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10:00am EDT

How To Make Your First Unreal Engine Short Film

Sunday July 19, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Cardinal (Film)

Unreal Engine and virtual production have democratized filmmaking more than ever, but scope and learning curves can quickly take the wind out of your sails. Learn how to drill down on the essentials to produce your first animated or virtual stage short with Unreal.

Speakers

Michelle Iannantuono

Film Guest

Michelle Iannantuono is an award-winning queer filmmaker and 3D artist from Charleston, SC. Her features include 2018’s Livescream, which was nominated for a Rondo Award and won Best Director at Nightmares Film Festival; 2020’s Detroit Evolution, a queer transformative fan... Read More →

Sunday July 19, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Cardinal (Film)

Film/TV

11:30am EDT

Before CGI Existed: The Artisans of Schlock

Sunday July 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Cardinal (Film)

A celebration of low-budget ingenuity — how filmmakers on grindhouse budgets pulled off monsters, gore, and sci-fi visuals with almost no money. Great for a craft-minded crowd.

Speakers

Dave Fretz

Costuming Guest

I’ve been a part of science fiction and fantasy fandom for more than 50 years and grew up reading Andre Norton, Allan Dean Foster, and Edgar Rice Burroughs books. I even named my younger son Jason after the lead character in the Ray Harryhausen film Jason and the Argonauts. I was... Read More →

Bill Mulligan

Film Guest

A 25+ year veteran of high school science teaching, Bill Mulligan has parlayed his love of horror, science fiction, and fantasy films into podcasting, convention panels, indie filmmaking, and storytelling. With creative partners such as Christine Parker and Mark C. Lucas, he has worked... Read More →

Sunday July 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)

Film/TV

1:00pm EDT

Horror in Motion: Adapting the Page for the Screen.

Sunday July 19, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Cardinal (Film)

Whether you are discussing Dracula and Frankenstein or anything by Steven King, there is a certain "something" that comes with translating horror from a book to a film (or tv). Our panelists discuss how to take the words on the paper and transform it in a new format that is as visually terrifying.

Speakers

Bill Mulligan

Film Guest

Polly Schattel

Film Guest

A filmmaker and novelist from Birmingham, AL, Polly Schattel’s first feature was the self-produced “Sinkhole” (2005), which won Best Feature at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, and was distributed internationally by Shoreline Entertainment. Her next film was “Alison,” (2010... Read More →

Sunday July 19, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)

Literary

ConGregate 12

10:00am EDT

Michelle Iannantuono

11:30am EDT

Dave Fretz

Bill Mulligan

1:00pm EDT

Bill Mulligan

Polly Schattel

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