The East Lansing Film Festival - ELFF

4th Annual Fall 2008 48/5 Film Contest Winners

This article was posted on Thu, Jan 15 2009

Our Fourth Annual Fall 48/5 Contest was officially a success! Here are
the winning films, the top three of which will be shown as part of the
12th Annual East Lansing Film Festival on Sunday, March 22, 2009…

FIRST PLACE:
Fight Song Films - “A Little Change,” comedy
Producer: JM Barnett

SECOND PLACE:
ESP Productions “No Fury,” drama
Producer: Caleb Hansen

THIRD PLACE:
Best Little Ever - “Bomb in a Pie,” thriller
Producer: Jason Gabriel

Judges’ Recognition Award- Achievement in Special Effects:
Midget Pickle - “The Bagel Whisperer,” comedy
Producer: Jeff Jones

Judges’ Recognition Award- Achievement in Cinematography:
Suchabeach - “Things Take Time,” romance
Producer: David Suchanek

Honorable Mention:
Mitten World Productions “The Last Caller,” thriller
Producer: Dave Scott

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES:

Charlie Palmer, Filmmaker & Cooley Law School Professor
Tim Whalen, Graphic Artist - Message Makers
Scott Magie, Professional Editor & Filmmaker
Matt Larner, MSU Film Club President, LMFC Selection Committee Member
David Such, Owner - Such Media
Lisa Whiting-Dobson, LMFC Selection Committee Member, MSU & LCC Professor

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING!

Best Little Ever “Bomb in a Pie,” thriller - Jason Gabiel
Carp Productions DNF, romance - Chris Pietak
Don’t Drink the Water Films “Are You?” thriller - Dave Chakur
ESP Productions “No Fury,” drama - Caleb Hansen
Fight Song Films “A Little Change,” comedy - JM Barnett
Hippo Productions “Lost and Leaving,” drama - Kyle Surma
KSPB Video “The Incident,” drama - Kris Sundberg
Last Laugh Films “The Phantom Zone,” sci fi - Joshua Cook
Midget Pickle “The Bagel Whisperer,” comedy - Jeff Jones
Mitten World Productions “The Last Caller,” thriller - Dave Scott
Red Scare Films DNF,sci fi - Justin Orr
Suchabeach “Things Take Time,” romance - David Suchanek
Van Ski Productions DNF, sci fi - Joseph Madurski
Whirligig Studio DNF, comedy - Mark Rosenberg

(DNF = did not finish)