What if..? is made possible by the kind support of the following companies and organisations
What if..? is made possible by the kind support of the following companies and organisations
Whilst we all love movies like I Robot (2004), Star Wars (1977) and Aliens (1986), they cost a lot of money to produce and take years to complete. Yet there are many films that do not rely on massive effects budgets or big action scenes and are sometimes not even promoted as “sci-fi”: Sliding Doors (1998) or Groundhog Day (1993) deal with alternative realities and time travel in very light-hearted ways. Donnie Darko (2001), on the other hand, creates an atmosphere of strangeness that could easily be associated with the sci-fi genre.
SCI-FI-LONDON sees the genre as a playground
for the imagination and aims to encourage students to see that the strength of
sci-fi is in its ideas, not just special effects.
The What if…? film competition challenges young people to create a story
that is compelling and thought-provoking.
What's in it for us?
Participants will learn how to look at issues from a different point
of view, think about the consequences of one’s actions, and to tell a story.
Suggested themes include Consequences, Alternative
History and Parallel Worlds. Stories could develop such
as “WHAT IF… some people in a playing field
find a meteorite, and develop telepathic powers enabling them to hear other’s
thoughts? What would they do with the power? What would it uncover?”
The “What If…?” film competition is open to secondary schools,
further education colleges, universities, film schools and recognised youth groups
in the UK, and takes place between September and December 2004. Judging takes
place in January 2005 and the winners will be premiered at Curzon SOHO as part
of the SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival.
The film can be made in any style – animation (Flash, traditional cell, puppets, claymation etc), live action, stills or a combination but must not be longer than 5 minutes.
Awards will be given for technical excellence, best direction, best story, best film, best soundtrack and prizes will include film making equipment, a premiere of the winning films at SCI-FI-LONDON and streaming of the films on Channel 4's and SCI-FI Channel’s website.
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