The Golden Blasters

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The Golden Blasters (The National Irish Science Fiction Film Awards) is a film festival dedicated to short science fiction, fantasy and horror stories. We aim to bring the best speculative fiction to Octocon and expose more people to the wonderful art of the short film.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Now that the Festival is in its second year, submissions are now being taken from the general public for the short film competition, as well as for our first script competition.

The Festival is held annually at The National Irish Science Fiction Convention, Octocon, as part of its programme. We take submissions from anywhere in the world, and the winners are selected by audience vote and the deliberations of our panel of judges, including Octocon's guest of honour.

The Festival's first winners were ...

The Silver Blaster - Elobb Utobb (Sooner or Later) - Hungary, dir. Istvan Madarasz
The Golden Blaster - The Silent City - Ireland, dir. Ruairí Robinson

GENERAL RULES


SCRIPT FORMAT

Scripts can be up to twenty pages in length (this is a shorts
competition) and must be in the correct format (Courier, font size 12).

SHORT FILMS

Films can be as short as you like, however the ideal maximum running time should be 12 to 15 minutes ... this is dedicated to the art of the short ... we will look at films that run a minute or two longer than that and will consider them if their quality is high enough.
Shorts can be dedicated to horror, science fiction and fantasy, and can be a mixture of live action, animation and music video.

Short Film Exhibition Format
Can be filmed on 35, 16 mm or video but entries must must be on DVD or CD-ROM, the same with exhibition copies. We ask for two copies.

Entry Deadline
Early Bird Entry Deadline: 31st May
Standard Deadline: 31st July

Final Deadline: 31st August.

Awards
There will be three awards

* Best Short Script (€15 submission fee for Regular deadline up to 31 July 2010 in Short Script category - click to see fees and deadlines)
* Best Picture (€35 submission fee for Regular deadline up to 31 July 2010 in Short Film category - click to see fees and deadlines)
* Audience Award (All audience members are entered automatically into a prize draw!)

To enter, click the button below!

To see details of The 2009 Golden Blasters, click here!