last week I mentioned the Optima Ultimate Film Festival ... BAM! Here's a first look at the compilation trailer

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The finalist videos will be shown at the exclusive screening event on Thursday, November 5, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Attendees will vote in real-time to select one winner from both the Short Form and the Action Cam film categories to be named the OPTIMA Ultimate Film of 2015.


The first-annual OPTIMA Ultimate Film Festival challenged enthusiasts across the country to submit their most exciting and powerful performance automotive content for two categories: Short Form and Action Cam. The Short Form category films feature a story or documentary about the performance vehicle enthusiast passion and hobby and are less than ten minutes long. The Action Cam films feature a performance moment demonstrating a performance vehicle in action in two minutes or less, shot exclusively on POV action cams.

Short Form Films
· Derric Curran – A chronicle of Will Tucker’s love for Chevys, blues and the rich history of each
· Will Gentile – Heavy Metal Concepts encourages viewers to “embrace the journey”
· Bryant Lambert – The journey and title defense of Jerett Brooks’ 2014  Championship
· Taylor McGohan – Taylor explains why his car is a vehicle for life’s greatest experiences
· Scott Payton – the joy, hard work and occasional disappointments that go with a racing title
· Robert Pitard – SmokinStangs stays true to their name with Mustangs on Mustangs
· Sean Rad – Weistec Engineering products built by adrenaline junkies for adrenaline junkies
· Matt Sanders – A Russian kingpin attempts to become a legend by taking down two of moto’s finest
· Dom Tucci – A 1970 Ford Mustang Fastback’s journey starting from the garage

Action Cam Films
· Taylor Best – A track-level perspective of OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car
· Ben Cissell – In Ben’s words, “no music, no fancy graphics, just vintage racing”
· Chris Gray – This shop gives an exclusive look at the ultimate roadster
· Dom Tucci – A fun take on every enthusiast’s favorite: donuts
· Ryan Tuerck – Tuerck puts you in the driver’s seat for a full-speed drifting experience
· Mike Turnbull – A first person view of every intense turn, jump and crash on the course
· Jordan Unternaher – A drone provides the incredible aerial view of super-trucks at work
· Johnny Wilkinson – A thrilling, behind-the-scenes look at rock-crawling’s dips, bumps and twists

The event is free with a limited number of tickets available in the OPTIMA Batteries SEMA Booth, #22755. Both winning films will receive top honors as either the “Best in Show” film or “Best Action Cam” film and will be included in a one-hour TV special broadcast by MAVTV in 2016.