Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival

About

Festival brings together industry professionals in both filmmaking and the genres of science fiction and fantasy to encourage and support new, creative additions to science fiction and fantasy cinema arts.

Awards

• 1st Place
• 2nd Place
• 3rd Place
• Audience Favorite Award
• Douglas Trumbull Award for Best Special Effects

Rules

• Films must have been completed no earlier than January 2020.
• Films must be no longer than 15 minutes. Films that exceed 15 minutes may still be considered for the festival, but will not be eligible for awards.
• Animated or live-action
• Science fiction or fantasy

Documents and Other Requisite Items

• Password protected link to online screener (Vimeo or YouTube), or a digital copy of the film no larger than 500 MB and in.avi .mov or .mpg format;
• Film description and synopsis (50–200 words); 
• Recommended: director bio, key film still, and director headshot (300dpi JPEG images);
• Entry fee paid via Submittable. Entry fees are not refundable.
• Digital screeners are highly preferable. However, if unable to provide a digital screener, mail two DVD copies of the film.

Screening Media Type: digital format

Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Jessi Reed (Coordinator, Public Programming); Kate Rutledge Jaffe (Festival Organizer); Kristen Hoskins (Coordinator, Public Programming).