Scumdance is a celebration of the best of underground film. We champion punks, weirdos, mutants, misfits, metalheads & maniacs from around the globe.
We specialize in horror, comedy, horror-comedy, sci-fi, avant-garde, music based, and experimental films. Though really, we're just looking for good, weird movies.
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 Calvery Scumdancitarian Award for the film that truly embrace the ethos of Scumdance.
2023 Winners:
Best Performance: Micheline Chartier - Red Tiles
Best Cinematography: Jakob Bilinski - Real Cool Time
Best Music/Sound: Logan Felber - Annihilator
Best Animated Film: Duban Pinzon - Lete
Best Director: Dustin Shea - Untitled.mov
Best Short: Now Is Not The Time
Best Feature: INTO THE SHED
Audience Award Best Short: Annihilator
Audience Award Best Feature: Kim's Video
The Travis Calvert Scumdancitarian Award: (TIE)
Microdosing directed by Patrick Adam Peña
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Motomarine directed by Gabriel Auclair-Doucet
2022 Winners:
Judges Favorite Feature: The Secret of Cuck Island
Judges Favorite Short: Living Room
Audience Favorite Feature: Zero Budget Heroes
Audience Favorite Short: Don't Walk Alone in the Dark
Best Score/Soundtrack -Barry Paul Clark - Bid Hope Farewell
Best Acting (non-gender specific) - John Burgio - The Secret of Cuck Island
Best Animation/stop-motion - Lynn Kristmanson - Secret Santa
Best Directing - Oz Stremel Overshiner - Sanctus
Best Cinematography - Elwin Rijken - Living Room