Scumdance is a celebration of the best & weirdest underground films.
We champion mutants, misfits & maniacs.
Our festival focuses on horror, avant-garde, music based, and experimental films.
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Submission Info
Please send us your most entertaining live action, stop motion, and animated films! Any submissions that are deemed to be overtly racist, sexist, homophobic, featuring animal or child abuse, or otherwise just plain outside the bounds of bad taste will be flatly rejected. Shorts - 30 min or less Features - 30 min or more |
Awards Categories
Best Short Best Feature Best Score/Soundtrack Best Performance Best Animation/stop-motion Best Directing Best Cinematography Audience Favorite Short Audience Favorite Feature The Travis Calvert Scumdancitarian Award (aka the Scummiest) |
Previous Winners
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2023 Winners
Best Feature - INTO THE SHED Best Short - Now Is Not The Time Best Music/Sound - Logan Felber - Annihilator Best Performance - Micheline Chartier - Red Tiles Best Animated Film - Duban Pinzon - Lete Best Director - Dustin Shea - Untitled.mov Best Cinematography - Jakob Bilinski - Real Cool Time Audience Award Best Feature - Kim's Video Audience Award Best Short - Annihilator The Travis Calvert Scumdancitarian Award (TIE) Microdosing directed by Patrick Adam Peña and Motomarine directed by Gabriel Auclair-Doucet |
2022 Winners
Best Feature -The Secret of Cuck Island Best Short - Living Room Best Score/Soundtrack - Barry Paul Clark Bid Hope Farewell Best Performance - John Burgio The Secret of Cuck Island Best Animation/stop-motion - Lynn Kristmanson Secret Santa Best Director - Oz Stremel Overshiner Sanctus Best Cinematography - Elwin Rijken Living Room Audience Award Best Feature - Zero Budget Heroes Audience Award Best Short - Don't Walk Alone in the Dark |
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