Submissions deadline
01 Dec 17
3.36$
Achievement in the short film format featuring creativity, integrated direction, acting, editing and writing. Animation, or live action is accepted.
11 Jul 2017
Call for entries
09 Jul 2017
Early deadline
20 Sep 2017
Standard deadline
19 Nov 2017
Late deadline
01 Dec 2017
Festival closed
09 Jan 2018
Notification date
09 Jan 2018
19 Jan 2018
Festival start: 09 January 2018 Festival end: 19 January 2018
The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival is an 11-day cinematic event held at the historic Somerville Theatre from February 9th to the 19th. The 2018 edition marks our 43rd anniversary as the oldest science fiction film festival.
The first nine days is a traditional film festival. Films submitted and curated from around the world are screened, whether they be features, shorts, or webisodes. Plus we have workshops, parties or anything else that seems appropriate. Here at BostonSciFi we emphasize emerging directors with distinct visions.
The Festival concludes with The Marathon, a.k.a., “The ‘Thon”, a 24-hour orgiastic motion picture endurance test featuring classic, new and schlock films. Think of it as binge viewing with 750 close friends. It starts at noon on the 18th and ends at noon on President’s Day.
Boston SciFi is the oldest genre fest in the country and one of the oldest in the world. Being in Boston has many advantages, it is a world class city. Boston is one of the world’s best college towns (hello Harvard, MIT, BU, BC, Tufts and more). As such, BostonSciFi endeavors to reflect all of that in the festival. Then toss in, we are housed in the classic 1914 Somerville Theatre in the almost too hip Davis Square, and you can see why FilmFreeway touted us as one of the Top 100 Film Festivals.
If you’re a filmmaker, a film fan or a simply lover of science fiction, the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival is fresh, vital, and more importantly, a fun place to screen, watch and enjoy film!
Best Direction, Best Performance, Best Narrative, Most Original Concept, Best SciFi Action, Best SciFright Feature, Best Thriller, Best Screenplay, Best SciFi Vision, Best Visual FX, Best Found Footage, Best Documentary Feature, Audience Favorite, Best Rediscovery, New Voice on the Edge, Best Time Travel, Honorable Mentions.
All films must center around science fiction somehow.
Decisions of the Screening Committee and Judges is final.
Judges, at their discretion, may add additional awards based on merit.
Submissions deadline
01 Dec 17
Achievement in the short film format featuring creativity, integrated direction, acting, editing and writing. Animation, or live action is accepted.
Submissions deadline
01 Dec 17
Achievement in the feature length film featuring well integrated direction, editing and writing. Animation, or live action is accepted.
Submissions deadline
01 Dec 17
Video or film that is primarily web or TV based. Length or frequency of showing is not a primary issue, nor is country of origin. Please submit a representative segment, not an entire series. Animation, or live action is accepted.
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