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 Hot House! Their film ‘’Caretaker’’ will go on to represent Chicago against all the other city winners from around the world at Filmapalooza 2025!
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2024
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2023
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2022
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2021
- US Virtual 48 - Chicago 2020
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2019
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2018
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2017
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2016
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2015
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2014
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2013
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2012
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2011
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2010
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2009
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2008
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2007
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2006
- 48 Hour Film Project - Chicago 2005
Aunt Amy or Uncle Alex
“I've been waiting for this.” OR “I have been waiting for this.”
a Business card
- Winner: Attorneys at Large by Hawkins Film Club
- Tradknives by Broaden Films
- Puppet Love by Grayscale visuals
- Captain Alan by In The Bin Collective
- Winner: Puppet Love by Grayscale visuals
- Winner: Caretaker by Hot House
- "Darling, the Constable!" by Flunky & Dangle
- Winner: Puppet Love by Grayscale visuals
- Inhabitable by Play Ground
- Shuffled by Music Box of Misfits
- Winner: Shuffled by Music Box of Misfits
- Puppet Love by Grayscale visuals
- Winner: Attorneys at Large by Hawkins Film Club (Alex Jones)
- Winner: Attorneys at Large by Hawkins Film Club (Aria Machinski)
- Puppet Love by Grayscale visuals (Marty Chester)
- Captain Alan by In The Bin Collective (Julian Frometa)
- Winner: Puppet Love by Grayscale visuals (Cleo Shine)
- Inhabitable by Play Ground (Katelin Dirr)
- Attorneys at Large by Hawkins Film Club (Chris Stacey)
- Winner: "Darling, the Constable!" by Flunky & Dangle
- Relapse by Cinemagic
- Attorneys at Large by Hawkins Film Club
- Winner: Inhabitable by Play Ground
- Winner: DIRTY BUSINESS by D3C0D3D Films
- Winner: Caretaker by Hot House
- "Darling, the Constable!" by Flunky & Dangle
- Winner: Shuffled by Music Box of Misfits
- DIRTY BUSINESS by D3C0D3D Films
- Winner: Caretaker by Hot House
- Inhabitable by Play Ground
- Winner: English by WereBear Productions
- Nothing Mattress Anymore by Shoestring Cinema
AlMarte Productions
Broaden Films
D3C0D3D Films
Eschflix
Franchester Williams Media
Hela's Hand Productions
Invictus
Reel Revolutionaries
Seriously, No One Cares About Your Red Camera
Shamrock Films
Summer Camp Films
The Silly Geese Team
4100 Productions
80HD Productions
A Bunch of People Making Art
Deathspringa
Empty(TM)
Gem City Productions
Hot House
Play Ground
Terrible Jubilee
The Apprentices
The Thundercats
Urban Pebble Productions
1244 Productions
BRDCST
Cinemagic
Creative Digital Masters
Drinks on Monday
END Studios
Good Bee Films
IP Films
Morning Star Productions
Shoestring Cinema
STW 847
Surging Films
The Real Chicago Filmmakers Club
Wolfpack Productions
Bit Films
Cobrastrike Productions
Dumont Pictures
Flunky & Dangle
Grayscale visuals
Hawkins Film Club
In The Bin Collective
Music Box of Misfits
Rigoletto
Rutabaga
Saving Lives Productions
Something special
Top Banana
WereBear Productions