“Mind the Sentience” wins Best of Show at the Blood Bat Film Competition
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The 48-hour film race · 2025

BloodBat 2025

Lights. Camera. Screams. Grab your crew and make a horror short in 48 hours flat. Themes drop Friday night at kickoff, film all weekend, and turn it in by Sunday noon. The best ones screen live at MidSummer Scream in front of a hungry audience… and one team walks away with Best of Show. Read the full rules.

5 teams this year