Wildcards (a Detective/Cop film)
Best Sound
- Winner: STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES by Keep Austin Film
- All the Right Cards by Six Squared Entertainment
- Stimulus by Los Cocineros
Best Graphics
- Winner: Specter Scouts by The 48 Hour Hustlers
- Last night by Slaters
- All the Right Cards by Six Squared Entertainment
Best Actor - Drama
- Winner: Stimulus by Los Cocineros (Alexandra Riley Morton as “Carmen”)
- Hearts Out by Maverick Lens Productions (David Price-Gore as “Inspector Carter”)
- STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES by Keep Austin Film (Kevin Kurz as “Drug Dealer Dave”)
- Honorable Mention: Til Death by Scam Likely (Brian McAughan as “Jameson/Anatoly”)
Best Actor - Comedy
- Winner: All the Right Cards by Six Squared Entertainment (Carlos Hinojosa as “Mateo”)
- My Big Fat Alien Wedding by West of Weird Productions (Joan M Deschamps as “Ana”)
- Last night by Slaters (Jayson McNair as “Our Jason”)
- Honorable Mention: Til Death by Scam Likely (Brian McAughan as “Jameson/Anatoly”)
21 rats
Wizard DMV
A.C. Unit
Dialed Destiny
CAKE Films
48 Hours
Flux Frame Jam Revival
Love Drunk
Laconic Mojo
Body Count
Martha's Best Boys and Girls
GROOVE.
Maverick Lens Productions
Hearts Out
MM Filmz/Viva la Film Productions
TAROT
NYOS Productions
Card Confidential
Scam Likely
Til Death
Tuesday Wonderful
Connect
Brandon Reich Films
The Missing Card
Chicken noodle soup
Submission Deadline
Dallas Kidneys
1-800-Mia-rage
EMC Productions
The Fixer
Jonny Studios
Mismatched
Slaters
Last night
Take '28 Productions
We Bake At Dawn
Team El Guapo
Her Special Day
Team Goats
Pretty Man
The 48 Hour Hustlers
Specter Scouts
Waffles Company Production
Stage Crush
Films Thirty Four
For A Few Weddings More
He Said Yes!
Three-Way Fist Bump
Keep Austin Film
STRIVE TO DRIVE WITH ULYSSES
Los Cocineros
Stimulus
Maganific Productions
Unsanctioned
Rockers
WeAreOne
Six Squared Entertainment
All the Right Cards
Strangers With Scripts
Arranged
West of Weird Productions
My Big Fat Alien Wedding
Wildcards
Weddings Can Be Murder
Sponsors
Local Sponsors
