The 2nd HellaCon Short Film Festival (sponsored by The Evening Class) is focused on showcasing films that pack a powerful and creative punch in a short amount of time. No matter the genre, all shorts between :01 and 9:59 will be considered. Live judging to award the top three films (and an additional audience award) will occur during HellaCon -- Sat., November 5th 2016.
Guest Judges:
- Esther Pearl (Founder of Camp Reel Stories, formerly at Pixar Animation Studios working on "The Incredibles", "Wall-E", and "Monsters, Inc.")
- Jesse Eisenhardt (award-winning director/cinematographer, 1st Place/Audience Award winner from the 1st Annual HellaCon Short Film Festival -- "Scary Mary: A Chronicle of Terror")
- Mel Valentin (San Francisco Film Critics Circle and Online Society of Film Critics member)
- Pam Grady (San Francisco Chronicle movie correspondent)
- Zaki Hasan (San Francisco Film Critics Circle member, show-runner for The MovieFilm Podcast and Zaki's Corner)
1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $100
Audience Award - $100