FantaSci Short Film Festival

Orlando, FL, United States, North America

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FantaSci Short Film Festival

Orlando, FL, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

5th

organizer

TL Westgate

Festival Director

Contact details

Orlando, FL 32801 United States

32801

tl@fantascifilmfest.com

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About the festival

REFUCED ENTRY FEES for year 5!!

The FantaSci Short Film Festival is a festival dedicated exclusively to short (20 minutes and under) fantasy and sci-fi films. Like you, we're filmmakers ourselves. So we know there's a dearth of outlets to get your passion projects seen.

We are a founding member of the Best of Film Fest family (http://bestoffilmfest.com/).We have live screening blocks of only the best, award winning films chosen by our judges.

As everyone is well aware, due to the global pandemic, we are unsure of being able to screen in a venue for our 5th year. However, we will not be streaming your films regardless. We do, though, have a gala streaming awards event! Be sure to watch last years awards on our web site.

We'll have lots of categories from comedy and drama to fan films and even machinima. Here's an idea of the categories we'll have:

Best of the Fest
Best Comedy
Best Drama
Best Action
Best Use of Genre
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble
Best VFX
Best Sound
Best Sound Design
Best Music
Best Cinematography
Best Costumes
Best Make-Up
Best Set Design
Best Teen Film
Best Fan Film
Best Machinima
Best 3D Animation
Best Fantasy
Best Horror
Indie Auteur Award
Audience Choice Award
The Judy Lawrence Memorial Award

No cash prizes will be awarded. We'll start off with winning laurels and certificates and hope to have trophies if there are enough funds.

About

REFUCED ENTRY FEES for year 5!!

The FantaSci Short Film Festival is a festival dedicated exclusively to short (20 minutes and under) fantasy and sci-fi films. Like you, we're filmmakers ourselves. So we know there's a dearth of outlets to get your passion projects seen.

We are a founding member of the Best of Film Fest family (http://bestoffilmfest.com/).We have live screening blocks of only the best, award winning films chosen by our judges.

As everyone is well aware, due to the global pandemic, we are unsure of being able to screen in a venue for our 5th year. However, we will not be streaming your films regardless. We do, though, have a gala streaming awards event! Be sure to watch last years awards on our web site.

We'll have lots of categories from comedy and drama to fan films and even machinima. Here's an idea of the categories we'll have:

Best of the Fest
Best Comedy
Best Drama
Best Action
Best Use of Genre
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble
Best VFX
Best Sound
Best Sound Design
Best Music
Best Cinematography
Best Costumes
Best Make-Up
Best Set Design
Best Teen Film
Best Fan Film
Best Machinima
Best 3D Animation
Best Fantasy
Best Horror
Indie Auteur Award
Audience Choice Award
The Judy Lawrence Memorial Award

No cash prizes will be awarded. We'll start off with winning laurels and certificates and hope to have trophies if there are enough funds.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

All films must be 20 minutes or less.

As our name implies, we only accept films in the fantasy or sci-fi genres. We are not a horror festival, but there is certainly some cross-over. To that end, we have a horror category, as well. Feel free to submit your horror films.

You must own all the rights to your film and hold this festival harmless against any and all claims. Also, by submitting your film to our festival you give us permission to use stills or clips for promotional purposes, such as promo trailers, awards reels, web site images, etc.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Sci-Fi Short
Early Bird (25th November, 2020) $10
Regular (17th January, 2021) $15
Late (15th March, 2021) $20

Any short film (20 minutes or less) that is sci-fi related. Can be comedy, drama, etc.

Fantasy Short
Early Bird (25th November, 2020) $10
Regular (17th January, 2021) $15
Late (15th March, 2021) $20

Any short film (20 minutes or less) that is fantasy related. Can be comedy, drama, etc.

Fan Film
Early Bird (25th November, 2020) $10
Regular (17th January, 2021) $15
Late (15th March, 2021) $20

Any short film (20 minutes or less) that is considered to be a "fan film" of another property. Can be comedy, drama, etc.

Horror Short
Early Bird (25th November, 2020) $10
Regular (17th January, 2021) $15
Late (15th March, 2021) $20

Any short film (20 minutes or less) that is horror related. Can be comedy, drama, etc.

Machinima Short
Early Bird (25th November, 2020) $10
Regular (17th January, 2021) $15
Late (15th March, 2021) $20

Any short film (20 minutes or less) that is machinima generated. Can be comedy, drama, etc.

Animated Short
Early Bird (25th November, 2020) $10
Regular (17th January, 2021) $15
Late (15th March, 2021) $20

Any short film (20 minutes or less) that is computer animated or hand-drawn. Can be comedy, drama, etc.

Documentary
Early Bird (25th November, 2020) $10
Regular (17th January, 2021) $15
Late (15th March, 2021) $20

Any short (20 minutes or less) documentary covering genre topics, such as fandom, comicons, science in sci-fi, etc.

Music Video
Early Bird (25th November, 2020) $10
Regular (17th January, 2021) $15
Late (15th March, 2021) $20

Any music genre is welcome, as long as the video has a sci-fi, fantasy, or horror slant. Or any combination of the above.

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