Pensacon Short Film Festival

Pensacon Short Film Festival Pensacon Short Film Festival, the 12th annual official event as part of Pensacon, the largest pop culture convention on the Gulf Coast.

Pensacon Short Film Festival is entering its lucky 13th season as part of the official programming of Pensacon, the premiere pop culture convention on the Gulf Coast featuring the best short films of science fiction, fantasy, horror, animation, and more. As part of this convention, the films screened will celebrate science fiction, horror, fantasy, comic books, pop culture, animation, and document

aries 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 dozen 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, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.

Submission to Pensacon Short Film Festival 2027 are now open! We're looking for science fiction; fantasy; horror; films ...
07/13/2026

Submission to Pensacon Short Film Festival 2027 are now open! We're looking for science fiction; fantasy; horror; films about superheroes, comic books, and pop culture; animation; music videos; experimental films (NEW THIS YEAR!); and documentaries about any of the above themes and genres. Films should be no longer than 20 minutes.

Each selected film will receive two complimentary passes to Pensacon, the premiere pop culture convention on the Gulf Coast taking place February 19-21, 2027 in Pensacola, FL.

To submit your film and to read the rules, go to https://filmfreeway.com/PensaconShortFilmFestival. We look forward to seeing your films!

07/13/2026

Submissions open tomorrow!

If you are a filmmaker whose film was selected in past years, please check your email for a discount code to submit for this year. If you didn't receive an email from us, first check your spam/junk folder and if it's not there, email us at filmfest at pensacon dot com.

We can't wait to see your films!

07/05/2026

Filmmakers, get ready. Submissions for 2027 open soon!

Meeting talented filmmakers is one of the best parts of running the Short Film Festival. But watching those same filmmak...
02/24/2026

Meeting talented filmmakers is one of the best parts of running the Short Film Festival. But watching those same filmmakers talk to each other, swap contact info, and actually connect? That might be my favorite thing about the whole weekend.
Sorry I didn't get a photo with everyone — there were a lot of you and the weekend moves fast.
Good luck on your next projects. We hope to see you back next year.

-Jeremy Branch

Pensacon

02/23/2026

Congratulations to the following winners:

BEST IN SHOW — Frankenstruck
JURY SELECTION — We Regret to Inform You
AUDIENCE CHOICE — The Enamel Cartel
BEST ANIMATED FILM — BRIDGE -My Little Friends-
BEST DOCUMENTARY — Language Back
BEST FANTASY FILM — Happily Ever After Matchmaking, Co.
BEST HORROR FILM — Up Close
BEST MUSIC VIDEO — Everything Is Shattered
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM — Invasion '53

02/19/2026

The Pensacon Short Film Festival would like to thank Jeremy Branch, Julio Diaz, April Edwards, LaVonne French, Steve Wise, and Adam Wood for judging the submissions and selecting the amazing films being shown this weekend at Pensacon!

The Pensacon Short Film Festival would like to thank Pensacon 2026 guest Roland Paris for being one of our Jury members ...
02/18/2026

The Pensacon Short Film Festival would like to thank Pensacon 2026 guest Roland Paris for being one of our Jury members who selected this year's Jury Selection award. He's a fantastic comic book artist, so stop by his booth to tell him thanks and pick up a print from him or even ask for a commission!

The Pensacon Short Film Festival would like to thank Pensacon 2026 guest Mark Maddox for being one of our Jury members w...
02/17/2026

The Pensacon Short Film Festival would like to thank Pensacon 2026 guest Mark Maddox for being one of our Jury members who selected this year's Jury Selection award. He's an amazing illustrator and artist, so stop by his booth to tell him thanks and pick up a print or original art from him!

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