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 2023 goes to Conrad Studios! Their film ‘’Headcase’’ will go on to represent Pittsburgh against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2024!
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2025
- 48 Hour Film Double Retro Horror Project - Pittsburgh 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project Horror/Sci-Fi - Pittsburgh 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2023
- 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project - Pittsburgh 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2022
- 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project - Pittsburgh 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2021
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2020
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2018
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Pittsburgh 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2017
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Pittsburgh 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2016
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Pittsburgh 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2015
- 48 Hour Film Horror Project - Pittsburgh 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2013
- 48 Hour Film Music Video Project - Pittsburgh 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2008
- 48 Hour Film Project - Pittsburgh 2007
Vern or Verna Ewing - Environmental Investigator
Do you think I’m stupid? or Do you think I am stupid?
A Cup of Tea
- Winner: Headcase by Conrad Studios
- The End by The C47s
- Long Live the LARPers by Bit Sized Productions
- Initiative by Gaff Tape and a Prayer
- Capitalism Wins! by Everything But the Name
- Winner: The End by The C47s (Jeremie Musyt)
- I Wet My Plants by Carnegie Screenwriters (Jenna Potts)
- Epilogue by The Asylum (Tom Madden)
- Initiative by Gaff Tape and a Prayer (Bill Lyon and Mac Purvis III)
- Headcase by Conrad Studios (Conrad Faraj)
- Capitalism Wins! by Everything But the Name (Jess Bala, Nathan Fullerton, Edwin Huang, Robert Miller, and Bridget Yeager)
- Winner: The End by The C47s (Ryan Ott)
- Epilogue by The Asylum (Ken Limegrover and Tom Madden)
- Initiative by Gaff Tape and a Prayer (Bill Lyon)
- Headcase by Conrad Studios (Conrad Faraj)
- Capitalism Wins! by Everything But the Name (Nathan W. Fullerton)
- Winner: The End by The C47s (Jeremie Musyt)
- Long Live the LARPers by Bit Sized Productions (Peter J.S. Regan)
- Initiative by Gaff Tape and a Prayer (Bill Lyon)
- Headcase by Conrad Studios (Conrad Faraj )
- Capitalism Wins! by Everything But the Name (Nathan W. Fullerton)
- Winner: The End by The C47s (Alan Jaskiewicz)
- Long Live the LARPers by Bit Sized Productions (Adam Paluh)
- Monkey Business by Lucky Seamus Productions (Kerragan Kurtz)
- Initiative by Gaff Tape and a Prayer (Mike Hanley)
- LILY by Jeff's Favorites (Hannah Wyatt)
- 101 Ways To Kill Your Husband by Three Beer Lunch (Gabe Marchetti)
- Winner: Long Live the LARPers by Bit Sized Productions (Susannah Carlucci)
- Monkey Business by Lucky Seamus Productions (Sydney Frencho)
- Phantom Ukulele by Sneaky Ghost Films (Scott Danzig)
- The End by The C47s (Ryan Ott)
- Headcase by Conrad Studios (Conrad Faraj)
- LILY by Jeff's Favorites (Michael Loguercio)
- Winner: Long Live the LARPers by Bit Sized Productions (Zack Leya)
- I Wet My Plants by Carnegie Screenwriters (Kirk Botula)
- Trixie and the Devil's Book by Lincoln Park (Genny Hanna and Magdalena Shadel)
- Headcase by Conrad Studios (Diego R. Guzman)
- Throwing Shade by Blind Tiger Films (Josh Hausman, Cory Ricci, Kesley Keller, Brandon Keller, Amanda Hausman, Lisa Papenbrock, and Ted Larsen)
- LILY by Jeff's Favorites (Michael Loguercio)
- Winner: Long Live the LARPers by Bit Sized Productions (“Long Live the LARPers" by Zack Leya and Benjamin Carlucci)
- Phantom Ukulele by Sneaky Ghost Films (“Broken Hearted Melody” by Corey Dixon)
- Throwing Shade by Blind Tiger Films ("Hats" by Kelsey Heller, Brandon Keller, Josh Hausman, and Amanda Hausman)
- Winner: Long Live the LARPers by Bit Sized Productions (Kara McKenna)
- Winner: EIA by The Film Core (Haley Holmes and Agathe Levi )
- I Wet My Plants by Carnegie Screenwriters (Cynthia Dallas )
- The Poors by Reckless Amnesiac (Joe Bucci and Ian Altenbaugh)
- 101 Ways To Kill Your Husband by Three Beer Lunch (Adrienne Wehr)
- Winner: Long Live the LARPers by Bit Sized Productions (Abby Möller)
- Initiative by Gaff Tape and a Prayer (Laura Rozday, Rick Bryant, and Erika Krenn)
- The Verna Files: Polluted Mind by Robot Monkey Studios (Danielle Donahue and Tara Scheible)
- Capitalism Wins! by Everything But the Name (Robert Miller and Bridget Yeager)
- Winner: Capitalism Wins! by Everything But the Name (Jessica Bala)
- The Poors by Reckless Amnesiac (Abby Filtrante and Devon Christman)
- The Sicks by Shady Acres (Kelsy Mack and Audrey Kyle)
- Initiative by Gaff Tape and a Prayer (Laura Rozday )
- Headcase by Conrad Studios
- Winner: Headcase by Conrad Studios
- I Wet My Plants by Carnegie Screenwriters
- Initiative by Gaff Tape and a Prayer
- Bee Careful by WC Titan Productions
- EIA by The Film Core
- Capitalism Wins! by Everything But the Name
- Winner: Headcase by Conrad Studios
- Dad's Favorite by JetpackShark
- Trixie and the Devil's Book by Lincoln Park
- Vanish Point by Good One Media
- Capitalism Wins! by Everything But the Name
- Winner: Phantom Ukulele by Sneaky Ghost Films
- Trixie and the Devil's Book by Lincoln Park
- The End by The C47s
- Winner: Initiative by Gaff Tape and a Prayer (Mike Hanley)
- Nexum by Io Films (Anthony Holzwarth)
- Turing Test by EXPERIMENTAL Productions (Sanat Kumar)
- The End by The C47s (Blaine Miller)
- Headcase by Conrad Studios (Grant Pichla)
- Winner: Bee Careful by WC Titan Productions
- Trixie and the Devil's Book by Lincoln Park
- Tea-venge by Learning Level
- The Arrival by Ankle Biters
- Vanish Point by Good One Media
- LILY by Jeff's Favorites
Ankle Biters
Dream A Little Film
Gaff Tape and a Prayer
Inbox Zero
JB Films
Jeff's Favorites
Learning Level
Lincoln Park
Spectacular Optical
Steel Heart Films
Vetoed Films
Visionary Focus Productions
WC Titan Productions
Bad Dates
Bit Sized Productions
Bow Ties and Bacon
Carnegie Screenwriters
Chaotic Moon
EXPERIMENTAL Productions
JetpackShark
Phoenix Rising
Reckless Amnesiac
Skeleton Crew Productions
Synergy
The Asylum
Three Beer Lunch
Beginnings
Blind Tiger Films
Camp Crestone Productions
CAPA
Conrad Studios
Exodus Media Group
Fractured Dimensions Productions
Good One Media
MEGnificent Productions
Shady Acres
The Film Core
Woodland Films
3.B.T Productions
Everything But the Name
For Man or Beast
Impaled Films
Io Films
Lucky Seamus Productions
NATV
Paper Street Productions
Reel World Productions
Robot Monkey Studios
Sneaky Ghost Films
The C47s
The Prism Perspective