Winter Film Awards is pleased to announce the winners of our 2nd Annual 48-Hour Film Challenge! What would YOU do if you were randomly assigned a film genre, a tagline from Ghostbusters and a Gray Line New York Sightseeing Bus? Could you make an awesome short film in just 48 hours?
Thank you to everyone who braved the atrocious weather to come to our screening! And, thank you to our sponsors for their generous donations: Gray Line New York, B&H Photo, Ride of Fame, IndieFlix, Zacuto, SmartPhocus, Nito Inc, Jungle Software, West Side Rifle & Pistol Range, NY Action Actors Academy, Indoor Extreme Sports, Pole Position Raceway, DSC Labs, Chelsea Piers and Trapeze School NY!
And the winners are …
Team: Veteran Productions, Genre: Action, Cop, Spy
Winning team receives …- Beautiful WFA Crystal Icicle “Independent Film Award” statuette
- Screening of your winning film at the WFA 2014 Independent Film Festival
- Screening of your winning film on our National Sponsor’s website
- Filmmakers Prize Pack generously donated by B&H Photo
- SMPTE Pocket White Chart, provided by DSC Labs
- S3 Dojo: Mobile Sound Studio, provided by Nito Inc.
- Phocus 3 Lens Bundle Kit, provided by SmartPhocus
- 2 Liberty Helicopters Flightseeing Tours of New York City and 2 double-decker bus tours, provided by Ride of Fame
- 2 yearly memberships to IndieFlix, provided by IndieFlix
- 6 2-player packages for Black Ops Laser Tag, provided by Indoor Extreme Sports
- 6 Kart Races, provided by Pole Position Raceway
- Enforcer DSLR kit, provided by Zacuto
- 2 packages of 4 classes in Firearms for Film, provided by NY Action Actors Academy
- 2 Novice Rifle Classes, provided by West Side Rifle & Pistol Range
- 1 copy of Gorilla 5.0, the most comprehensive film and video production tool on the market, provided by Jungle Software
- 2 Flying Trapeze classes, provided by Trapeze School NY
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Fan Favorite: As Time Goes By
Team: ESW Productions, Genre: Science Fiction
Winning team receives …- Beautiful WFA Crystal Icicle “Independent Film Award” statuette
- Screening of your winning film at the WFA 2014 Independent Film Festival
- Screening of your winning film on our National Sponsor’s website
- SMPTE Pocket White Chart, provided by DSC Labs
- Phocus 3 Lens Bundle Kit, provided by SmartPhocus
- 2 Liberty Helicopters Flightseeing Tours of New York City and 2 double-decker bus tours, provided by Ride of Fame
- 2 yearly memberships to IndieFlix, provided by IndieFlix
- 6 2 player packages for Black Ops Laser Tag, provided by Indoor Extreme Sports
- 6 Kart Races, provided by Pole Position Raceway
- Zacuto Z-FInd Pro, provided by Zacuto
- 2 packages of 4 classes in Samurai Sword Fighting for Film, provided by NY Action Actors Academy
- 2 Novice Rifle Classes, provided by West Side Rifle & Pistol Range
- 1 copy of Gorilla 5.0, the most comprehensive film and video production tool on the market, provided by Jungle Software
- 2 Flying Trapeze classes, provided by Trapeze School NY
- 4 Multi-Sport Passports, provided by Chelsea Piers
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First Runner Up: Crest Fallen
Team: Grape Dutches of York, Genre: Action, Cop, Spy
Honorary Award: The Apt Aint Big Enuff
Team: Film Repertory Group, Genre: Western or Musical
Special Mention: Lilly Bell
Team: The Oddity Concept, Genre: Action, Cop, Spy
The Oddity Concept is a team of 8th Graders making their very first film. Erica Marney, director/cinematographer, received her camera the day before the challenge and she’d never edited a film before. Her actors were all first-timers as well. Keep an eye on her — in 10 years, we’ll be watching her accept her Best Director Oscar!
Winter Film Awards congratulates all of our competitors on their amazing work!
Visit our YouTube Playlist to view all of our teams’ films!
