Invadr November 2025 Newsletter

CYBER MONDAY FESTIVAL KICKOFF

Save 50% on Earlybird Submissions!

The 2026 Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival kicks off earlybird submissions this Monday, December 1st, and filmmakers can save BIG with early registration savings as much as 50% off! The 2026 festival will run from October 5th through the 11th with additional streaming throughout October, so mark your calendars.

Don't forget that all alumni filmmakers who have been accepted to a prior season are eligible for a fee waiver, for 100% free entry. Please fill out the fee waiver request form with your name, film name, and year/season. Remember, all film submissions must be SciFi genre and follow the rules of the festival.

Not interested in submitting a film? Please consider volunteering by joining our team of screeners and jurors.  Or volunteer at an in-person event.  We're always looking for SciFi Super Fans... no experience necessary. Reply back to this email with questions or to volunteer.

 

CYBER MONDAY FESTIVAL MERCH SALE!

 

 

Regularly $25.00. This year's festival tee features the Brooklyn SciFi Manic Robot on the front and a list of all films selected for 2025.  A one-of-a-kind keepsake!  Two-sided, black t-shirt with multicolor prints on the front and back.

 

 

THE SCI FI BOOK CLUB DECEMBER BOOK

Service Model - Adrian Tchaikovsky

The SciFi Book Club is back for December with another contemporary selection. This time from the author of the Children of Time series, Adrian Tchaikovsky. Service Model got a lot of press when it came out last year, as it is a bit of a departure for Tchaikovsky. The book is a more philosophical and modernist approach to writing than his other work. It is still absolutely narrative in nature and, I'm told, keeps the reader moving through this post-apocalyptic landscape with humor and intrigue.

About December's Book

Sunday, Dec 21 · 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST

The Quill to Live has a great review and summary of this novel. In particular, Andrew's opening caught my attention: "The absurdism and commentary in Service Model add up to a fascinating 4th wall break that intentionally does away with the usual narrative barrier between reader and author. Service Model feels like Adrian Tchaikovsky climbed into bed with me during my nightly reading, and turned to me and said, 'Hey, robots are so cool. AI is changing everything! But also, have you ever considered how terrible the rich are or how many issues still plague America? It's a conversation about what it is to be human and what constitutes artificial life.

To join a Book Club meeting, all you will need is YOURSELF. If you haven’t had a chance to finish the book, we still would love for you to join us in the discussion.

Not able to join us in person for events? The Sci Fi Book Club is on Discord. Join us and keep the conversation going.

 

KINO FILM COLLECTION

GET YOUR FREE TRIAL AND 50% OFF 3 MONTHS

 

You are invited to stream acclaimed arthouse films straight from theaters, including award-winning indie and international features, restored classics, and documentaries that will entertain, astonish, and even provoke – as only great movies can.

The Kino Film Collection is providing Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival members with a special 50% off the regular price of $5.99/mo for three months, and a 7-day free trial to experience hundreds of hard-to-find SciFi, arthouse, classic, and foreign films. Offer valid through December 31, 2025.