Snakebite 5-Day Film Challenge

What an exciting contest that was!

Between January 8th-13th 2026, 13 teams had 5 days to write, shoot and edit a short film. Each team was given a line of dialogue, a prop, a genre/theme, and a character to come up with a unique and creative story to produce within 5 days.

The creativity and quality of these 5-Day films were incredible! We are so excited to host this in conjunction with Snakebite Film Festival again next year!

CHECK OUT ALL THE AWESOME SNAKEBITE 5-DAY FILMS BELOW

WATCH THE PREVIOUS SNAKEBITE 5-DAY FILMS
2024 FILMS HERE
2025 FILMS HERE

Required Elements

Each team was required to include the following elements into their films

Prop - A Deck of Cards
Line of Dialogue - "Why does everyone keep pretending this is normal?"
Character - River Tallahassee - self-proclaimed spiritual guru
Genre / Theme - Please pick 1 Genre from 'Column A', and 1 Theme from 'Column B' below. Your film must be both of these (example; a Western/Contact with Aliens film, or a Romance/Breaking Point film, etc.)

'Column A' - Genre

- Comedy
- Action
- Romance
- Science Fiction
- Western

'Column B' - Theme

- Hidden Intentions - Someone is concealing a motive, a truth, or a desire.
- The Unexpected Guest - A person, object, or event intrudes where it shouldn’t.

- Second Chances - A redo, a redemption, or a chance to fix something broken.
- Unlikely Alliances - Two characters who shouldn’t work together… must.
- What Happens in the Dark - Secrets, confessions, or happenings after the lights go out.

Winners

1st Place Winner - "Wigfoot Valley" - The Heinous Ratboys
2nd Place - "Midlife Shuffle" - Northern Monkey Productions
3rd Place - "Goose Season" - Pinot Film Noir

People's Choice Award Winner - "Goose Season" - Pinot Film Noir

Best Cinematography - "Wigfoot Valley"
Best Story - "Midlife Shuffle"
Best Audio - "Agent of Chaos
Best Editing - "Midlife Shuffle"
Best Special FX - "Presence"
Best Hair & Makeup - "Wigfoot Valley"
Best Costume - "Wigfoot Valley"

Best Directing - "Wigfoot Valley"
Best Production Design - "Wigfoot Valley"
Best Acting - Nina Bournival - "Midlife Shuffle"
Best Acting Ensemble - "Midlife Shuffle"
Best Use of Secret Prop - "Midlife Shuffle"
Best Use of Secret Dialogue - "Goose Season"
Best Use of Secret Character - "The Offering"