A dying Salvation Army worker’s final prayer is answered when a cruel drunk becomes the last man to die on New Year’s Eve—and is condemned to reap the dead as the Midnight Driver, starting with the people he wronged most. CAST LIST: Narrator: Geoff Mays Sister Mary: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Mother: Val Cole
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FANTASY Festival Best Scene: FROM ANOTHER WORLD, by Jessica Morgan
An elf is transported into a retired wrestler’s backyard, spiraling his life into a chaotic comedy of errors as they try to contain the chaos her world let loose on his. CAST LIST: Narrator: Sean Ballantyne Stephen: Shawn Devlin Shiofra: Hannah Ehman
FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: GEMYND PROJECT, by Nazila Azizi
Gemynd follows two executives debating over how to launch a memory chip. While Gemynd has an interesting basic premise, it lacks a strong narrative arc, context and set up about the chip, clear stakes, and a message for the audience to take away. CAST LIST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Oliver: Shawn Devlin Atur: Sean Ballantyne
FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: Miracle Makers, by Beatriz Talerico
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
FANTASY/SCI-FI Fest Best Scene: The Demon Core of Fresh Kills, by Colin Dodds
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
SCI-FI/FANTASY Short Story: Prisoners, Both, by JS Apsley
Performed by Val Cole
PARANORMAL Short Story: Rainbow Road, by Hannah Orden
Performed by Val Cole
FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival Best Scene: THE LAST BLOCK, by Miguel Camacho
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
FANTASY Best Scene Reading: THE ORION QUEEN, by Howard “Buddy” William Lewis III
CAST: Narrator: Hannah Ehman Abbot: Sean Ballantyne Charlie: Shawn Devlin
WINNERS: February 2026 Toronto FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
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