The Astrophobia Film Festival is an International science fiction and horror film and screenwriting festival that takes place in the Comox Valley on beautiful Vancouver Island. The fifth season will take place in October, 2024. It will run for two days (Oct. 18 and 19), and will screen some of the best genre short films made in the last few years (see submission rules for more details). There are no restrictions on who can submit and we invite people from any nationality and ethnicity to submit their work. We have three film categories: Short Film (Sci Fi). Short Film (Horror), and BC Short Film (filmmakers from the province of BC). Additionally, we have two screenwriting categories: Best Feature Script (Sci Fi or Horror) and Best Short Script (Sci Fi or Horror).
As we are only in our fifth year and we have no external funding, the festival can award only screenings, laurels, and shout-outs to the winners in the various categories, and laurels and shout-outs to the screenwriting winners. There are no financial awards or screening fees for selected films, but we hope to institute some in the future. This policy may change if the festival receives external funding before the festival dates. Entrance to festival events will be free for those submitters whose films are chosen as official selections, and screenwriters who place in the top three of each category.
2024 Winners!
Feature Film: "Crimson Snout" - Luan Thanh Luu (Vietnam)
Short Film (Horror): "Grease Bunny" - Ben Cocuzza (USA)
Short Film (Science Fiction): "Sincopat" - Pol Diggler (Spain)
BC Short Film: "Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake" - Javier Badillo (Vancouver, BC)
Audience Choice Award 1: "Sincopat" - Pol Diggler (Spain)
Audience Choice Award 2: "The Art Painting" - John M. Broadhead (USA)
Audience Choice Award 3: "The Sprayer" - Farnoosh Abedi (Iran)
Audience Choice Award 4: "Rodent" - Joe Fereday (UK)
Feature Script:
1. "Manors" - Ted Lauck, Taylor MacDonald (USA)
2. "Hoodoo" - Ken Cosentino (USA)
3. "First Team" - Michael Blomquist (USA)
HM: "Kevin's Not Dead" - Sarah Edmonds (USA)
HM: "Pocketful of Mondays" - Lindsey Morrison Grant (USA)
Short Script:
1. "He Sees You" - Brian W. Smith (USA)
2. "What Kind of Films do you Like?" - Idil Sukan (UK)
3. "Lampcon" - Anders Ravenstad and Josh Thompson (USA)
HM: "Wet Rot" - Stuart Creque (USA)
HM: "Hot Questions" - Alexander Julian III (USA)