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filmmaking:
WINNERS ANNOUNCED:
The winners of the 2024 challenge are listed below
- PARALLEL by Team Pingus
- RAPIER’S FOLLY by Team Cobra Wolf
- A SMALL DETOUR by Team Big Tent
Congratulations and well done to all the other teams who made a film in a weekend! Click here for full information on the challenge.
There are plenty of short films to watch for free here.
NEXT CHALLENGE: 26-28 APRIL 2025
meet the 2025 film challenge jury!
LUNER EXPERT, ESA
ACTOR, PRODUCER
PRODUCER
AUTHOR
PROGRAMMER
Want to help the festival run? Volunteers needed!
A GLIMPSE OF THE FESTIVAL:
NEWS AND Extracurricular:
WATCHSCIFI: Idaho Transfer
“Idaho Transfer” (1973): A Minimalist Sci-Fi Gem with a Haunting Finale Stuff we love, hope you do too! Peter Fonda’s Idaho Transfer is an indie sci-fi film that doesn’t need grand visual effects or a bloated VFX budget to leave a lasting impression. Instead, it thrives on a quiet, creeping tension, a stripped-down aesthetic, and a Twilight Zone-style ending
SkyTV celebrate Atomic Age Sci-fi
WONDERLAND: SCIENCE FICTION IN THE ATOMIC AGE – New Documentary Series on Sky Arts Starting on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 8 PM, Wonderland: Science Fiction in the Atomic Age is a four-part documentary series directed by Adrian Munsey. The series explores how science fiction has reflected and predicted humanity’s greatest triumphs and darkest fears. Err, most of the
48hr film adapted for feature!
Released on 28 March 2025, Time Travel Is Dangerous is a wildly entertaining sci-fi comedy with sharp humour, clever twists, and a fantastic cast. Directed by Chris Reading, the film is based on his original short, which was created for the SCI-FI-LONDON 48-Hour Film Challenge, our film competition that is known for producing innovative and imaginative short films in a weekend! Time
SCI-FIDO, PET COSPLAY IS BACK! 22 JUNE
