Month: January 2021

CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss (5) Pania: Hannah Ehman (5) Marco: Allan Michael Brunet David: Steve Rizzo Aoraki Flight Command/Brad: Andy Camp Sofia: Julie Sheppard

A cheap second hand red sofa bed is a weird portal to hedonistic damnation. In its presence inhibitions are shed and pleasure the only preoccupation. It falls into the hands of Ritchie; a prostitution ring’s foot soldier. The Red Sofa Bed causes a whorehouse cash exchange with a dirty cop to go awry. When the… Continue reading SCI-FI Festival Best Scene Reading: THE RED SOFA BED, by Semyon White

Adam Chapman, 1.4 million years ago, on planet Longon, gets hurt in a rock climb and dies during a hernia surgery. His (random) exact replica self, Mark Meyhee, born on Earth in 1989, is also a rock climber. Mark is married to Mary; both are young attractive academic nonscientists. Like Adam Chapman, Mark gets hurt… Continue reading SCI-FI Festival Best Scene Reading: Cosmosis Of Worlds, by Richard Trask

Professor STEPHEN EMERSON (50’s) is obsessed with a book, THE DNALYM RHAPSODY, written by EDGAR GRAVES. It explains his theory of past lives and the ability of man to tap into his consciousness to see his or her other lives. One of Dr. Emerson’s patients commits suicide after it is believed that she saw into… Continue reading FEATURE SCREENPLAY Reading: PAST PRESENCE, by Kevin Mongelli

A young woman with a genetically evolved, cognitive ability is transported to a secret island, for her protection. But upon learning the real forces in charge of the island, she steps up and leads a revolution to take action against inaction. Based on the novel of the same name by Lauren Lola. Writer Biography –… Continue reading SCREENPLAY TRAILER: An Absolute Mind Script Trailer

Watch the best of 2020 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenplay Readings. 42 in total: 1 Feature Script: Winning Sci-Fi Feature Screenplay: Starfarers & Tharnians In Space, by David Hearne https://fantasyscififestival.com/2020/02/24/winning-sci-fi-feature-screenplay-starfarers-tharnians-in-space-by-david-hearne/ 7 Best Scenes: SCI-FI Festival Best Scene Reading: An Absolute Mind, by Lauren Lola https://fantasyscififestival.com/2020/12/23/sci-fi-festival-best-scene-reading-an-absolute-mind-by-lauren-lola/ SCI-FI Festival Best Scene Script Reading: The Masked Chronicles, by Isaiah Carter &… Continue reading Top SCI-FI/FANTASY Festival Screenplays of 2020

Danil Krivoruchko is a New York-based multidisciplinary art director and visual effects artist. He grew up in Ukraine, where he got his degrees in design and computer science. Since 2012 he lives in the United States working as VFX artist and art director on projects for major brands such as Apple, Nike, Verizon, Intel, etc.… Continue reading Director Biography – Danil Krivoruchko (BLINDSIGHT)

While a cryo capsule resurrects the body of a surviving crew member on his long way back to Earth, his wakening mind unwinds memories of the first contact mission.The film is based on the eponymous hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts, that won the Seiun Award and was nominated for the Hugo… Continue reading Short Film: BLINDSIGHT, 5min., USA

In a world where the wealthy can go for joyrides or outright steal the bodies of the young, one former victim, a young woman, raises an underground resistance to fight back. Project Links  Website

Scott Wheeler is a director, writer and VFX artist with over 20 years of experience, working on 160 productions within the entertainment industry. He has worked on TV series such as Space: Above and Beyond, which garnered him a Prime Time Emmy nomination. Other productions include Golden Globe and Prime Time Emmy award winning series… Continue reading Director Biography – Scott Wheeler (SYNTH)