Pensacon proudly presents the ninth annual Pensacon Short Film Festival as one of its official events. As part of this convention, the films screened will celebrate science fiction, horror, fantasy, comic books, pop culture, animation, and documentaries (documentaries must be related to the previously stated genres).
Each Official Selection will be given two weekend passes to Pensacon (travel not included) to attend the screening, and filmmakers may participate in a Q&A session about their films immediately following the screening.
Over the past seven years, Pensacon has taken pride in screening some of the best short films from all around the world. In addition to the United States, we have had submissions from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
Pensacon would like to congratulate the 2023 Official Selections:
“A Door Away” - Written, Directed & Produced by Alex H. Rafi
“Agent Heads” - Written by Ajay Varma Nandyala and Joseph Van Landschoot; Directed by Ajay Varma Nandyala; Produced by Ajay Varma Nandyala and Elle Sunkara
“Black Kettles and Pots” - Written & Directed by Takuto Kimura
“Bucle” - Written & Directed by Alvaro Rodrigo Pruneda; Produced by Fabian Saez, Rodrigo Atria and Camila Atria
“Chat History” - Written, Directed & Produced by Fred Zara
“Choice” - Written by Katherine Johnson; Directed by Katherine Johnson and Joseph Klingman
“Duplicitous Minds” - Written by Catalina Yue; Directed by Rober Rippberger; Produced by Catalina Yue
“Hangnail” - Written by Katie Parks, Brian Parks, Cameron Gawne, Jeremy Hawkins, Cassandra Bryson, Lilly Leann Wright; Directed by Brian Parks; Produced by Brian Parks and Katie Parks
“Hellscape” - Written & Directed by Sam Sorenson; Produced by Leigh Sorenson
“His Final Bow?” - Written & Directed by Diana Nicole Robertson
“Launch at Paradise” - Written by Daniel Mitura; Directed by Carrie Anne Quinn; Produced by David M. Night Maire
“Left Side of Memory” - Written by Harrison Lubel; Directed by Gustav Wilde; Produced by Gustav Wilde, Shaunya Bhayani and Jamal Peoples
“Meatballs” - Written by Ella Schulson; Directed by Yevgeniya Regent
“Paracosm” - Written & Directed by Natalia Coiro; Produced by Omar Dabbous
“Pay the Tithe” - Written & Directed by Andrew Sanford; Produced by Keith Rubin
“Power Up” - Written & Directed by Cyril Vrancken; Produced by BC Movies
Produced in Belgium
“Runner” - Written, Directed & Produced by Troy Hayes
“Shut” - Written by Bastiaan Tichler; Directed by Niels Bourgonje; Produced by Daniel Aiss
“Superheroes” - Written & Directed by Rafael de Andrade; Produced by Raphael de Oliveira Dorsa and Tauã Franco
“Superposition” - Written, Directed & Produced by TL L Westgate
“Swipe Right” - Written & Directed by Karry Johnson; Produced by Todd Gosser & Justin Kim
“The Barmaid and the Serpent” - Written & Directed by Rose Louise Hoover; Produced by Andrew Bourne
“The Cure” - Written by TL Westgate and Michelle Bretana; Directed & Produced by TL Westgate
“The Eucharist” - Written by Walter Bender and Gintarė Ilginytė; Directed by Walter Bender; Produced by Donatas Baltrušaitis, Emilis Velyvis, Paul Nethercott and Inesa Kurklietyte
“The Interrogation” - Written, Directed & Produced by Marisa Cohen and Peter Issac Alexander
Trophies for 2023 Best in Show, Jury Selection, and Audience Choice winners provided by GinGee Girls Art.