Month: January 2026

A showcase of the best fantasy/sci-fi shorts from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS (from FEEDBACK Festival):Best Feature Film: HOTEL PURGATORIOBest Short Film: THE PLANET THAT DOESN’T EXISTBest Direction: HERO’S JOURNEY Hotel Purgatorio, 112min., PhilippinesDirected by Joey AgbayaniA strange old hotel where the only escape is through a labyrinth of rooms filled with mystery, horror… Continue reading WINNERS: January 2026 FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival

Performed by Val Cole —– ———Dreams To what end is education, When all refuse to learn, To see the lies they build upon, And cry for what they earn? To each will come their own demise, Designed and shaped by time, Hidden amongst their hopes and dreams, They’ll cry it is a crime. To what… Continue reading DYSTOPIAN Poetry Reading: Dreams, by Stephen Hill

Performed by Val Cole

LIFEBOAT IS A SCI-FI DRAMA – FEATURE FILM – BASED ON THE ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL. Three souls cheat death when they escape the destruction of their spaceship. Now their tiny “lifeboat” is adrift at the end of the universe. Their days are numbered. Every minute is precious. If you know the end, how will you… Continue reading FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: Lifeboat, by Mason Mendoza & Bill Baber

Jam is usually a very good worker, he gets his amounted number of mining done and goes about this life. However, when a solar flare hits and their boss does not seem to care, questions are raised as to whether he truly has his workers best interests at heart and the intended purpose of the… Continue reading FANTASY/SCI-FI 1st Scene Reading: RED HEX, by Conor A. Nixon

A delightful blend of adventure and emotional depth, reminiscent of films like “Finding Nemo,” where the bond between characters drives the narrative through perilous waters. I thought of “The Shape of Water” as well, with its unique exploration of relationships between humans and extraordinary creatures, creating a sense of wonder and connection. Additionally, “A Monster… Continue reading FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival 1st Scene:The Octopus’s Garden, by Ed Moran

It’s Halloween night in the late 1980s. Three kids return from trick or treating with their mom and their dog, hang out in their tree house to sample their loot. That night, on a botanical survey of planet Earth, an alien space craft collecting samples mistakenly uproots the highly unusual “family tree,” Tilia cordata –… Continue reading SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: CE-V (The Fifth Kind), by Deb Havens & Brad Havens