US Showcase films will compete for three awards:
• Best in Show (determined by Pensacon staff)
• Jury Award (presented from a special jury consisting of celebrity guests of Pensacon)
• Audience Award (voted on by audience members during the screening)
Awards will be provided by
Avid,
Borrow Lenses,
Red Giant,
Write Brothers, and
The Crystal Zebra.
After the screening, filmmakers will take part in a Q&A session and then be presented with the awards. Winning filmmakers are invited to participate in the Independent Filmmaking Panel on Sunday.
The following films will be screened at the US Showcase:
- "The Art of Villainy" written and directed by James Noir; produced by James Noir, Dan Ballester, Erica Serio, Bill Moseley
- "Bears Discover Fire" directed by Ben Leonberg; written by Ben Leonberg, Alex Cannon, Scott Riehs (based on a short story by Terry Bisson); produced by Scott Riehs"The Red Thunder" directed and produced by Alvaro Rob; written by Rafael Alvarez, Clara Viola, Alvaro Ron
- "Dark Specter" written by Bruce Nachsin; produced by Bruce Nachsin, Roe Moore
- "Expiration Date" written and directed by Jeffrey Frame; produced by Zack Kepner
- "My Luchador" written and directed by Shea Sizemore; produced by Chip White
- "New" written and directed by John Harden; produced by John Harden, Sheila Harden, Don R. Lewis
- "One Minute More" written and directed by Cody Carwile; produced by Codey Wilson, Natalie Valdes
- "The Peripheral" directed by JT Seaton; written by Kris Brown; produced by Lynn Lowry, Randy Frank
- "The Red Thunder" directed and produced by Alvaro Ron; written by Rafael Alvarez, Clara Viola, Alvaro Ron
- "The Smiling Man" written and directed by A.J. Briones; directed by Tefft Smith II, Nathan Hopkins
- Total Awesome Viking Power" written and directed by Morten Forland
*Venue, films, and showtimes subject to change.
