SacFilmChallenge, Music & Film Festival 2024

SacFilmChallenge is the Film Festival to Geek and Nerd Out! Films, music videos, and new media that express the best of things Drama, Comedy, Geeky, Nerdy, Anime, Cosplay, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Comics, and Sports will screen at this 3-Day Hybrid Event.

Connection and Community are a big part of the experience at the festival. Attendees can connect with the filmmakers and industry professionals at the panel discussions. Hang out in the virtual lounge area with each other for interesting conversations about their love for film or their fandom. Network 1:1 and meet a new friend to have a watch party with or make a movie with. Join us September 20 - 22, 2024 in the Virtual Space.

5th Annual SacFilmChallenge - We've added a Film Mixer to celebrate the festival & the filmmakers, a Breakfast Meetup, and in addition to our Filmmaker Panels, we invited our friends working in Hollywood for a Professional Filmmaker Discussion. - Camera & Electrical Department/Instructor, is best known for her work on a number of Marvel films including Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Captain America: Civil War, and many classics that you have enjoyed AND - Director/Producer/Author, is an award-winning independent director and producer living in Los Angeles, California. His most recent work is the feature romantic drama Before the Dawn and the American Society of Cinematographers Motion Imaging Technology Council’s film The Mission, a production backed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Amazon Studios, Disney, Sony, Warner Bros. and more. As a producer and director, Holben has helmed independent feature films, television series, documentaries, short films and commercials.

SacFilmChallenge will screen select films at Futures Explored in Sacramento, CA - 2533 R Street, CA 95816.

The schedule for this year is epic!

AWARDS & PRIZES:

The GEEK REEL MVP - Best of Festival Award (Audience Choice), Cash Prize $250

Best Feature Film

Best Short Film

Best Animation Short

Best New Media Project

Best Music Video

Best Director

Best Cinematography

Best Sound

Best Editing

Best Actor

Best Actress

Voting Instructions are provided at the festival opening.

SCHEDULE (PDT):

9/20 - FRIDAY

4:00PM - Festival Open + Filmmaker Panel - Virtual

5:00PM - BLOCK 1 - TBA - Virtual

6:00PM - Film Mixer @ New Helvetia Brew - 1730 Broadway, Sacramento, CA

9/21 - SATURDAY

8:00AM - BLOCK 2 - TBA - Virtual

10:00AM - Breakfast Meetup for Filmmakers

11:00AM - BLOCK 3 - TBA - Virtual and In Person in our Virtual Lounge

1:00PM - Professional Panel Discussion with CRICKET SLOAT and JAY HOLBEN

2:00PM - BLOCK 4 - TBA - Virtual and In Person in our Virtual Lounge

5:00PM - BLOCK 5 - TBA - Live Screening

6:45PM - Filmmaker Panel - Live Event

7:30PM - Networking and Wrap-Up

9:00PM - BLOCK 5 - TBA - Virtual (Repeat Live Screened Films)

9/22 - SUNDAY

4:00PM Award Ceremony & Festival Wrap Up - Virtual

SacFilmChallenge is the premiere Sacramento film festival for the summer and serves as the biggest fundraiser for SacGeeks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and celebrating all things geek culture.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

2533 R St, 2533 R Street, Sacramento, United States