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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
...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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Sunday, September 28, 2025
4pm
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8:30pm
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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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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