
FESTIVAL DAYS IN JUNE
5
6
7
SUBMISSIONS OFFICIALLY CLOSED
NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE SENT on May 3, 2026, TO SELECTED FILMS
PEGASUS FILM FESTIVAL 2026 SCHEDULE
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JUNE 5
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1:30 P.M. — BLOCK 1: GLOBAL ANIMATION & MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOWCASE
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Love letter to creativity — skyy farlow
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ROAD RUSH — SEAN BROWN
• Clean Sea One Way or Another — Jakov Bosnić, Luka Ćirić, Fran Rivić, Karlo Vrdoljak, Tin Narančić, Vid Car
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SUMMER FROM THE BALCONY — DORA BOSNIC
• Wool — Tonka Krnić, Simona Sermazi, Eva Boras, Lena Burušić, Gabriela Đurinski, Niko Karaula, Tibor Avdagić, Juraj Škovrlj, Mihael Šoštarić, Duje Mandić, Juraj Car
• Wonders of The Universe — Bruna Benčić, Ivor Benčić
• Summer from the Balcony — Dora Bosnić
• A Stolen Snack — Bianca Wright, Camille Harper, Mya Fetouh
• Kaja and Kitty the Cat — Dora Klarić, Jakov Klarić, Lili Klarić, Hana Švigir, Eva Boras, Ines Himmelreich, Borna Škovrlj, Roko Karaula
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THE RULES ACCORDING TO HASTINGS — AVERY ALLEN
• The Runaway Frog — Genevieve Ionescu
• The Girl Who Fed the Birds — Dora Bosnić
• Time Doesn't Wait — Hana Tomić, Matej Tomić, Petar Kovačićek, Filip Prša, Martina Pervan, Katarina Ivanković
• empty nester. — Alexandra Bennett
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REmanant — Isabella Chavez
• Ursa — Vivianne Nguyen
2:30 P.M. — RED CARPET INTERVIEWS
3:00 P.M. — COLLEGE GUIDANCE Q&A (JACOB NAVARRETE)
4:00 P.M. — BLOCK 2: BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION
• The Journey of Bryson Howard #12 — Vishwajit Yogaraj
• just ask. — Davis Knocke
• Itinerary For One — Lakshya Gupta, Katie Chen
• No Fear in Falling — Rohan Tare
• Roots Run Deep — Amelia Thomas
• Safe Spaces — Michael Thomas Akin
• The Power of Passion — Raymond Cardona
5:15 P.M. — RED CARPET INTERVIEWS
5:45 P.M. — BLOCK 3: BREAKING FORM
• Revolution — Xinti Lim
• Musical Fears — Rohan Tare
• Other Land — Ezra Salem Shipp
• The Girl in Black — Sai Kanchanam
• Bumper Cars — Bella Rose Davidson
• the duality of man — Davis Knocke, Syrus Gupta
• Levels — Rishi Porwal
• Bytes Away From Home — Nickolas Theofilos Tsironis
• Its All In The Eyes — Abhigyan Ravichandran
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JUNE 6
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1:00 P.M. — BLOCK 4: THROUGH HER LENS
• Mother's Love — Angelina Chen
• Noraebang — Savannah Reese Chun
• Duck Crossing — Clary Duhon
• Detainment — Emma Bordelon, Isabelle Clemente, Samantha Vo
• Ketchup Girl — Bella Rose Davidson
• kombucha — Annelies J Nijhawan
• 15 Mg — Ronni Elisa Phillips
• Homemade — Mia Najar
• Fallen — Angela Ruohan Yan
• Meaning of Life — Sophia Yang
• Venus Complexeé — Angelina Chen
2:15 P.M. — RED CARPET INTERVIEWS
2:45 P.M. — WORKSHOP: SCRIPT TO SCREEN (Dr. Bahar Momeni)
4:30 P.M. — BLOCK 5: STORIES WITHOUT BORDERS
• Drafting — Janshin Soo
• Rebirth — Yuxin (Tina) Zhu
• Ëmilie — Daphne Lambert
• Primitive — Xinti Lim
• Ping — Nicholas Gao
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Tambourine terror — Addi Young, skyles lamensdorf, elise nelson, syrus gupta
• How to Avoid Oral Exam? — Luka and Duje
• Mephisto — Abhigyan Ravichandran
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we ain't blood but close enough — Richaad Carroll-Mimms
• A Night Without You — felix gooden, amelia thomas
• Clean — Luka and Duje
• A Plan Without a Plan — Duje Mandić
• Cooked! — Steph Guo
• The Language Of The Universe — Alex Brown
• finding rhythm — Janshin Soo
5:45 P.M. — RED CARPET INTERVIEWS
6:15 P.M. — BLOCK 6: HOMEGROWN
• The Botanic Garden — Logan Michael Kord
• Lane 6 — Davis Knocke, Gabri Blankson, Ronak Ramnani, Ronni Phillips
• Cyber Stalker — Gabri Blankson
• Advent — Charlotte Newman
• MIME — Gabri Blankson
• Say It While You Can — Matthew Calderon
• The Hollywood Bomber — Logan Kord, Luis Colon
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JUNE 7
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1:00 P.M. — BEST OF PFF 2026
2:00 P.M. — CINEMATOGRAPHY + AUDIO WORKSHOP
(NORRY NIVEN & FERRIS SHAHEEN)
4:00 P.M. — FILMMAKERS PANEL: CAREER IN FILM
Panelists: Jake Hochendoner, Christian Vasquez
Ryan Blitzer, Madeleine L. Beck
5:15 P.M. — MAP PANEL
6:00 P.M. — AWARDS CEREMONY


CATEGORIES
- NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
- NONFICTION/DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
- EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM
- mIDDLE SCHOOL SHORT FILM
- ANIMATION SHORT FILM
- INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
- SCREENPLAY
RULES
• FILMMAKER'S AGE: Submission is open to ALL STUDENTS 19 YEARS OLD AND UNDER. All others submitting will be disqualified. Fees will NOT be refunded.
• RUNTIME: Between 30 seconds and 8 minutes for films, including credit
• SCREENPLAYS: Must be under 12 pages long.
• MULTIPLE FILMS CAN BE ENTERED! You're welcome to submit as many films as you'd like.
• INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS: If the film is originally recorded in a non-English language, please provide English subtitles to the film
• SUBMISSION FEES: If you are not able to afford the submission fees, please email grace@pegasusmediaproject.com
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