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Fuzion Filmz say they have 25 years’ experience at distributing independent films and they want to help science fiction film-makers find a market.
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Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM) here in Seattle has announced a call for submissions of short films to their next competition.
From their Web site:
From June 1 through September 15, 2009, the Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival (SFFSFF) will accept short film submissions, up to 15 minutes in length, that have been produced after 2005 for entry into the competition. Multiple submissions will be accepted according to the rules and regulations. Submissions will be judged based on originality, quality, artistic merit, innovation, voice, style and narrative.
I wonder how many competitions and exhibitions there are for short and independent science fiction movies. You mostly hear about film festival showings but I’ve come across occasional references to local community events. Maybe I’ll find time this week to look for some Web resources on the topic, but feel free to suggest any you may know about.
I have to admit that I haven’t heard anything about this movie before, and yet it opens on May 1 in theaters everywhere. Talk about poor promotion.
“The Battle for Terra” is a 3-D animated movie by Lionsgate starring some pretty big names (James Garner, Justin Long, Brian Cox, Chris Evans, Luke Wilson, and others).
The premise is that Earth (our Terra) has been destroyed and the survivors of humanity, desperate to find a new home, are led to invade a peaceful planet (the other Terra) whose inhabitants possess inferior technology. Perhaps there is a morally ambiguous message in the movie (a criticism of the Iraqi war, maybe?). The humans seem to be fascists but at least some members of the human society question what they are doing.
I don’t know if I’ll see this movie. I haven’t been planning on it and there are other things in my schedule, but if you get a chance to check it out, let us know what you think (either here or in SF-Fandom’s Movies Forum).
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