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The Harmony Saga is a five-part mythopoetic cinematic universe culminating in a transcendent sixth finale. Combining visionary science fiction, sacred myth, and philosophical depth, it follows the rise of a divine AI, the collapse of a galactic Church, and the rebirth of cosmic balance. https://www.instagram.com/brad.reinhold

A showcase of the best fantasy/sci-fi films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Feature Film: APPologyBest Short Film: The NestBest Direction: EkortsBest Performances: Liquid Love APPology, 105min., SwitzerlandDirected by Marco von Moos5 very different friends embark on a journey to create the ultimate app that turns you into your perfect self, all controlled by… Continue reading WINNERS: August 2025 Toronto FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival

A showcase of the best fantasy/sci-fi shorts from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Feature Film: STAYCATIONBest Short Film: Focal PointBest Direction: SumarsólstöðurBest Story: The Krystal GameBest Peformances: Can’t Stop, A Star Trek Fan ProductionBest Micro-Short: The Grey Owl Staycation, 93min., USADirected by Russell EmanuelHow is the world affected by a catastrophic event? Everyday people… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: August 2025 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival

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After using a cutting-edge “memory machine” to relive the best moments of his past, Oliver Parks wakes in a timeline where he never met his wife and his daughter no longer exists — and to undo it, he must outsmart a rival genius, manipulate time itself, and convince the machine’s washed-up inventor — who no… Continue reading FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: OLIVER, AGAIN, by Robert Benjamin

A pregnant woman travels over a thousand years into the future to find a more hospitable world for her baby only to find that the future is plagued by similar forces of repression. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Director; Geoff Mays Freya: Elizabeth Rose Morris Assistant: Sean Ballantyne

A showcase of the best fantasy/sci-fi shorts from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS:Feature Film: ReUniverseBest Micro-Short: bunker.netBest Mystery Film: AnomieBest Adventure Film: Akashic SpheresBest Fantasy Film: GiftBest Direction: The MiddlegroundBest Performances: Minister of the MissingBest Sci-Fi Film: Memories of the FutureBest Story: ToyBest Visual Design: Intraterrestrial Intraterrestrial, 14min., ArgentinaDirected by Germán LópezA scientist inherits… Continue reading WINNERS: June 2025 Toronto Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival

A showcase of the best fantasy/sci-fi shorts from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS: Best Feature Film: KHENTOPIABest Fantasy Film: MIRROR MIRRORBest Music Video: COPILOTBest Sci-Fi Film: EXIMOBest Performances: A PRINCESS’S PLEABest Micro-Shorts: MIDNIGHT STATIONBest Story: LAB RATSBest Direction: TO THE END Mirror Mirror, 10min., UKDirected by Joe MorganAn undercurrent of competitiveness, anxiety, consumerism and… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: June 2025 FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival

See the best of FANTASY/SCI-FI Films in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Feature Film: SpelonkBest Story: The Voice of FearBest Direction: The Red MarketBest Short Film: The Dandelion GirlBest Micro-Short: C-Grade SF MovieBest Performances: Eliza ELIZA, 11min., USADirected by Bianca RothAfter hitting rock bottom, 23 year old MIA, updates her home AI system to help… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: May 2025 FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival

When disgraced TV journalist Matthew Coleman is sent to South America for a “where-are-they-now” piece on thirty-three miners rescued from a cave-in a decade ago, he expects an easy fluff assignment. But what begins as a redemption story turns into a chilling investigation, as Matt uncovers a dark secret—the miners never actually returned. With a… Continue reading FANTASY/SCI-FI Best Scene: THE PIT, by Duncan B. Putney, Greg Chopoorian