Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival (13)

Content with SciFi Elements, Virtual Worlds, or Themes produced with a Game Engine or AI. It should be 15 mins or less. #unity3d #unreal

You finished your Zero Budget film, but is there a story? The moment you have been waiting for, a particular category of their own has been made for the zero-budget film. Your film can be a short or feature format as outlined in the category.

•The finalist will qualify for the special Ginnungagap FilmWerk Award!

•Sponsored by Ginnungagap FilmWerks. (Special Category).

•Film’s world premiere must have occurred after January 2019

Have content produced drones or UAV multispectral or hyperspectral? We want to see the performance, skills, and mobile camera work.
**(Special Category)

A Sci-Fi-themed Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality Project. It can be of any length. EXHIBITION FORMATS: MPG (MPEG or MPEG2) or Virtual Reality (VR) 360° Video (Gear VR / Google Cardboard) or Google Daydream

** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Must be about science, engineering, or any STEM project.

•Must be 30 minutes or less

•Film can be part of a public broadcast (including the internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the US**

Must be 25 minutes or shorter

•Must not have been in any form of public broadcast (including internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the US prior to January 17, 2019**

** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

A fantastic video that features music or a song, it must be 10 minutes or less in length.

A hilarious Sci-Fi film from on or off the planet!

•Must be between 1 and 90 minutes.

•Film’s world premiere must have occurred after January 2019

** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Your film elicits a disquieting emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's primal fears.

•Must be between 1 and 90 minutes.

•Must not have been in any form of public theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2019 **
•Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2019

** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

A series of fantastic scripted videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet or also by mobile phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called streaming content or new media.

Total running time cannot exceed 45 minutes.

Since Year-One, Best Thriller / Horror is a highly competitive category at MiSciFi. A considerable number of submissions have competed for this international category. It generally goes to productions that exhibit intense energy, and adrenaline to the viewer. It can create fear, knee-jerk reactions, yelling, or the plain ole "eyes wide open".

•Must be between 30 and 120 minutes.

•Must not have been in any form of public theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2019 **

•Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2019 ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres.

The horror/thriller block has become so large, that it deserves a world of its own. So we created a special event for it to be held during the season of Halloween. You have the option for submitting there or here. There:

•Must be between 1 and 90 minutes.
•Must not have been in any form of public broadcast or commercial theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2018**
•Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2019

** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Made In Florida

•Category is open to films partially or wholly shot in Florida or by a filmmaker (director/producer) who is a current Resident of Florida, (will need to provide proof)

•Category is open to films of any length under 90 minutes.

•Must not have been in any form of public broadcast (including on the internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the USA before January 15, 2019 **

A new category that compliments the filmmaker, The Film Composer! You will compose a musical score for a film we provide (~ 3 to 8 mins). Your submission will compete against similar composers. There will be a first, second, and third prize. They will screen during the awards ceremonies and publish on our social media channels. The short film will be provided to you before the notification date. You will submit your final score before February 14th.

•Must be 41 minutes or longer.
•Must not have been in any form of public broadcast (including internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2018**
•Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2018

** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

A film with an Afrofuturism theme. A cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersection of African/African Diaspora culture. (Special Category)
•Runtime can be between 1 to 90 minutes.
•Must not have been in any form of theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Dec 22, 2018 **
•Film’s world premiere must have occurred after January 2019

** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Must be 40 minutes or less.

•Must not have been in any form of public broadcast (including internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the US prior to Nov 22, 2018**

•Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2019

** Exceptions may be made for films with limited VOD releases outside of Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

For more description about awards see that section.

•Must be 41 minutes or longer.
•Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2018

** Exceptions may be made for films with limited VOD releases outside of Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Must be 40 minutes or less. •Must not have been in any form of public theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2018 ** •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2017 ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres