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A report on the recent Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival<\/a> held in NY City:<\/p>\n

The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Announces <\/strong>
\nFourth Year Award Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n

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NYC’s\u00a0Only Sci-Fi Film Festival Honored Superb Independent Filmmaking.
\n<\/em>Record 80 Films From Over 20 Countries Screened At Four-Day Gathering.<\/em><\/p>\n

(New York City, N.Y.) January 19, 2016<\/strong> \u2014 The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival<\/strong> has announced the award winners of its fourth annual event which took place from January 14-17, 2016. Among the festival’s extraordinary 80 \ufb01lm lineup, twelve \ufb01lms rose as shining examples of independent cinema enriched with distinctive styles, daring narratives, stunning visuals and powerhouse performances all culminating into a thrilling experience for the science \ufb01ction genre’s legions of fans.<\/p>\n

Festival founder and director Daniel Abella<\/strong> presented the coveted honors to \ufb01lmmakers for their superb achievement. This year the festival welcomed three award-winning and highly respected individuals to its judging board including scientist and science \ufb01ction writer David Brin<\/strong>; science \ufb01ction writer, media personality and professor Paul Levinson<\/strong> and science \ufb01ction editor and administrator of the Philip K. Dick Award, David G. Hartwell<\/strong>, a colleague and editor of the late author. On opening night, Hartwell commented on the festival’s mission to serve as a platform in providing sensational independent \ufb01lms in honor of Philip K. Dick. “He was an impressive man,” said Hartwell. “The idea of a festival devoted to him would have astonished him.”<\/p>\n

The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival congratulates the 2016 award winners: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Philip K. Dick Feature<\/strong>: The Incident<\/a><\/em> (2015) directed by Isaac Ezban<\/p>\n

Best Science Fiction Feature<\/strong>: Counter Clockwise<\/a><\/em> (2015) directed by George Mo\u00efse<\/p>\n

Best Horror\/Supernatural Feature<\/strong>: Chatte<\/a>r<\/em> (2015) directed by Matthew Solomon<\/p>\n

Best Documentary<\/strong>: Travis: The Travis Walton Story<\/a><\/em> (2015) directed by Jennifer Stein<\/p>\n

Best Web Series<\/strong>: Milgram And The Fastwalkers<\/a><\/em> (2015) directed by Richard Cutting<\/p>\n

Best Philip K. Dick Short<\/strong>: Chronos<\/em> (2015) directed by Martin Kazimir<\/p>\n

Best Horror\/Supernatural Short<\/strong>: The Mill at Calder’s End<\/a><\/em> (2015) directed by Kevin McTurk<\/p>\n

Best African American, Latino and Any Other Person of Color Science Fiction Film<\/strong>: The Art of Human Salvage<\/a><\/em> (2015) directed by Dempsey Tillman<\/p>\n

Best Singularity, Eschaton and Beyond<\/strong>: En\ufb01lade<\/a><\/em> (2014) directed by David Coyle<\/p>\n

Best Animation<\/strong>: The Looking Planet<\/a><\/em> (2014) directed by Eric Law Anderson<\/p>\n

Best New Media<\/strong>: Californium<\/a><\/em> (2015) designed by Noam Roubah [Arstechnica article<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Best Trailer<\/strong>: Caihong City<\/a><\/em> (2015) directed by Florina Titz<\/p>\n

The four-day festival screened at Village East Cinema<\/strong> (181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003) with several events at Lovecraft Bar NYC<\/strong> (50 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009) including a pre-reception on January 13. The night headlined a special Skype conversation with Blade Runner<\/em> actress Joanna Cassidy<\/strong> and the world premiere of the Golden Globe Award winner’s short \ufb01lm What Might Have Been: Snake Dance<\/em> (2012).<\/p>\n

While speaking about her decision to create a never-\ufb01lmed scene from the popular movie, the actress recalled reading Philip K. Dick’s original book. “When I got married when I was 18-years-old and I was driving across the country with my then husband, we both loved science \ufb01ction and we had a stack of the old paperback books,” she said. “And one of them was Philip K. Dick’s book [Do Android’s Dream of Electric Sheep?<\/em>] and I’m reading this book going ‘This is incredible. They have to make a movie about this. This is amazing.’ And look what happened.”<\/p>\n

About The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival:<\/strong> The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival is New York City’s \ufb01rst and only festival of its kind and is organized by individuals and \ufb01lmmakers who understand the dif\ufb01culties and challenges of telling a unique story in a corporate environment. With successful 2012-2015 festivals, international festivals in Lille, France (2013, 2015) and \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, Poland (2015) and numerous event screenings the festival is only beginning its vision of honoring the legacy of the great Philip K. Dick. The festival has received media attention from The New York Times, CBS New York, The New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, Discover Magazine, Time Out New York, Gothamist, Metro New York, Chelsea Now, The Villager, East Villager, Downtown Express, MassLive.com, DNA Info, Flavorpill, Broadway World, Fangoria, Examine<\/em>r and a January 13, 2015 primetime segment on NBC New York\/COZI TV’s News 4 New York at 7<\/em> with anchor Roseanne Colletti (viewed at nbcnewyork.com\/on-air\/as-seen-on\/288485941.html<\/a>). From organizers, programmers, directors, writers, producers and industry professionals who best represent the goals of the festival to the original voices and enhanced visions in works submitted, this is a festival created for \ufb01lmmakers by \ufb01lmmakers<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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About Philip K. Dick<\/strong>: “Reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it.<\/em>” – Philip K. Dick Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was one of the 20th century’s most profound novelists and writers within the science \ufb01ction 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 \ufb01lm and television adaptations including Blade Runner<\/em> (1982), Total Recall<\/em> (1990), Minority Report<\/em> (2002), Paycheck<\/em> (2003),\u00a0A Scanner Darkly<\/em> (2006), Radio Free Albemuth<\/em> (2010), The Adjustment Bureau<\/em> (2011), Total Recall<\/em> (2012), FOX’s Minority Report<\/em> (2015) and Amazon’s critically acclaimed series The Man in the High Castle<\/em> (2015). Dick’s enormously effective views comprised of \ufb01ctional universes, virtual realities, dystopian worlds and human mutation foresaw a sensational 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 narratives, \ufb01lms and ideals and generate large displays of appreciation and understanding.<\/p>\n

Connect With Us<\/strong>:
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