The Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival (BS³F³) features independently produced short films from around the world, including live action and animated films in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. Awards are given based on audience preferences.

In 2024, the Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival  (BS³F³) took place on Sunday evening at 7:00pm. We will thrill  festival attendees with independently produced short films from around the region and across the globe. BS³F³ features live action and animated films in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror from some of the best independent filmmakers this side of the Crab Nebula.

Schedule of Events

2pm
Game Demo: Telestrations
Watertable B Table 1, 2pm - 6pm

2:30pm
Energy Dissipation: It's all downhill but sometimes by interesting routes (The Update)
Homeland, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

3pm

Jack the Giant Killer
Room 6015, 3pm - 4:30pm

ZENSHU [14+][TEEN] Episodes 1-4
Room 8006, 3pm - 5pm

Game Demo: Abducktion
Watertable B Table 2, 3pm - 7pm

4pm

Villainous Psychology: How to Make Villians Feel Real
Federal Hill, 4pm - 5pm

Make Them Laugh
Gibson, 4pm - 5pm

From Concept to Final Draft
Guilford, 4pm - 5pm

Ohhhh…that feels good: Texture and Stability in Food Science
Homeland, 4pm - 5pm

Relating to our Furry Friends
James, 4pm - 5pm

Pandemics in Fact and Fiction
Mount Washington, 4pm - 5pm

Writing for Audio Formats
Pride of Baltimore II, 4pm - 5pm

Miniature Painting Workshop (Session 1)
Private Dining Room, 4pm - 7pm

3D Printing Clinic
Room 10006, 4pm - 9pm

Rings of Power Discussion
Room 7029, 4pm - 5pm

Revenue Streams for the Content Creator
St. George, 4pm - 5pm

There's History, Then There's Real History
Virtual Panel Room 1, 4pm - 5pm

Alternate Realities and Parallel Universes
Virtual Panel Room 2, 4pm - 5pm

Blade Runner: Electric Dreams (Part 1)
Watertable A Table 1, 4pm - 8pm

Pathfinder 1e: From the Blackness (Pt 1)
Watertable A Table 2, 4pm - 8pm

Magic & Steel: Lord Fenni's Curse
Watertable A Table 3, 4pm - 8pm

Game Demo: Space Cats Fight Fascism
Watertable B Table 3, 4pm - 8pm

4:30pm
Popeye (1980)
Room 6015, 4:30pm - 6:30pm

5pm

KAIJU no.8 [14+][TEEN] Episodes 1-4
Room 8006, 5pm - 7pm

Game Demo: Mystic Paths
Watertable B Table 4, 5pm - 9pm

5:30pm

Autographs: Richard Sparks and Jack Carroll
5th Floor Lobby, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

The Art of the Live Play - Running a Streamed TTRPG
Federal Hill, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Staying Focused as a Creative
Gibson, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Underground Civilizations
Guilford, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Alien Ghosts: Mass Extinctions and Speculative Biology
Homeland, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

It's the Finer Things: Finishing Touches that Make Award
Winning Cosplays
James, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

All About That Tense
Mount Washington, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Marvel Cinematic Universe 2024/2025
Pride of Baltimore II, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Reading: Randee Dawn and Jennifer Povey
St. George, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Religious Conflict in SFF
Virtual Panel Room 1, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Is it Really a Man's World: Women Authors in Fantasy
Virtual Panel Room 2, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

6pm
Game Demo: Robot Quest Arena
Watertable B Table 1, 6pm - 10pm

6:30pm
Kaz Rowe That Time Dracula Sued Nosferatu
Room 6015, 6:30pm - 7pm

7pm

How to be a Good Moderator
Federal Hill, 7pm - 8pm

The Commercialization of Space
Gibson, 7pm - 8pm

Happy Mind, Happy Writer
Guilford, 7pm - 8pm

Why Do We Still Love Vampires?
Homeland, 7pm - 8pm

From Design to Reality
James, 7pm - 8pm

Everything You Wanted to Know About Filk
Kent, 7pm - 8pm

Doors Open for Opening Ceremonies
Maryland Ballroom CD, 7pm - 7:30pm

Is it Horror or Dark Fantasy?
Mount Washington, 7pm - 8pm

Getting Your Short Stories to Readers
Pride of Baltimore II, 7pm - 8pm

Nosferatu: Ein Synphonie des Grauens
Room 6015, 7pm - 8:30pm

Costumes in a Flash
Room 7006, 7pm - 9pm

Shabbat Dinner with Fen
Room 7029, 7pm - 9pm

The Apothecary Diaries [14+][TEEN] Episodes 12-15
Room 8006, 7pm - 9pm

Reading: Doc Coleman and Sam Haines
St. George, 7pm - 8pm

History as Inspiration in SFFH
Virtual Panel Room 1, 7pm - 8pm

At the Intersection of Fantasy and Technology
Virtual Panel Room 2, 7pm - 8pm

Game Demo: The Gang
Watertable B Table 2, 7pm - 11pm

7:30pm
Opening Ceremonies
Maryland Ballroom CD, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

8pm

Mork Borg: Vermis 1
Watertable A Table 1, 8pm - 12am

Cyberpunk Edgerunners: The Jacket
Watertable A Table 2, 8pm - 12am

Old gods of Appalachia: What Paths May Cross (Session 1)
Watertable A Table 3, 8pm - 12am

Game Demo: Caution Signs
Watertable B Table 3, 8pm - 12am

8:30pm

Voice in Writing
Federal Hill, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Howard the Duck Retrospective
Gibson, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

I Learned About the Omegaverse so You Don't Have To.
Guilford, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Reading: Sebastien de Castell and Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Homeland, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Concert: Roberta Rogow
Kent, 8:30pm - 9pm

Art Show Reception
Maryland Ballroom AB, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

When Writing Advice is Rong
Mount Washington, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Meet the Scientists Social
Presidential Suite, 8:30pm - 11:15pm

Hollywood Graveyard Presents: Tomb of Nosferatu
Room 6015, 8:30pm - 9pm

Anime/Manga Recommendation Panel
Virtual Panel Room 1, 8:30pm - 9:30pm

9pm

Solo Leveling Season 2 - Arise from the Shadows [16+][ADULT] Episodes 12-15
Room 8006, 9pm - 11pm

Game Demo: Illiterati
Watertable B Table 4, 9pm - 1am

10pm

Friday Night Filk Circle
Kent, 10pm - 4am

Dune: The Complete Saga Fan Edit of the Dune
Room 6015, 10pm - 12am

That Shouldn't Fit
Virtual Panel Room 1, 10pm - 11pm

Game Demo: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Deck-Building Game
Watertable B Table 1, 10pm - 2am

11pm

Rocky Horror Horror Picture Show
Maryland Ballroom CD, 11pm - 1am

Dan Da Dan [16+][ADULT] Episodes 1-4
Room 8006, 11pm - 1am

11:55pm
After Life
Room 6015, 11:55pm - 1:55am

2am
Stories of Lost Souls
Room 6015, 2am - 3:30am

3:30am
The Odyssey (2001)
Room 6015, 3:30am - 6:30am

6:30am
Classic Cartoons
Room 6015, 6:30am - 7am

7am
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Room 6015, 7am - 8:30am

Cost:
Adult (25+): $85
Young Adult (13 - 24): $43
Child (12 and under): ALWAYS FREE
Virtual Only: $30