2019 Festival HHM Film Slam Event

About our 48-Hour Festival HHM Film Slam event — September 2019

2019 Festival HHM Film Slam

This HHM Film Slam event was a 48-hour challenge that occurred between Friday, September 20, 2019 at 7:00pm and Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 7:00pm. This was the Official Time Period for producing a 3-7 minute short film, script through submission.

All films were premiered and awards were announced during Hell’s Half Mile Film and Music Festival on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Bay City’s beautiful State Theatre.

 

About Assignment Criteria

These criteria are announced at Kick-off. All criteria must appear in the short films and the film must be produced in the designated timeframe to be eligible for awards. 

Character: Must make an appearance but does not need to be a main character.

Prop: Just needs to be seen.

Line Of Dialogue: Must be said word for word.

Genre: Randomly chosen by the spin of a wheel at Kick-off. You will spin twice and get to choose from those two genres. You MAY combine your randomly chosen genre with another, however it must be solidly presented as your main genre, and must be listed on your film as such.

Note: If you land on the same genre twice you get to chose whichever genre you’d like to film in. 

 

2019 Winter HHM Film Slam Genre Options

Action/Adventure

Silent Film

Sci-fi

Comedy/Dark Comedy

Thriller/Horror

Romance

Superhero

Crime Caper/Film Noir

Fantasy

Time Travel

Mystery

Road Trip

Music Film (Not a music video. About or related to music.)

Hellion’s Choice (Pick your genre)

Films from our 2019 Fest HHM Film Slam event spun a roulette wheel twice and teams chose from those two genres. Some teams combined them as an extra challenge. 

Eight teams started the competition, one did not submit a film, one turn their short in late, six were judged for the cash prizes of $200 for 1st place and the opportunity to be automatically accepted into the Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival, and $100 for 2nd place.

These awesome teams produced the short films below in just 48 hours.

Dead and Breakfast by Purgatory’s 5K
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Awards: Late and ineligible for judging, but given an HHM Creative Award.

“A pair of ghouls take a vacation, but their Airbnb already has some undead guests.”



The Last Super Hero by Good Harbor Blue
Genre: Superhero
Awards: Best Supporting Actor, Best Use of Prop

“Remember them all.”



Mission From Gad by Beardzly Productions
Genre: Sci-Fi
Awards: Best Effects

“Two best friends set on a galactic mission to ‘get the band Back together’.”



Changes by The Esch Brothers
Genre: Time Travel
Awards: HHM Spirit Award

“After living a rough life, Justin Cobb is given a chance to turn it around.”



Apartment 14 by Pink Nixon
Genre: Crime
Awards: 2nd Place, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling

“Dark and unfortunate events take place in Apartment 14.”



Twisted Reality by Studio 420
Genre: Sci-Fi
Awards: Best Music, Best HHM Reference

“Justin Cobb has found himself living a screwed up life and reality. As he struggles to make sense of it all, he realizes that he can’t even trust what day it is.”



Dreams are Made of Dreams by Purple Pigeon Productions
Genre: Hellions Choice
Awards: 1st place, Audience Choice, Best Actor, Best Writing, Best Use of Character, Best Use of Line

“He’ll do what it takes to keep his dreams alive.”


2019 Fest
HHM Film Slam
Awards

 

Winner ($200 cash award winner)
Dreams are Made of Dreams – The Justin Cobb Story 
by Purple Pigeon Productions

 

Runner Up ($100 cash award winner)
Apartment 14 by Pink Nixon

 

Audience Choice Award
Dreams are Made of Dreams – The Justin Cobb Story 
by Purple Pigeon Productions

 

Best Actor Award
Jason Curtis as Justin Cobb
in Dreams are Made of Dreams – The Justin Cobb Story 
by Purple Pigeon Productions

 

Best Supporting Actor Award
Little Chief as Hero (the dog)
in The Last Super Hero
by Good Harbor Blue

 

Best Directing
Apartment 14 by Pink Nixon

 

Best Writing
Dreams are Made of Dreams – The Justin Cobb Story 
by Purple Pigeon Productions

 

Best Editing
Apartment 14  by Pink Nixon

 

Best Cinematography
Apartment 14  by Pink Nixon

 

Best Music
Twisted Reality by Studio 420

 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Rachael Burt
in Apartment 14 by Pink Nixon

 

Best Effects
Mission From Gad by Beardzly Productions

 

Best Use of Character
Dreams are Made of Dreams – The Justin Cobb Story 
by Purple Pigeon Productions

 

Best Use of Line
Dreams are Made of Dreams – The Justin Cobb Story 
by Purple Pigeon Productions

 

Best Use of Prop
The Last Super Hero
by Good Harbor Blue

 

Best HHM Reference
Twisted Reality by Studio 420

 

HHM Creative Award
Dead and Breakfast by Purgatory 5K

 

HHM Spirit Award
Changes by The Esch Brothers