The Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival made its successful debut in 2020 recognizing more than 100 new, independent science fiction films created by filmmakers from 28 countries. Now we're back for our 4th season celebrating independent voices in science fiction storytelling with online and in-person screenings October 9th through the 15th, 2023.

We remain on a mission to bring the best independent, SciFi films to one of the most innovative and creative hubs in the world: Brooklyn. This thrilling, week-long film festival will feature works by some of the most dynamic minds in the genre. Our panel of judges will again select the best films for recognition and live screenings, and all selections will be available to stream online with a festival pass.

This year, BSFFF will feature all-new exclusive online events, screening parties, and filmmaker commentary. And continuing with festival excluives like "The Future Sounds of Brooklyn," a compilation of SciFi-inspired music from musicians across the globe, and Season 4 of The Sixth Borough, our curated series highlighting 3 fantastic science fiction short films united in a common theme with new episodes streaming each day of the festival. 

Visit our profile on Film Freeway to submit your film, purchase event passes, and catch up on screenings, special events, and much more! 

 

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Presented by CYBER-NY

Cyber-NY is a Brooklyn based tech firm with over 20-years experience crafting ecommerce solutions for clients in entertainment, publishing, film & television, retail sales, and wholesale distribution. 

The Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival was born out of our shared passion for independent film, SciFi, and Brooklyn combined with our established history of working with some truly legendary film makers and distributors.   

As part of this passion, Cyber-NY will release a new video streaming (OTT) service for use by independent film makers, distributors, and content creators, that will launch as part of the Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival.

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Categories

• Best Feature Film - Awarded to the best feature length entry selected by our committee.
  
  
• Best Live Action Short Film - Awarded to the best live action (non-animated) short film (30 minutes or less) selected by our committee.
  
  
• Best Animated Short Film - Awarded to the best animated (non-live action) short film (30 minutes or less) selected by our committee.
  
  
• Best Student Short Films  - Awarded to filmmakers between the ages of 18 and 30, and currently attending a film program at a recognized college, university, or certificate program.
  
  
• Best College Short Films - Awarded to filmmakers under the age of 18, with recognition according to age and/or grade level (depending on number of entries).
  
  
• Best SciFi Documentary - Awarded to filmmakers with a non-fiction documentary film on SciFi genre subjects including fans, culture, behind the scenes, origin stories, and popular SciFi topics such as time travel, ufos, robots, AI, etc.
  
  
• Best In Brooklyn - Awarded to the best entry shot in Brooklyn or directed by a Brooklyn based filmmaker (Currently living in Brooklyn).
  
  
• Peoples Choice Award - Awarded to filmmakers that receive the most up-votes from online attendees of the festival. 
  
• Honorable Mentions - All categories TBD.

 

 

Organizers

 

Michael Brown

Executive Director

mike@brooklynscififilmfest.com

 

Vincent Keane

Creative Director &
Producer

 

Hiroshi Kono

Outreach Director

 

Jerald Miller

Festival Producer

 

Benton Collins

Technical Director

 

Jason Lewis

Web Producer

 

Sato Yamamoto

Social Media Director