ABOUT

The Scumdance film festival was founded in 2017 by Travis Calvert, Scumdance is a celebration of movies made by mutants, freaks, weirdos and generally good people from every corner of the globe.

Originally based in Reno/Sparks, Scumdance has now moved to San Francisco.

Recent Winners

2024
Best Feature - REQUIEM ESPRESSO
Best Short - An Imminent Threat
Best Music/Sound - Dallas Brown & Anja Freigang Friends With Myself
Best Performance (TIE) - Yuri Casagrande Conti REQUIEM ESPRESSO
Best Performance (TIE) - Land Smith-Abbinante Mr. Sun
Best Animated Film - Les Bêtes
Best Director - Andrew Dimitrov The Corruption
Best Cinematography - Stefan Scherperel The Connoisseur
Audience Award Feature - Albert Pyun King of Cult Movies
Audience Award Short - Les Bêtes
Scummiest Film - Mr. Feets

2023
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
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Motomarine directed by Gabriel Auclair-Doucet

2022
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

Hardware for our winners!

Flyer for Scumdance 2 at Jub Jub's Thirst Parlor (R.I.P.)

George & Travis - Scumdance 5 - Elbow Room, Sparks NV

Recent Winners

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