Author: fantasyscififestival

In a future where fertility is rare and tightly controlled, an eighteen-year-old girl is publicly selected as a Miracle Maker after failing to comply with a mandatory wellness check. As she is celebrated and subjected to months of ritualized spectacle broadcast to the world, she comes to believe her pregnancy is a blessing meant for… Continue reading FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: Miracle Makers, by Beatriz Talerico

A grieving tourism commissioner and a physicist on probation rescue a relic of the Manhattan Project from the world’s largest landfill. Narrator: Sean Ballantyne Blanche: Hannah Ehman Brendan: Shawn Devlin Pearl: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

In 2140, a “perfect” existence is maintained by advanced AI. As the defining “Last Block” event looms, Elian is compelled to seek true reality, whatever its cost. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole AI Voice: Shawn Devlin Elian: Geoff Mays

CAST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Abbot: Sean Ballantyne Charlie: Shawn Devlin

A showcase of the best fantasy/sci-fi shorts from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Feature Film: STAYCATION Best Short Film: TUSSLE Best Direction: ERNTEZONE – HARVESTING ZONE Best Story: WOOLWORLD STAYCATION feature film. 94min., USA Directed by Russ Emanuel How is the world affected by a catastrophic event? Everyday people live through a government… Continue reading WINNERS: February 2026 Toronto FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival

Performed by Val Cole

A showcase of the best fantasy/sci-fi shorts from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS (from FEEDBACK Festival): Best Fantasy Film: THE DYING KNIGHT Best Sci-Fi Film: PERFECT ONE Best Visual Design: FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW Best Story: SKY OF TIDES: ATLA Best Direction: REACH FOR THE STARS The Dying Knight, 22min., UK Directed by… Continue reading WINNERS: February 2026 FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival

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