“It's as I taught you: the world is bigger and more important than you." - Nnedi Okorafor
Newsletter 22.3 Returning December 1-4, 2022
New Screenwriting Contest Category for those Under 18
As part of its ongoing mission to encourage work in Science Fiction and Horror, Other Worlds Film Festival is holding its eighth annual Screenwriting Contest to reward creativity in its earliest stages and encourage writers to keep working in the genre.
For the first time, our screenwriting contest is expanding to include an “Under-18” category. This is a special category for students just starting to learn their craft and explore genre, furthering Other Worlds’ mission to foster and promote creativity during every st(age) of development.
This year’s “Under-18” category is sponsored by Fade In screenwriting software. The winner in the “Under-18” category will walk away with a student license of Fade In screenwriting software to help them further refine their screenwriting as their craft progresses.
Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software is the most advanced software used by professionals writing for motion pictures, television, video games, the stage, radio, and more. Fade In is the new industry standard and we couldn’t be more pleased to welcome them as a sponsor of the “Under-18” contest this year.
2022 DEADLINES & DETAILS
FILM & SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN! Mar 31: Earlybird Deadline Apr 30: Spring Deadline June 15: Regular Deadline July 31: Midsummer Deadline August 20: Late Deadline Sept 10: Extended Deadline
EVENT DATES Apr 13: Pioneer Scifi Film Club: DESTINATION MOON
May 20-21: Under Worlds Film
Fest 2022
Dec 1-4: Other Worlds Film Festival 2022
“We’re eagerly anticipating the next generation’s concept of Science Fiction and Horror…our contest has a lot of room for interpretation of the genres and we’re excited to see what these students cook up for the contest,” said Screenwriting Contest Director Brett Ryan Bonowicz.
Submissions are now open! To encourage students to enter, the “Under-18” contest is free of cost until March 31st, and $5 after that. Our other categories (Shorts, Features, and Teleplays) begin at $25 until March 31st, after which the price will increase gradually per deadline.
The final submission deadline for all categories is August 20, 2022.
More details and how to submit HERE!
Finalists will be announced on October 15th, well in advance of the festival so that they can attend the festival in December and make the real world networking connections with other filmmakers that Other Worlds is known for.
Get those typewriters out of the garage and start clacking!
DESTINATION MOON with Special Guests Ron Miller and Douglass M. Stewart
Special guests Ron Miller, a renowned space artist & author of The Art of Chesley Bonestell and Douglass M Stewart, director of the award-winning documentary CHELSEY BONESTELL: A BRUSH WITH THE FUTURE (available to stream on Tubi) will join us to talk about Chesley’s contributions to DESTINATION MOON!
Since then, he's adapted the story into a feature, now titled LINOLEUM,starring Jim Gaffigan. It world premiered this week at a little fest called SXSW! We're very proud of Colin and his team.
"When a satellite falls from orbit and crashes into the suburban home of a dysfunctional family in Ohio, the father seizes the opportunity to fulfill his dream of becoming an astronaut by re-building it into his own rocket ship. While his wife and daughter believe he's experiencing a midlife crisis, surreal events begin to unfold around him, forcing him to reconsider how interconnected their lives truly are..."
**Austinites: the final screening of LINOLEUM takes place at the Zach Theatre TOMORROW, March 17th at 6:30pm. Tickets should still be available (The Zach's a pretty large venue!)**
Did you know?
Other Worlds Film Festival became
an official non-profit organization in 2020!
