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The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Announces Third Year Award Winners!

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FEATURE: Matt Duggan's "Inverse"

BEST SUPERNATURAL FEATURE: Kathleen Behun's "21 Days"

BEST PHILIP K. DICK FEATURE: Mark Netter's "Nightmare Code"

(New York City, N.Y.) January 18, 2015 - The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival ascended into glory in its third year honoring the literary world's most nuanced and visionary author, Philip K. Dick. As the city's hottest ticket from January 15-18, 2015, the festival screened at three locations including The Cervantes Institute, Tribeca Cinemas and The Producer's Club and culminated in award recognition for achievement in filmmaking by the creative individuals who are leaders in the most daring cornerstone of the movie industry. With its largest yet slate of innovative features and shorts, the sold out event brought festival-goers on an unforgettable ride to the best science fiction cinema has to offer.

The festival itself has received high-profile praise in recent days including founder and programming director Daniel Abella's guest appearance on NBC New York/COZI TV's News 4 New York at 7 as he was interviewed by anchor Roseanne Colletti. The televised segment preceded flattering editorial pieces in The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Time Out New York and Metro New York, all of which called fans to the festival's mission in bringing forth the best in science fiction and beyond in the footsteps of its namesake. With energy at an all-time high and vigorously growing by the minute a sentiment by Abella in his television appearance remains wholeheartedly true -- that this festival "will leave you smiling."

LIST OF AWARD WINNERS BEST PHILIP K. DICK FEATURE

Mark Netter's Nightmare Code (2014) 

BEST SCIENCE FICTION DRAMATIC FEATURE

Matt Duggan's Inverse (2014)

BEST SUPERNATURAL FEATURE

Kathleen Behun's 21 Days (2014)

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / SINGULARITY AND BEYOND

Christopher Garetano's Montauk Chronicles (2014)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Jacob Akira Okada's Painting The Way To The Moon (2013)

BEST PHILIP K. DICK SHORT - AUDIENCE AWARD

Etienne Gravrand's The Fischer Case (2014)

BEST LATINO, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR SHORT

MacGregor and Bruno Zacarías' Similo (2014)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION SHORT

Mat Owen's Turn On (2013)

BEST HORROR / SUPERNATURAL SHORT

Andy Green's Vomica (2014)

BEST WEB SERIES

Aldo Romero's The Disappeared (2014)

BEST TRAILER

Eric Norcross's The Spaceship (2014)

For three years running, The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival has thrilled its attendees with entertaining and visually captivating themes which have made the event a favorable and continued success. For more information on this year's official selection films, upcoming announcements and events, sponsorship, volunteering and anything #PKDFestNYC please visit www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com. The festival took place on January 15, 2015 at The Cervantes Institute (day was free admission) at 211 East 49th Street, New York, NY 10017 (visit nyork.cervantes.es/en/default.shtm or call 212-308-7720), January 16 and 18, 2015 at Tribeca Cinemas at 54 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [at Laight Street, one block below Canal Street] (visit www.tribecacinemas.com or call 212-941-2001) and January 17, 2015 at The Producer's Club at 358 W 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 (visit www.producersclub.com or call 212-315-4743). Always be sure to visit the festival's Twitter page at twitter.com/PhilipKDickFest (tweet the hashtag #PKDFestNYC) and the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ThePhilipKDickFilmFestival.

About The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival:

The Philip K. Dick International Film Festival of Science, Science Fiction, Fantastic Film and the Supernatural 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 2012-2013 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. From guest speakers and writers who best represent the goals of the festival, 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 film developments including Blade Runner (1982), Total Recall (1990), Minority Report (2002), Paycheck (2003) A Scanner Darkly (2006), Radio Free Albemuth (2010), The Adjustment Bureau (2011) and Total Recall (2012). Dick's enormously effective views comprised of 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.