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Friday, February 3, 2012

Film / Nerd You Should Go See the Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Film Festival

Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:44 PM

The good folks at the Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Film Festival were kind enough to ask me to help judge this year's SFFSFF, which means a few months ago, I got to watch 21 neat, strange, nerdy short films from around the world. Lindy West, who helped judge the SFFSFF last year, told me before I agreed to be a judge that the quality of the films at SFFSFF were remarkably high, and she was right; I thought maybe only one of the movies was a total bust, 12 of them were very good, and 8 of them were phenomenal. Here's a trailer for the festival:

They're showing all 21 movies tomorrow at the Cinerama in two screenings. Those two showings are sold out. But! A special encore screening of ten SFFSFF films is happening on Sunday at noon at SIFF Cinema. If, like me, you don't care about the Super Bowl, this is your perfect nerdy afternoon diversion. Go buy tickets now.

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You can watch the SuperBowl commercials online.

Good choice!

Posted by Will in Seattle

on February 3, 2012 at 3:57 PM

I assume the fully-CG film made using student project-level assets is the one Paul thinks is a total bust. But if the story is compelling, that could redeem it, I suppose. Otherwise, the SFX in the other films look pretty great.

Posted by Knat on February 3, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Make sure to get a festival glowinthedark/blacklight poster!

Posted by cowboy on February 3, 2012 at 4:01 PM

@3 wonder if that comes in scratch and sniff ...

Posted by Will in Seattle

on February 3, 2012 at 4:06 PM

Damn! I wish I had paid more attention to the film fest. because as of right now both screenings are all sold out. Maybe I will go to the Encore screening on the 5th. And I'm just like you as in I don't care about the super bowl.

Posted by Simone on February 4, 2012 at 12:19 AM