Best of 2025 Screening and Awards Gala | San Diego 48 Hour Film Project

San Diego 48 Hour Film Project
Best of 2025 Screening and Awards Gala

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Best of 2025 Screening and Awards Gala
Sunday, September 28, 2025 4pm - 8:30pmLoading...

This screening will consist of a dozen or more featured best films from the San Diego competition, and even better, filmmakers will be given dozens of awards from the entire catalog of this year’s films.

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Award Nominations

The following nominees were selected for this year’s awards

Best Cinematography

Best Film Editing

Best Directing

  • Flash Kellish
    for A Cut Above by Team Roller Pictures

  • Jacob Rozansky, Harrison Webb, Paige Chadwick, & Joel Arriola
    for The Good Good by Dad Skeleton

  • Peter Kowalchuk
    for Hollow Hearts by Phaneron Films

  • Maximilian Newhan & Sean McDannold
    for Tango by Extra Rad

  • Ben Wilson
    for WondRFULL by No Umbrella Studios

Best Screenwriting

  • Alex Guillen & Michael Scott
    for A Cut Above by Team Roller Pictures

  • Rachel Kelly & Justin Hundall
    for Slice by Business Socks

  • Joel Arriola, Paige Chadwick, & Jacob Rozansky
    for The Good Good by Dad Skeleton

  • Scott W. Peterson & Andrew Van Camp
    for Late Checkout by Broken Leg Meets Surya Deva

  • Kellen Crawford, Will Severson, & Maximillian Newhan
    for Tango by Extra Rad

Best Musical Score

Best Actor

Best Actress

Other Awards

There will be many other awards given at the screening and gala, many for teams that were not included in the screening!

  • Best Film
  • Best Film Runner-Up
  • Best Film Second Runner-Up
  • Audience Choice (+ Runners-Up)
  • Best Poster (+ Runners-Up)
  • Best Poster Audience Choice (+ Runners-Up)
  • Best Trailer (+ Runners-Up)
  • Spirit of San Diego Award
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Youth Acting
  • Best Ensemble Cast
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Makeup and Hairstyling
  • Best Practical Effects
  • Best Stunt Choreography
  • Best Song
  • Best Titles
  • Best Sound Design
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Lighting Design
  • Best Graphics
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Concept
  • Best Use of Genre
  • Best Use of Prop
  • Best Use of Prop
  • Best Use of Line of Dialog
  • Best Use of Character
  • …and more!

Important Details

  • You must purchase a ticket online before the event, and have your emailed QR code ready. There will be no on-site ticket sales.
  • Bring your style! You’re coming to a film premiere, be sure to dress to impress.
  • By purchasing a ticket or attending the event, the attendee agrees to the Attendee Terms

Featured Films

Quality Trauma Bonding

Emotional Pain is Temporary, Film is Forever!

by Jordan Does Productions

Detective / Cop Best Youth Acting Best Ensemble Cast
With only 48 hours to complete a film, a naively ambitious team of artists are pushed to the limits of sanity.

Hollow Hearts

What would you do for a better life?

by Phaneron Films

Musical or Western Group D Team Spirit Audience Choice Poster Second Runner-Up Best Use of Line of Dialog Group D Audience Choice Runner Up Group D Audience Choice Poster
Two brothers on the run from the law and a young couple looking for a better life fight over a bag of loot that will change the course of their fate forever.

Late Checkout

In one hour, a hotel guest must decide to check out...or hold on for a miracle

by Broken Leg Meets Surya Deva

Drama Comedy Best Supporting Actor
A hotel guest has 60 minutes to decide the fate of his comatose mother during which a not so chance encounter occurs with a sincere concierge and a optimistic bellhop leading to life altering advice and pizza.

Tango

Dance like no one is looking ... until you are forced to look within.

by Extra Rad

Dance Film Audience Choice Poster Best Actor Best Directing Best Film Audience Choice Group A Audience Choice Group A Audience Choice Poster Second Runner-Up
Tap-dancing the fine line between drama and comedy, everything is at stake when Heather confronts her husband about his crippling dance addiction.

The Clown Closet

...And they were roommates.

by And Company! Productions

Fantasy Romance LGBTQ+ Inclusion Best Makeup Best Use of Prop Group C Audience Choice Runner Up
Lovers Clementine and Mimi have their relationship tested when Mimi’s father arrives. Clementine must decide if they can reconcile or if it is time to abandon her romantic fantasy.

Winds of Vengeance

Some wounds only heal by letting go

by state of flux

Film de Femme Martial Arts / Fight Film Audience Choice Poster Runner-Up Best Musical Score Group A Audience Choice Poster
A young woman seeks purpose in the aftermath of her mother’s murder

A Cut Above

Keepin it in the family

by Team Roller Pictures

Mockumentary Best Poster Second Runner Up Best Sound Design Best Use of Genre Best Screenwriting Best Film Runner Up Audience Choice Runner Up Group B Audience Choice Group B Audience Choice Poster Runner-Up
A father, who is the subject of a documentary, has an unusual hobby that he is teaching to his son.

F.I.R.E. In My Heart

Anything can happen on patrol.

by The Filmigos

Detective / Cop Workplace Film Best Editing Group D Audience Choice Group D Audience Choice Poster Runner-Up
Follow Bryan, an immigration officer, on his patrol as an unexpected adventure awaits.

Finest City Signs

These San Diego siblings are the next generation of road sign enthusiasts

by Cane Toad Productions

Road Movie Spirit of San Diego Award Group D Audience Choice Poster Second Runner-Up
A brother and sister enjoy their hometown as they honor their late mother

Signs of Life

If you look hard enough

by Goon Squad

Climate Film Mockumentary Best Cinematography
A man fights with himself while fighting the elements in a world scorched by the sun

Slice

Its a murder any way you slice it

by Business Socks

Mystery Fantasy Best Poster Best Use of Prop
Two detectives try to find a grisly murderer, before the case turns cold.

Room to Grieve

Giving Space to Breathe

by FORA Productions

Medical Film Best Titles Best Lighting Design Group B Audience Choice Runner Up Group B Audience Choice Poster Second Runner-Up
In a support group built on the five stages of grief a man find solace and himself.

The South Mission Inn

It's not for sale!

by Rorbach With Clark

Buddy Film Best Use of Character Audience Choice Second Runner Up Group C Audience Choice
A clever beach Motel owner out smarts a hotel giant in this epic journey that tests a father and son’s love for one another.

The Good Good

Don’t Blow This.

by Dad Skeleton

Single Room Movie Best Trailer Second Runner Up Best Production Design Best Actress Group B Audience Choice Second Runner Up
As his best friend bleeds out, one fugitive’s last hope lies in the hands of a different type of healer.

WondRFULL

Have you ever asked yourself?

by No Umbrella Studios

Romance Alternate History Best Supporting Actress Best Graphics Best Film Second Runner Up
A conflicted individual consults younger versions of himself to decide how they should move ahead with their struggling romantic relationship.

About the 48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project is the longest running and most popular timed filmmaking competition. Teams have just 48 hours to write, shoot, edit and score a short film. All films are screened in a real theater and compete for awards and recognition.

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Schedule


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Ticket Checkin
4:00pm
Have your ticket from TixTree QR code ready (it will be in your email after purchase). There will be no on-site ticket sales, you must order online.
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Strut your style on our purple carpet and have professional photos taken at our Hollywood style step-and-repeat
Best of 2025 Films and Awards
5:30pm - 8:30pm
The very best films from this year’s San Diego competition, along with dozens of awards

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Location

AMC Mission Valley 20

State-of-the-art movie theater with premium seating and sound systems. Located in the heart of Mission Valley with easy access from I-8 and I-15.

1640 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego, CA 92108

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