Independent filmmakers Jeff Patneaude and Peter Daucsavage are proud to announce that their debut feature film, INTOXICATION, has won the coveted Audience Award at the 2026 Tucson TerrorFest following its world premiere.
INTOXICATION is an 85-minute cosmic horror comedy about a groom and his best man whose houseboat bachelor party turns into a floating nightmare when an ancient entity takes root in their beer keg (The Endless meets Bodies Bodies Bodies).
Filmed on location at Shasta Lake with a core team of four, the entire production was staged on a moving houseboat. Co-directors Patneaude and Daucsavage co-wrote and starred in the project, with Daucsavage handling editing and Patneaude composing the original synth score under his moniker Patch Atoms.
“Of all the films we screened, this one got the biggest audience response, with audible reactions throughout and standing ovations at the end,” noted festival programmer Dominic. “It played incredibly well to a crowd, which is exactly why it was an easy pick for our Audience Award.”
The filmmaking duo is currently mapping out their 2026–2027 regional festival circuit rollout.
