It's the "Fantastic Four" at The
Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival when the hottest ticket in town
triumphantly returns for its FOURTH annual event this winter. Honoring the 20th
century's most visionary and influential novelist Philip K. Dick, the
highly-anticipated FOUR-day event will touch down on The Big Apple from January
14-17, 2016 and will screen at the superb Tribeca Cinemas for a second year in
a row. The festival is now seeking submissions through its open call to any and
all filmmakers who wish to bring their modern masterpieces to the first and
only science
fiction film festival ever to grace the big screens of New York City.
To
festival is now accepting submissions from filmmakers who have the coolest and
most original, creative and entertaining science fiction, fantastic, horror,
supernatural, speculative and metaphysical feature and short films. Entering is
now quicker and easier than ever with the festival's exciting debut on the
industry's leading service Film Freeway at
www.filmfreeway.com/festival/ThePhilipKDickFilmFestival. Deadlines include
August 1, 2015 (Early Bird Deadline), October 15, 2015 (Regular Deadline) and
December 8, 2015 (Extended Deadline). In addition, the festival remains active
on Withoutabox at www.withoutabox.com/login/9016 accepting submissions through
June 15, 2015 (EARLY BIRD DEADLINE), September 15, 2015 (Regular Deadline),
December 1, 2015 (Late Deadline) and December 7, 2015 (Extended Deadline). For
all information, also make sure to visit the festival's official website at www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com.
The
Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival has thrilled attendees with
enthralling and visually captivating themes which have made the event a
favorable and continued success. The festival returns following a maximum sold
out 2015 event and major recognition from high-profile news media including a
primetime segment on NBC New York/COZI TV's News 4 New York at 7 and articles and
articles and listings in The New York Times, The New York Daily
News, Time
Out New York and
Metro New York.
With many more exciting announcements in the months ahead, 2016 will surely be
#PKDFestNYC's biggest and brightest year yet! For more information, please
visit the festival's Twitter page at twitter.com/PhilipKDickFest (tweet the
hashtag #PKDFestNYC) and the Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/ThePhilipKDickFilmFestival. Check out the festival's NBC New
York/COZI TV's News 4 New York at 7 segment appearance at http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/288485941.html.
About
The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival:
The
Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival is New York City's first and only
festival of its kind and is organized by individuals and filmmakers who understand
the difficulties and challenges of telling a unique story in a corporate
environment. With extremely successful 2012-2015 festivals, a 2013
international event in Lille, France and endless screening events the festival
is only beginning its vision of honoring the legacy of the great Philip K.
Dick. With the presence of accomplished directors, writers, producers and
industry leaders who best represent the goals of the festival and original
voices and enhanced visions in works submitted, this is a festival created by
filmmakers for filmmakers.
About
Philip K. Dick:
"Reality
is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it." - Philip K. Dick
Philip
K. Dick (1928-1982) was one of the 20th century's most profound novelists and
writers within the science fiction community. His exploration, analysis and
beliefs led to the publishings of 44 novels and 121 short stories. Dick's enormous
library of works led to several successful film developments including Blade
Runner (1982),
Total Recall (1990),
Minority Report (2002),
Paycheck (2003),
A Scanner Darkly (2006),
PKD Festival's "Best Science Fiction Feature" 2012 award winner Radio
Free Albemuth (2010),
The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Total Recall (2012) and FOX's upcoming drama series Minority
Report (2015).
Dick's enormously effective views comprised of technological advancements,
fictional universes, virtual realities and human mutation foresaw an
exaggerated version of the current state of government and contemporary life.
Though he is gone in the physical form his philosophies live on in the
techniques applied to modern stories and films and generate large displays of
appreciation and understanding.
For
more information please contact:
Daniel
Abella, Festival Director
Program
Office: 917-362-9337
Festival
Websites/Social Media:
Official
Domestic Website: www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com
Official
International Website: www.philipkdickfilmfestival-europe.com
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/PhilipKDickFest
Film
Freeway: www.filmfreeway.com/festival/ThePhilipKDickFilmFestival
Withoutabox:
www.withoutabox.com/login/9016
Fractured Atlas Donation Page: www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate/6853
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