Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival (MiSciFi)

•Must be 40 minutes or less. •Must not have been in any form of public theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2016 ** •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2016 ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Must be 41 minutes or longer. •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2015 ** Exceptions may be made for films with limited VOD releases outside of Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Must be 40 minutes or less. •Must not have been in any form of public broadcast (including internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the US prior to Nov 22, 2016** •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2015 ** Exceptions may be made for films with limited VOD releases outside of Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres For more description about awards see that section.

A film with an Afrofuturism theme. A cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersection of African/African Diaspora culture. (Special Category) •Runtime can be between 1 to 90 minutes. •Must not have been in any form of theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Dec 22, 2016 ** •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after January 2017 ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Must be 41 minutes or longer. •Must not have been in any form of public broadcast (including internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2016** •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2016 ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

A new category that compliments the filmmaker, The Film Composer! You will compose a musical score to a film we provide (~ 3 to 8 mins). Your submission will compete against similar composers. There will be a first, second, and third prize. They will screen during the awards ceremonies, and published on our social media channels. The short film will be provided to you before the notification date. You will submit your final score before February 14th.

•Made In Florida •Category is open to films partially or wholly shot in Florida or by a filmmaker (director/producer) who is a current Resident of Florida, (will need to provide proof) •Category is open to films of any length under 90 minutes. •Must not have been in any form of public broadcast (including on the internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the USA before January 15, 2017 **

•Must be between 1 and 90 minutes. •Must not have been in any form of public broadcast or commercial theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2016** •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2016 ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Must be between 1 and 90 minutes. •Must not have been in any form of public broadcast or commercial theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2017 ** •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2017 ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

Screenplay, Teleplays, Pilots, Original work, and spec scripts from 1 page to 49 pages in this category. For submissions, greater than 49 pages submit to "Screenplay - Long." If screenwriter wants additional analysis (Alpha or Beta level) visit http://miscifi.com/screenplays This must be paid within three days of your submission. This competition is open to any writer, 18 or older. By entering, you agree and permit the use of the winners' names and likeness for publicity and promotional actions without additional compensation. MiSciFi reserves the right to publicize and promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered scripts. Any genre will be considered. Must be original work of the author. Register your script with the Library of Congress before submission. http://www.copyright.gov Provide a Copyright or WGA registration number (or foreign equivalent). PDF ONLY, no substitutes or new drafts will be accepted. Only with a separate entry and fee payment.

Screenplay, Teleplays, Stage Plays, Pilots, Original work, and spec scripts from 50 pages to 125 pages in this category. For submissions, less than 50 pages submit to "Screenplay - Short." If screenwriter wants additional analysis (Alpha or Beta level) visit http://miscifi.com/screenplays This must be paid within three days of your submission. This competition is open to 18 or older. By entering, you agree and permit the use of the winners' names and likeness for publicity and promotional actions without additional compensation. MiSciFi reserves the right to publicize and promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered scripts. Any genre will be considered but must be original. Before submission, register your script with the Library of Congress. http://www.copyright.gov Provide a Copyright or WGA registration number (or foreign equivalent) PDF ONLY Submission substitutes or new drafts will only be accepted with a separate entry and fee payment.

A series of fantastic scripted videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet or also by mobile phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television or new media. Total running time cannot exceed 15 minutes.

•Your film elicits a disquieting emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's primal fears. •Must be between 1 and 90 minutes. •Must not have been in any form of public theatrical engagement in the USA prior to Nov 22, 2017 ** •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after December 2017 ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

A hilarious Sci-Fi film from on or off the planet! •Must be between 1 and 90 minutes. •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after January 2017 ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

A fantastic video that features music or a song, it must be 10 minutes or less in length.

Must be 25 minutes or shorter •Must not have been in any form of public broadcast (including internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the US prior to January 17, 2016** ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

•Must be 30 minutes or less •Film can be part of a public broadcast (including internet) or commercial theatrical engagement in the US** •Must be about science.

A Sci-Fi themed Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality Project. It can be of any length. EXHIBITION FORMATS: MPG (MPEG or MPEG2) or Virtual Reality (VR) 360° Video (Gear VR / Google Cardboard) or Google Daydream ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

Have a Sci-Fi film with heavy drone cinematography? We want to see the performance, skills, and mobile camera work. (Special Category) ** Exceptions are made for films with limited Virtual outside of South Florida or limited online releases associated with International Festival premieres

The Zero Budget film, but is there a story? The moment you have been waiting for, a particular category of their own has been made for the zero-budget film. Your film can be a short or feature format as outlined in the category. The finalist will qualify for the special Ginnungagap FilmWerk award! Sponsored by Ginnungagap FilmWerks. (Special Category). •Film’s world premiere must have occurred after January 2012

Content with SciFi Elements, Virtual Worlds, or Themes produced with a Game Engine. It should be 15 mins or less. #unity3d #unreal

GPT-3 screenplay contest, a short SciFi screenplay produced with the GPT-3 text generating neural network AI.