THE EUROPEAN PHILIP K DICK FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 25-26, 2024
LILLE, FRANCE
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The European Philip K. Dick Film Festival proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.
January 9, 2024
Opening Date
March 15, 2024
Earlybird Deadline
July 15, 2024
Regular Deadline
August 15, 2024
Late Deadline
September 15, 2024
Extended Deadline
September 20, 2024
Notification Date
October 25 – 26, 2024
Event Date
Categories
Best Science Fiction Short
Best Philip K Dick Short
Best Supernatural/Horror Short
Best Documentary
Best New Media
Best Sci Fi Screenplay
Best Trailer
WINNERS OF THE 2023 FESTIVAL
BEST PHILIP K. DICK SHORT
NIGHT
Director: Frank Sun, US, 20 min
A man arrives at a friend’s apartment and hears sounds from outside his window… but is it real?
BEST SCIENCE FICTION SHORT
A MIND CAN NOT TOUCH
Director: Geoffrey Prather, US, 15 min
A Mind Cannot Touch is a short film about loss and how one grieving mother will go to any lengths to bring her daughter back from the dead. The film asks, “What if you could bring a loved one back after their physical body has died?” and explores the moral implications of this hypothetical.
BEST NEW MEDIA
EMILY’S MOUNTAIN
Director: Tal Somech, Israel, 22 min
Emily celebrates her 6th birthday on a magical trip with her family and is slowly exposed to the horrifying reality that her parents are trying to conceal from her using modern technology and entertainment systems.
BEST HORROR SHORT
ESCALATION
Director: Christian Bachini, Italy, 15 min
Chris, a paranoid and self-centered man, is happily avoiding all human contact, preferring to escape from reality in whatever’s on TV. When a friend reaches out to him to confront him about his past promises, Chris must decide what kind of person he is inside, or it may just eat him…alive.