0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁inaug ural ▁j ury ▁award . ▁Its ▁international ▁premi ere ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁F right F est ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁It ▁screen ed ▁at ▁ 2 0 ▁different ▁festiv als ▁between ▁August ▁and ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁winning ▁ 1 5 ▁awards . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁film m akers ▁travel ▁to ▁a ▁cabin ▁in ▁a ▁remote ▁part ▁of ▁Central ▁Texas ▁to ▁film ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁ 3 D ▁found ▁foot age ▁movie . ▁However , ▁they ▁find ▁themselves ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁film ▁and ▁batt ling ▁for ▁their ▁lives ▁as ▁the ▁evil ▁entity ▁from ▁their ▁film ▁begins ▁to ▁show ▁up ▁in ▁their ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁foot age . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁▁ ▁Carter ▁Roy ▁as ▁D erek ▁ ▁Al ena ▁von ▁St ro heim ▁as ▁Amy ▁ ▁Chris ▁O ' B rien ▁as ▁Mark ▁ ▁Tom ▁S apor ito ▁as ▁Andrew ▁ ▁Scott ▁Allen ▁Perry ▁as ▁Carl ▁ ▁Jess ica ▁Per rin ▁as ▁L ily ▁ ▁Scott ▁Wein berg ▁as ▁himself ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Kim ▁Hen kel ▁announced ▁that ▁production ▁on ▁Found ▁Foot age ▁ 3 D ▁was ▁under way ▁and ▁that ▁director ▁Steven ▁De G enn aro ▁had ▁written ▁the ▁film ' s ▁script . ▁De G enn aro , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁developing ▁the ▁film ' s ▁concept ▁for ▁two ▁years