Other Worlds Film Festival extends viewing access with 2020 winners announced
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2020 OTHER WORLDS FILM FESTIVAL EXTENDS VIEWING ACCESS WITH 2020 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Festival Will Extend Viewing Through December 13; Dates for 2021 Festival Set
(AUSTIN, Texas) – Other Worlds Film Festival (Other Worlds), the premier SciFi Film Festival in the United States, announces the 2020 festival award winners and 2021 dates. Recently named as one of “The World’s Best 50 Genre Fests” by MovieMaker Magazine, the seventh annual festival featured more than forty films, including features, documentaries, and shorts showcasing the diverse genre of SciFi virtually, and is now extended through December 13, 2020. Supernova Badge holders may continue to access films for the 2020 Festival. Individual tickets can also be purchased to access the extension and are available now at otherworldsfilmfest.com/badges. The 2021 Other Worlds Film Festival will be held December 2-5, 2021.
“We work all year for the privilege of getting to expose our favorite people to the best films we’ve found. This year, going virtual, we could also share conversations, podcasts, and keynotes, even a giant virtual spaceship to explore and meet up. It’s the most fun I’ve ever had,” said Other Worlds Film Festival Founder, Bears Rebecca Fonté. “And I couldn’t have asked for a better way to end the festival than the Closing Keynote from Texas’ own Noël Wells who moved us with stories of gazing to the stars for inspiration and connection, especially as we look forward to 2021.”
Keynote Speaker Noël Wells shared closing thoughts, “Often times in the world, especially with the internet, people think they have all the answers. Or when things aren’t working, they are telling people that they need to do things to fix it. There are all these demands to create a world that is better. But everything we see has been invented by somebody. And our perception of reality can change within a year. We are all responsible for building the world we want to see. And our journeys are not written yet.”
A full list of films and descriptions is available HERE.
Recipients of the Dan O’Bannon Audience Award and Mary Shelley Award each receive a cash award, with the Audience Award prize going to funding festival attendance the next year. Honoring SciFi legend Dan O’Bannon, the Audience Award is named for Dan who believed the true judge of a film is the fans. Named for author Mary Shelley, the “Mary Shelley Award” honors female voices working in the genre field and is awarded each year to an artist (writer, director, or actress) whose film best furthers the involvement and representation of women in genre filmmaking.
DAN O’BANNON AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
Feature:
AN IDEAL HOST | Director: Robert Woods
Liz only wants to host a perfect dinner at her and her partners newly purchased rural retreat, culminating in a public proposal. But uninvited guests ruin the carefully planned evening, toppling the carefully built artifices of personality constructed around us. With the walls let down, something far more sinister sneaks in, and best frenemies have only one evening to work together to save humanity.
Short:
ALONE | Director: William Hellmuth
The sole survivor of a shipwreck crosses paths with a mysterious acquaintance via radio signal. With nothing else to live for, she makes it her mission to find him.
MARY SHELLEY AWARD WINNER
BLIGHT | Writer/Director: Brittany Clemons
“The jury unanimously awards Brittany Clemons the Mary Shelley prize for her compelling short film, Blight. Clemons reimagines the superhero genre and deftly weaves SciFi and dramatic elements to shed light on police brutality and systemic discrimination against Black Americans. Blight's unforgettable ending brings home the film's message and lingers long after the images leave the screen. We're absolutely thrilled to shine a spotlight on an exciting new voice in SciFi and we look forward to following Clemons' journey as a writer/director.” – Erin Li
The Jury: Alyx Picard Davis: Executive Director, deadCenter Film; Sabina Graves: Filmmaker, journalist, ComingSoon.net; and Erin Li: Filmmaker, past winner, Kepler X-47
2020 PARSEC AWARD WINNERS
The Parsecs are voted on by the Other Worlds Film Festival Programmers.
Feature Script:
PARADOX LOST | Dennis Curlett Jr
Feature Director:
BLEED WITH ME | Amelia Moses
Feature Acting Ensemble:
BLEED WITH ME | Lee Marshall, Lauren Beatty, and Aris Tyros
Feature Cinematography:
MEANDER | Alain Duplantier
Feature Editing:
AN IDEAL HOST | Robert Woods
Feature Score or Music:
DEATH OF A ROCKSTAR | Röckët Stähr
Feature VFX (Tie):
SKYLIN3S | Fito Dellibarda and Laura G Loaisa
DUNE DRIFTER | David Ross, Phil Wray and Oliver Pearson Pajtra
Feature Production Design:
TALES OF TOMORROW (CONTOS DO AMANHÃ) | Cristy Figueiredo and Pedro de Lima Marques
Short Script:
IN SUSPENSION | Amara Mesnik
Short Director:
RAZE OF THE CYBORG | Young H Lee
Short Acting:
ALONE | Stephanie Barkley and Thomas Wilson Brown
Short Cinematography:
Q: GHOSTLY REMOTE EFFECT | Jasper Techel
Short Editor:
SOMETHING DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT | Stephen Staunton
Short Score or Music:
SOMETHING DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT | Mark Murphy
Short VFX:
RAZE OF THE CYBORG | Young H Lee, Yung Chen, and Alice Xie
Short Production Design:
EPIRENOV | Alejandro Ariel Martin
2020 SCREENPLAY AWARD WINNERS
Feature & Grand Prize:
HOW I LEARNED TO BLOG LIKE A CHAMP AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD by Nick Carmine
“HOW I LEARNED TO BLOG LIKE A CHAMP AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD is both timely and timeless in its examination of how we, as humans, engage with media and technology. Humor highlights a cautionary tale filled with twists and turns that keep you guessing until the very end. At a time when the world feels like it might be at its end, this script is cathartic and possibly prescient.” – Kelli Horan, Screenwriting Co-Director and Programmer, Other Worlds Film Festival
Short:
NORVAL MEETS THE OUTER GODS by Dale Nicholls
Teleplay:
ALL YOU by Oliver Warden
TICKETING:
Other Worlds Film Festival | extended through December 13, 2020: Extending viewing can be accessed with the “The Supernova” level at $143 and individual tickets for $15 each or 4-pack access at $50, based on availability. 2020 Festival badges are available for purchase now at otherworldsfilmfest.com/badges. The Festival will be available for streaming in Texas only.
PRESS:
Festival logo and assets can be found HERE.
SPONSORS: Other Worlds Film Festival is generously sponsored by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division, Dragon Teeth Mats, and The Austin Chronicle.
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About Other Worlds Film Festival:
Other Worlds is the premier SciFi Film Festival in the USA, championing filmmakers and writers and bringing the best films to the Geek Capital of the World. With a diverse and approachable team of programmers, we are building a network of SciFi fans and filmmakers, leading a loyal community, and launching SciFi films into the wider world.
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