Month: June 2020

Progeny Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the June 2020 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival

PROGENY, 30min., USA, Sci-FI Directed by Justin Daering This is a world exactly like ours, except that the wealthy elites are aliens, living and working among us, but with one key difference: they reproduce by implanting their offspring in a human host who raises the alien child as his own. When a blue-collar man is… Continue reading Progeny Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the June 2020 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival

Flour Baby Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the June 2020 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival

FLOUR BABY, 11min., USA, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Directed by Caroline Iaffaldano In a world where a woman must prove that she is capable of caring for a child before she’s allowed to conceive, a hopeful mom recruits the help of her BFF to pass the state’s rigorous test: to take care of a bag of flour for… Continue reading Flour Baby Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the June 2020 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival

Brolga Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the June 2020 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival

BROLGA, 16min., Australia, Sci-FI Directed by Adrian Powers In a ravaged future-Australia, a solitary hermit guarding a priceless treasure is forced to offer sanctuary to a young girl who is fleeing murderous scavengers. With danger around every corner, can they learn to survive together?

Where Darkness Lies Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the June 2020 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Festival

WHERE DARKNESS LIES, 16min., Canada, Fantasy/Thriller Directed by Chino Saavedra In an old cabin, adrift in time and space, a once-spirited Jamie (Jesse Moss) is forced to relive recent events and come to terms with the toughest choice of his life.

HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: JUNE 2020 SCI-FI/FANTASY FEEDBACK Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST SCI-FI FILM: PROGENY BEST FANTASY FILM: ANIMAL HEADS BEST PERFORMERS: BROLGA BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: DOFFICE BEST SOUND & MUSIC: NICE SHOES Theme of night: Closed in situations. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: WHERE DARKNESS LIES, 16min.,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: JUNE 2020 SCI-FI/FANTASY FEEDBACK Film Festival

Virtual Cannes Has Movies, Tests COVID-19 Ravaged Markets — Variety

Despite the pandemic and disruption of the global entertainment industry, at the Cannes virtual market, it’s game on. Hugh Jackman, Mark Wahlberg, Will Smith, Kristen Stewart, Bruce Willis, Nick Jonas, Laurence Fishburne, Lily James and Tessa Thompson all headline projects being brought onto Cannes’ pre-sales market and directed by the likes of Michael Mann, Antoine […]… Continue reading Virtual Cannes Has Movies, Tests COVID-19 Ravaged Markets — Variety

Film Discussion of the week — Lily takes on

This week’s film discussion will focus on The Platform, Climax, Gerald’s Game, Colour Out of Space, The Endless, Compliance, and Animals. The Platform One of the best original stories I have encountered in a long time, this thriller bordering on horror directed by Galder Gaztelu -Urrutia highlights the problems associated with unequal resource allocation. Based […]… Continue reading Film Discussion of the week — Lily takes on

ABC Film Challenge – Sci-Fi – V – Riot Girls (2019) Movie Review — Movie Reviews 101

This is under V because of director Jovanka Vuckovic. Director: Jovanka Vuckovic Writer: Katherine Collins (Screenplay) Starring: Madison Iseman, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Munro Chambers, Jenny Raven, Atticus Mitchell, Ajay Friese, Caron MacCormac, Alexandre Bourgeois, Darren Eisnor Plot: In an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two […]… Continue reading ABC Film Challenge – Sci-Fi – V – Riot Girls (2019) Movie Review — Movie Reviews 101