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Filmapalooza is the finale festival for the 48 Hour Film Project in which the winning films from cities worldwide (125 cities as of 2023) are screened the following year and compete with each other for awards. [1] It has existed since 2003. [1]
Filmapalooza is hosted by a different city each year. [2] The upcoming Filmapalooza, in 2025, will be held in Seattle, Washington.
| Event | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Filmapalooza 2003 | March 13, 2003 | Austin, Texas |
| Filmapalooza 2004 | March 12–March 14, 2004 | San Jose, California |
| Filmapalooza 2005 | March 11–March 13, 2005 | San Jose, California |
| Filmapalooza 2006 | March 9–March 12, 2006 | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Filmapalooza 2007 | March 8–March 11, 2007 | San Jose, California |
| Filmapalooza 2008 | February 29–March 2, 2008 | San Jose, California |
| Filmapalooza 2009 | March 13–March 15, 2009 | Miami, Florida |
| Filmapalooza 2010 | April 10–April 12, 2010 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Filmapalooza 2011 | March 10–March 13, 2011 | Miami, Florida |
| Filmapalooza 2012 | March 2–March 5, 2012 | Taos, New Mexico |
| Filmapalooza 2013 | March 7–March 10, 2013 | Hollywood, California |
| Filmapalooza 2014 | March 6–March 10, 2014 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Filmapalooza 2015 | February 26–March 1, 2015 | Hollywood, California |
| Filmapalooza 2016 | March 2–March 5, 2016 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Filmapalooza 2017 | March 1–March 4, 2017 | Seattle, Washington |
| Filmapalooza 2018 | March 6–March 9, 2018 | Paris, France |
| Filmapalooza 2019 | March 6–March 9, 2019 | Orlando, Florida |
| Filmapalooza 2020 | March 3–March 7, 2020 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Filmapalooza 2021 | March, 2021 | online |
| Filmapalooza 2022 | March 9-March 12, 2022 | Washington D.C., USA |
| Filmapalooza 2023 | March 15-March 18, 2023 | Los Angeles, California |
| Filmapalooza 2024 | March 20-March 23, 2024 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Filmapalooza 2025 | March 19-March 22, 2024 | Seattle, Washington |
| Year | Film | City/County | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | White Bitch Down [3] | Atlanta |  USA |
| 2004 | Baggage [4] | Los Angeles | USA |
| 2005 | Moved [5] | Atlanta | USA |
| 2006 | Multiverse [6] | Washington, D.C. | USA |
| 2007 | Tooth and Nail [7] | Portland | USA |
| 2008 | TimeCatcher [8] | Tel Aviv |  Israel |
| 2009 | Transfert [9] | Paris |  France |
| 2010 | Nicht nur der Himmel ist blau [10] | Berlin |  Germany |
| 2011 | The Girl Is Mime [11] | London |  United Kingdom |
| 2012 | In Captivity [12] | Hampton Roads | USA |
| 2013 | Jacques Serres [13] | Paris | France |
| 2014 | Geen Klote! [14] | Amsterdam |  Netherlands |
| 2015 | These Dirty Words [15] | Rotterdam | Netherlands |
| 2016 | Unforgettable [16] | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 2017 | Marginaux [17] | Côte d'Azur | France |
| 2018 | La Grand Ourse [18] | Clermont-Ferrand | France |
| 2019 | Sonrisita [19] | Côte d'Azur | France |
| 2020 | Good Catch [20] | Prague |  Croatia |
| 2021 | La Zone [21] | Montpellier | France |
| 2022 | M U Z E [22] | Rotterdam | Netherlands |
| 2023 | Threshold [23] | Jacksonville | USA |
| 2024 | Do Outro Laddo [24] | Lisbon |  Portugal |
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