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Friday, July 17
 

4:00pm EDT

Feature Film Block 1
Friday July 17, 2026 4:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro
The Things We Keep
Friday July 17, 2026 4:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
  Film Festival

7:00pm EDT

Room Closed
Friday July 17, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
Friday July 17, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
  Room Closed

8:00pm EDT

Feature Film Block 2
Friday July 17, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
Tales from the Shiny Diner
Friday July 17, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
  Film Festival
 
Saturday, July 18
 

10:00am EDT

Fantasy Short Film Block
Saturday July 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Cardinal (Film)
The Quest For The Golden Dragon
Bonno Eversong and the Day the Music Died
From the Wizard's Workbench
Saturday July 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Cardinal (Film)
  Film Festival

1:00pm EDT

SF Short Film Block
Saturday July 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
Trapped
The Curse of the Were-Alien
Saturday July 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
  Film Festival

2:00pm EDT

Horror Short Film Block
Saturday July 18, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
Coloring Girl
White Noise
The Sessions  
The Lost Boys
RecAlchemist
Favela Amarela (Yellow Slum)
Buzzby
"A  Vampire's Kiss"

Saturday July 18, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
  Film Festival

5:00pm EDT

Hold for Film Festival Awards
Saturday July 18, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)

Saturday July 18, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
  Film Festival

6:00pm EDT

Wonderful Movies with Wonderful People: Live!
Saturday July 18, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
Join our hosts as they show and talk about Sick Chick Flicks' "Blood of the Mummy" with special guest, Christine Parker.
Speakers
avatar for Bill Mulligan

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 →
avatar for Christine Parker

Christine Parker

Film Guest, SickChickFlicks
Christine Parker began her film career in Sanford, North Carolina in 2004 where she wrote and produced her first short film “Second Death” that led to her forming Adrenalin Productions and later Sick Chick Flicks which have produced dozens of short films as well as five feature... Read More →
avatar for Carol Cowles

Carol Cowles

Online Media Guest
Carol has long been a fixture of Geek Culture in Charlotte, NC. She has served for several years as the Programming Director for ConCarolinas and worked the Carolina and Arizona Renaissance Festivals for 15 years. She also podcasts – she is Carol the Cat on Guardians of the Geekery... Read More →
avatar for O Hai Mark

O Hai Mark

Online Media Guest
O. Hai Mark is a filmmaker, online content creator, and event host from southwest VA. His absolute love of poorly reviewed movies is legendary, and he has turned that into a weekly internet show called Terribke Movies with Wonderful People. O. Hai also has a production company that... Read More →
Saturday July 18, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Cardinal (Film)
  Film Festival
 
Sunday, July 19
 

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
avatar for Michelle Iannantuono

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
avatar for Dave Fretz

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 →
avatar for Bill Mulligan

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
avatar for Bill Mulligan

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 →
avatar for Polly Schattel

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
 

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