Film Racing

100 Hour Film Race

Best Film - Inked (Crafty Services)

Runner Up - After Liv (The Slumps)

Third Place - Rearview (Joey Duke Media)

Best Local Film - Dead Set On Love (Warped Prism Studios)

Best Direction - Miriam Pinedo (Inked)

Best Writing - Jon Hobson (Verge)

Best Lead Actor - JR Holther (Rearview)

Best Lead Actress - Tara Kaye Burgh (Inked)

Best Supporting Actor - Edward Katak (The Last Chapter)

Best Supporting Actress - Cassie Duke (Rearview)

Best Young Actor/Actress - Nora Duke (Rearview)

Best Actor (Southeast US) - Ben Ziskind (Inked)

Best Actress (Southeast US) - Nia Faith (The Fool)

Best Acting Ensemble - Rearview

Best Cinematography - Samuel Zeilender (Inked)

Best Editing - Joey Duke (Rearview)

Best Score - Rearview

Best Special/Visual Effects - 17 Seconds

Best Costume Design - The Last Chapter

Best Make-Up - Inked

12 years ago - right before we bought Film Racing…we were headed to New York as a finalist with “The Case of the Maltese Moose and Squirrel”

The First-Round Judges' ballots from the 100-Hour Film Race 2026 have all been received and tallied. Below are the Top Ten Finalist Films (listed in alphabetical order). Please check your emails for more information:

- 17 Seconds by VOXAVILA Films in Pflugerville, Texas

- After Liv by The Slumps in Beverly, Massachusetts

- Dead Set on Love by Warped Prism Studios in Cave Spring, Georgia

- Inked by Crafty Services in Atlanta, Georgia

- Rearview by Joey Duke Media in Atlanta, Georgia

- The Fool by Star Search Productions in Atlanta, Georgia

- The Last Chapter by Northern Malawi Story Collective in Mzuzu, Malawi, Africa

- The Time in Between by Whisperlight in Mertztown, Pennsylvania

- Verge by Lucky Logo in Tyler, Texas

- Words from the Void by Morrison and Rudoph in Alpharetta, Georgia

We are waiting for one more first-round judge's ballot for the 100-Hour Film Race 2026 - hoping to have it tomorrow.

Once we receive that ballot, we will tally the scores and announce the top ten finalist films.

Watch here for the announcement very soon.

Behind the Scenes with Little Goofballs in Vancouver, Washington - 100 Hour Film Race 2026

Behind the Scenes with Landell Productions in Marietta, Georgia - 100 Hour Film Race 2026

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Behind the Scenes with Joey Duke Media in Atlanta, Georgia - 100 Hour Film Race 2026

Final Stages - EDITING - Even More Behind the Scenes from Northern Malawi Story Collective in Mzuzu, Malawi, Africa

Even More Behind the Scenes from Northern Malawi Story Collective in Mzuzu, Malawi, Africa