The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM) in partnership with the Seattle International Film Festival Group (SIFF), announced the launch of the first-annual Science Fiction Short Film Festival, to promote and encourage awareness, appreciation and understanding of the art of science fiction cinema.
Through November 1, 2005, the Science Fiction Short Film Festival will accept short film submissions, up to 12 minutes in length, that have been produced after 2001 for entry into the competition. Multiple submissions will be accepted according to the entry form rules and regulations found at www.sfhomeworld.org or www.seattlefilm.org.
Submissions will be judged based on originality, quality, artistic merit, innovation, voice, style and narrative. Submitted films that range from "soft" or social science fiction to hard science fiction will be accepted. The Festival will not accept horror or fantasy submissions.
A nationally recognized panel of distinguished film, television, literature and science fiction industry professionals, peers and film critics will review qualifying submissions. A jury, which includes science fiction notables such as Oscar winning director and special effects master Douglas Trumbull, Sci Fi Channel svp of programming and original movies Thomas Vitale and internationally recognized film festival jurist and physicist Lawrence Krauss, will view the top selected films in competition during the festival to determine the winners.
The chosen entries will be screened in competition during the festival, which takes place February 3-4, 2006, in Seattle, Washington, at the Cinerama Theatre and JBL Theatre at Experience Music Project. The winning filmmaker will receive a pitch meeting with Sci Fi Channel executives for the opportunity to write and/or direct a two-hour film for the network. Additional prizes, to be announced, will be listed at www.sfhomeworld.org or www.seattlefilm.org. The grand-prize winner will be announced in early January.
The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame is a Seattle museum that archives and exhibits great works of science fiction film and literature, and serves as a cultural center for current cutting edge science fiction programming and education. The Seattle International Film Festival Group produces the largest film festival in the United States. The organization, which recently wrapped its 31st
