Programme

Wednesday 30th April

The Arthur C Clarke Awards

7:45PM

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is the most prestigious award for science fiction in the UK and recognised as one of the most respected awards in the world, the equivalent of the Booker Prize.

Dante 01 SOLD OUT

8:45PM

A unique science-fiction nightmare vision, Dante 01 is the long-awaited solo debut from the legendary co-creator of THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN and DELICATESSEN.

Thursday 1st May

Blink of an Eye Shorts Programme

6:30PM

SCI-FI-LONDON is committed to presenting short films as a part of the festival line-up. Each year we put a call out for short film and each year we receive hundreds of amazing stories from around the world.

La Antena

7:00PM

Described as Fritz Lang meets Tim Burton, this dazzling black and white silent movie manages to exhibit a fresh imagination all of its own. The boy with no eyes, whose mother has no face, lives in an unnamed city where the population have no voices.

Netherbeast Incorporated

8:45PM

A wickedly funny comedy involving the redefining of vampires for integration into the corporate world, Netherbeast Inc. spins an alluring love story with biting humour. 'It's like if the Coen brothers had made Shaun of the Dead...'

Dai-Nipponjin

9:10PM

A wickedly deadpan spin on the pop image of giant Japanese superheroes like ULTRAMAN, from Director and star Hitoshi Matsumoto, one of Japan's biggest comedians. Daisato is the subject of a documentary that follows his banal daily routine. That is, until he prepares for his 'job.' As bolts of lightening tear the sky, Daisato is transformed into a 50 foot giant, sporting tight purple pants, tattoos and Mark Kermode's hair, becoming DAI-NIPPONJIN

Friday 2nd May

Suspension

6:30PM

What if you could stop time, if you could move around while everything else seemed 'paused' - what would you do, when no one could stop you? Suspension might just be the next PRIMER, an indie sci-fi movie that digs as deep into the characters as the science.

Dragon Hunters

6:45PM

Like many of the recent blockbuster animated films, DRAGON HUNTERS is full of humour aimed squarely at us grown-ups... well, big kids. This beautifully animated feature is voiced by Forest Whitaker (LAST KING OF SCOTLAND) and Rob Paulsen (TENAGE MUTANT NINJATURTLES).

The Last Line See 'Friendly hero'

8:30PM

THE LAST LINE (25mins) Award-winning doc that captures the funny, bittersweet experiences of STAR WARS fans camping-out to see the final instalment.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Hero WORLD PREMIERE

8:30PM

You've seen them on CNN and read about them in BIZARRE. But who are these do-gooders donning costumes to patrol our neighbourhoods or clean up the streets?

Wolfhound

8:45PM

You'll feel the wind in your hair and the sweat on your brow. Big bold heroes, fair maidens, fantastic locations and excellent choreography, this is fantasy at its best. The scale of the project is unprecedented in post-Soviet cinema. Right up there with the best Hollywood (and New Zealand!) sword and sorcerer genre films.

Saturday 3rd May

SCI-FI Film School

10:00AM

It's simple, we want more UK sci-fi movies to be made. So we collected story and FX experts together to help you create fantastic film.

Babeldom Test Screening FREE EVENT

10:30AM

Each year at the festival we focus on a film that is still in production and give the creative team behind it the chance to get some audience reactions. This festival it is the turn of London film-maker Paul Bush who is best known for experimental animated shorts.

Wolfhound

10:40AM

You'll feel the wind in your hair and the sweat on your brow. Big bold heroes, fair maidens, fantastic locations and excellent choreography, this is fantasy at its best. The scale of the project is unprecedented in post-Soviet cinema. Right up there with the best Hollywood (and New Zealand!) sword and sorcerer genre films.

11 Minutes Ago

11:00AM

A time-traveller on a mission to capture a sample of today's 'cleaner' air accidentally arrives at a wedding reception, only to discover he's been there all night long. To add further confusion, he can only stay for 11 minutes at a time.

Chrysalis

11:15AM

'An impeccably tooled, high-octane sci-fi thrill with a thick layer of visionary cool, CHRYSALIS delivers a huge helping of familiar genre goods in a shiny new package.' - Variety. A cyberpunk thriller, future-shock noir with stiff shots of intense, adrenaline-fuelled action.

Dragon Hunters with Director's Q&A

1:15PM

Like many of the recent blockbuster animated films, DRAGON HUNTERS is full of humour aimed squarely at us grown-ups... well, big kids. This beautifully animated feature is voiced by Forest Whitaker (LAST KING OF SCOTLAND) and Rob Paulsen (TENAGE MUTANT NINJATURTLES).

Netherbeast Incorporated

1:30PM

A wickedly funny comedy involving the redefining of vampires for integration into the corporate world, Netherbeast Inc. spins an alluring love story with biting humour. 'It's like if the Coen brothers had made Shaun of the Dead...'

Suspension

3:15PM

What if you could stop time, if you could move around while everything else seemed 'paused' - what would you do, when no one could stop you? Suspension might just be the next PRIMER, an indie sci-fi movie that digs as deep into the characters as the science.

Vexille

3:30PM

A stunning science fiction tale from the team behind Appleseed. This is a vividly-rendered fantasy that should appeal to anyone who likes far-flung adventures, be they animated or not. However, for hardcore animé fans, this is the one not to miss.

La Creme

5:30PM

What if people started thinking they knew you and were convinced that you were famous? LA CREME (THE CREAM) is a black comedy about celebrity. This is the debut feature for director, Reynald Bertrand and he guides his actors between comedy and tragedy like an old hand, winning him Best Feature 2007 at the Toronto Fantasy Film Festival and Beijing International Movie Festival.

Chrysalis

6:30PM

'An impeccably tooled, high-octane sci-fi thrill with a thick layer of visionary cool, CHRYSALIS delivers a huge helping of familiar genre goods in a shiny new package.' - Variety. A cyberpunk thriller, future-shock noir with stiff shots of intense, adrenaline-fuelled action.

Paragraph 78

7:45PM

Whilst this looks like a simple action movie, PARAGRAPH 78 deals seriously with issues of loyalty, friendship and honour. It is one of those rare things - an action movie with depth of story and character, based on the novels by Ivan Ohlobystin.

Wasting Away CAST/CREW Q&A

8:45PM

Zombies french-kissing, green goo and exploding heads - you will laugh so hard bits of you might just fall off. Winner of the Audience Award, ScreamFest Festival Los Angeles 2007

Dead Space All Nighter FEW PLACES LEFT

MIDNIGHT

Scary movies all, from Midnight 'til 9am

Anime All Nighter SOLD OUT

MIDNIGHT

The notorious animé allnighter delivers back-to-back movies with breaks to answer the call of nature, load up on caffeine and take on some more sugar. Things kick off at midnight and wrap up at around 9.00am. With Redbull, Purbeck ice-cream and a goodie bag you'd be mad to miss it.

MST3K All Nighter EXTRA SCREEN ADDED

MIDNIGHT

It's midnight in the city, you're care-free, looking for a thrill. Have you considered a night with two robots and a guy in a spacesuit watching dreadful films? It's cheaper than a hotel... You get a goodie bag, Redbull, ice-cream, coffee and snacks, 4 terrible films and the chance to win some crap. But don't linger, this event sells out ahead of everything at the festival!

Sunday 4th May

48 Hour Film Challenge

11:00AM

We asked you to use your creative circuits, wit and talent to make a short film and win some neat prizes and the kudos from our jury - headed by Hollywood legend, JOHN LANDIS. The winning films will be featured exclusively on SCI FI PLAY, the Sci Fi channel's broadband channel and the overall winning film will open the World Premiere of CHEMICAL WEDDING on Sunday 4th May.

Wizard of OZ FREE EVENT

11:30AM

The youngest members of the festival team wanted us to introduce some kids-only elements to the programme. Ever obliging, this year we are very excited to screen a 35mm print of the classic 1939 WIZARD OF OZ, starring Judy Garland. We'll present this movie with the lights up a bit, the sound down a bit and babies and toddlers welcome.

2010:The Year We Make Contact

1:00PM

In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a joint American-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery against a backdrop of growing global tensions. This is a very different movie to 2001 and one that deserves more attention, it has suffered from being the younger brother to a movie labelled as 'cult' or 'classic'. It certainly feels more 'mainstream' but as far as sci-fi movies go, this is a great one.

SFL Pub Quiz

2:00PM

Oh yes, our notoriously tricksy pub quiz returns and everyone loves a pub quiz, right? Well, how about doing it in a luxury cinema.

Blink of an Eye Shorts Programme

3:30PM

SCI-FI-LONDON is committed to presenting short films as a part of the festival line-up. Each year we put a call out for short film and each year we receive hundreds of amazing stories from around the world.

Wasting Away

4:00PM

Zombies french-kissing, green goo and exploding heads - you will laugh so hard bits of you might just fall off. Winner of the Audience Award, ScreamFest Festival Los Angeles 2007

Chemical Wedding WORLD PREMIERE

7:30PM

Written by Bruce Dickinson, front man of the legendary Iron Maiden, and Julian Doyle (TIME BANDITS, LIFE OF BRIAN,), Chemical Wedding is an occult thriller inspired by the life of the infamous Edwardian mystic, Aleister Crowley. Stars the magnificent Simon Callow.