Astrophobia Science Fiction and Horror Film Festival

Overview

Astrophobia is a Sci Fi and Horror film festival and screenwriting competition, located in Cumberland BC, on beautiful Vancouver Island, Canada. Our 4th annual festival will take place on Oct. 19 and 20, 2024.

Submit your film or script!

All submissions are through FilmFreeway. Please click below to submit in any of the following categories:

Best Feature Film (Sci Fi or Horror)

Best Short Film (Sci Fi)

Best Short Film (Horror)

Best BC Short Film (Open only to residents of BC)

Best Feature Script (Sci Fi or Horror)

Best Short Script (Sci Fi or Horror)

2023 Winners

Films

Feature Film:

"Once Upon a Time in the Future: 2121" - Serpil Altin - (Turkiye)

Short Film (Horror): "The Weaver" - Øyvind Willumsen (Norway)

Short Film (Science Fiction): "Dark Odyssey II: Ice Nexus" - Michael Lavine (USA)

BC Short Film: "Dragon Fruit" - Jeremy Brown (Vancouver, BC)

Audience Choice Award 1: "The Weaver" - Øyvind Willumsen (Norway)

Audience Choice Award 2: "Bufflehead" - Steve Brett (UK)

Scripts

Feature Script:

1. "Morituriosus" - Jesse Dorian (USA)

2. "L.O.B.E." - David Hunter Fein (USA)

3. "Splashdown" - Don Stroud (USA)

HM: "Black is the Color of Mourning" - Michael Cantu (USA)

HM: "Star Riders" - James Rodriguez (USA)

Short Script:

1."Inferno I: Guilt" - Brandon Saumer (Canada)

2. "Pictures of You" - Heather Horner (USA)

3. "The Avon Lady" - Guillermo Ortiz, Geena Karsama (USA)

HM: "Sight Specific" - David Hardy (USA)

HM: "The Last Beckoning" - Catarina De Cèzanne, Loïc Bagnoud (Portugal)

2022 Winners

Films

Feature Film: "Blades in the Darkness" - Alex Visani - (Albania)

Short Film (Horror): "OST" - Abhichoke Chandrasen (Thailand)

Short Film (Science Fiction): "Distance - ACT I: The Peacock and the Sphinx" - Eddy Loukil (Canada)

Audience Choice Award 1: "Crazy Crabs From Outer Space" - Magdaleena Jakkila (Finland)

Audience Choice Award 2: "Drifter" - Joost Jansen (Belgium)

Scripts

Feature Script:

1. "Stars Won't You Hide Me?" - Stuart Creque (USA)

2. "Chimera" - Ashley Fall (Mexico)

3. "The Pinewood Man" - Matthew Riffle, Joshua Riffle, Zachary Hill (USA)

Short Script:

1. "The Forest Fenced becomes Backyards, Like Songs are Born from Sound" - Ryan Moore (USA)

2. "The Bookstore" - Brent Rouleau (USA)

3. "Cordyceps" - Antonio Ibarra Acosta (Mexico)

HM: "Personal Effects" - Levi Caleb Smith (USA)

HM: "GRANMA IS BACK!" - Soroosh Roohbakhsh (Iran)

Come and take part in the 4th Annual Astrophobia Film Festival, happening on Oct. 19 and 20, 2024!

Name

E-mail

Message

Submit