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WELCOME “Big Things Have Small Beginnings”!

Welcome to The Annual Atlanta Science Fiction Film Festival presented by The Multicultural Sci-fi Organization - MCSFO!! ! Still in its infancy stage, ASCIFFF is quickly becoming one of the most sought after film festivals in the country and soon, the world! And it’s all because of You - the sci-fi filmmakers, the smart and dedicated audiences that show up to be a part of an all-inclusive world of science fiction! ! ! This boutique, genre film festival is held one weekend in the Fall, consisting of a highly competitive short competition, surprise advanced screenings, and our Sci-fi Writers Scope. We’re fortunate to receive some of the best, home grown and international indie films in this genre. ASCIFFF has screened and awarded films that have gone on to become successful, fan and industry favorites. The sci-fi short film, Project Kronos by VFX artist, Hasraf Dulull, screened in 2016, later received a development deal with Paramount 20th Century Fox and Benderspink. Project Kronos, now called ! THE BEYOND, premiered for the first time in the US at the 2017 ASCIFFF and received a Jury Award for Best Sci-fi Feature Film. The Beyond can now be seen on Netflix! Other very successful films that were screened were District 9 Director, Neil Blomkamp’s Zygote and Firebase, which is also in the works to become a feature length film.! ! The Sci-fi Writers Scope is a component of the festival where we discuss and educate in the medium of literature, script, science and technology. Giving writers story ideas with new robotic demos, and tools to create plausible narratives, grounded in science and technology for a more believable world.! ! The Atlanta Sci-fi Film Festival is produced by MCSFO – markets and promotes sci-fi intellectual property. Encouraging diversity in science fiction is one of the main missions of MCSFO and therefore is strongly encouraged. We don’t limit diversity to just ethnicity and race, but is inclusive of: culture, gender, sexual orientation and disability.! ! The mission of the annual Atlanta sci-fi (sf) film festival is to provide screens for the finest independent sf films locally and internationally. To increase cultural diversity and interest in sf film/tv, to inspire and strengthen the local sf film community by cultivating an engaged audience. We believe in encouraging rich storytelling, filled with infinite possibilities that challenge us and question our perception of the future!! See you at the festival!! ! See you at the festival!!

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

SATURDAY SEPT 21, 2019 CINEFEST THEATER AT GA STATE UNIVERSITY! ! Audience Choice Best SF Short Competition! ! !

1:00 PM - Block 1 1. Metaphor - by Basile Vignes, Radheya Jegatheva (Subtitled)! 2. What a Wonderful World by Mark Cabaroy! 3. Chronopath by Jayk Gallagher! 4. Captain Kinesis by UFO STUDIO (Subtitled)! ! 1:45 PM - Block 2 1. Beautiful Bunkers - by Boone Cavender! 2. F.R.D. by Damien Buchheit! 3. Eve by T.C. Barrera! 4. I Don't Want to be Alone by Sergio Rozas (Subtitled)! ! 2:30 PM - Block 3 1. Tomorrow by Kuba Michalczuk! 2. Memio by Matthew Hanisch! 3. Dust by Rohan Francis! 4. Escape by Amr Singh (Subtitled)! 3:00 PM – Industry Panel Chris LeDoux with Crafy Apes! Jon Gosier of Southbox Entertainment! ! 3:30 – 4PM – Networking Break! !

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

SATURDAY SEPT 21, 2019 Continued CINEFEST THEATER AT GA STATE UNIVERSITY! ! !

Featured Screenings! ! 4:00 PM - Featured Film 1! JESUS SHOWS YOU THE WAY TO THE HIGHWAY (Subtitled) Directed by Miguel Llanso! ! Fans of Kung Fury, Monty Python's the Meaning of Life or Evil Dead 2 or any genre nostalgia media will love this movie!! CIA Agents Palmer and Gagano are tasked with the mission of destroying a computer virus called "Soviet Union". They enter the system using VR but the mission turns into a trap.! ! ! 6:00 PM - Featured Film 2! MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe! ! “A Fascinating Deep Dive into a Sci-fi, Horror Classic.” ! The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's `Alien' series, which features Greek mythology, comic books and inspiration from a range of other science-fiction authors.! !

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE SUNDAY SEPT 22, 2019 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY! Bill Moore Student Success Center, Clary Theater! ! !

SCI-FI WRITERS SCOPE! !

1:00 PM ! §  Women in Sci-fi Panel! Ø  Octavia Butler discussion! Ø  Amanda Weiss! Ø  Emily Dean!

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Atlanta Writers Group with George Weinstein!

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Networking Break!

The Science of Marvel with Dr. Sebastian Alvarado!

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Marketing Science Fiction IP by MCSFO - How to market your sci-fi book, movie or series to an allinclusive fan base.!

RoboGrads Demos by GA Tech Roboticist!

Networking Break, Raffle, Sci-fi books available for sale from Barnes & Noble!

! 4:00 PM! ! ! 4:30 PM!

Thank You To All Our Sponsors

Thank You!

None of what we have done, could have been at all possible without the support of our sponsors, partners, staff and volunteers!! This year, we want to honor just some of the following awesome rockstars for their outstanding dedication, commitment and support to The Atlanta Sci-fi Film Festival! Peter Santoro Dr. Lisa Yaszek Dr. Richard Utz Dr. Tanya Clark, Morehouse Amy Li Jason Rodgers Surendra Naidoo Alyssa Pointer Jenna Eason Ricky Battle All filmmakers in competition Mr. Blusse Dre Bravo Morehouse College GA Tech And a special thanks to ALL the filmmakers who submitted their sci-fi film. We thank you for sharing your vision and for your hard work!

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VENUES

Saturday Sept 21st ! CINEFEST THEATER at GA State University! ! ! ! ! FREE Parking at G Deck - 107 Decatur St SE, Atlanta, GA 30303. (Parking Entrance is on Collins St., under the bridge on right.)! Uber/Lyft Drop off is on corner of Decatur St. and Collins St. (look for CINEFEST Sign on corner of building)!

Sunday Sept 22nd ! GEORGIA TECH Bill Moore Student Success Center! Clary Theater! ! Park in Visitor Lot 1, located at176 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA.! ! •  From the top of the parking deck, proceed across the pedestrian bridge to safely cross North Avenue.! •  Once you have crossed the bridge walk down the ramp to your right and then veer left up the sidewalk toward the Bill Moore Student Success Center.! •  The Student Success Center is the large brick building at the end of the sidewalk right and is attached to the west side of the football stadium.!

ABOUT FILM SHORTS SATURDAY SEPT 21, 2019 CINEFEST THEATER at GSU! ! 1:00 PM - Block 1 !

Metaphor - by Basile Vignes, Radheya Jegatheva (7:54 min)! As with every story, every person has two faces. The one we choose to reveal, and the one we keep hidden from view.! ! What a Wonderful World by Mark Cabaroy (13:20 min)! An unhappily married couple make a life changing discovery in their kitchen one day.!

Chronopath by Jayk Gallagher (6min)! To protect a mother and son fleeing a murderous husband in a polluted future LA, Detective InĂŠs Nieblas must use the ability to alter past events.! Captain Kinesis by UFO STUDIO (10:52 min)! SebastiĂĄn is a retired superhero who lives alone in a small flat. He leads a quiet life and it's ages since he last used his superpowers, but an unexpected visit puts his world at risk and he will be forced to defend it.! !

ABOUT FILM SHORTS SATURDAY SEPT 21st Contâ€Ś CINEFEST THEATER at GSU! ! 1:45 PM â€“ Block 2 !

Beautiful Bunkers - by Boone Cavender (13:35 min)! Artemis has lived 15 years in a Cold War Bunker living on food pills and working on paperwork that is delivered through a pneumatic tube. Her daily routine is interrupted by her fear of what may have happened to her childhood friend Linda, who hasn't been responding for the last several days.! ! F.R.D. by Damien Buchheit (5:45 min)! In a futuristic town floating in the air, Jim, a delivery man, takes all the risks to finish his task just in time.!

EVE by T.C. Barrera! Two women named Mel stand in a parking lot with a box that travels through time, is faced with a decision to come to terms with.

I Don't Want to be Alone by Sergio Rozas! A lonely girl walks around a future Tokyo chased by weird huge monsters. Even though she fights them, the monsters just keep growing in size and number so the girl has to make a decision.!

ABOUT FILM SHORTS SATURDAY SEPT 21, 2019 Cont… CINEFEST THEATER at GSU! ! 2:30 PM – Block 3 !

Tomorrow by Kuba Michalczuk! Highest Commission is turning off all kinds of medicine to reduce the earth’s population and save humankind and the planet.! Memio by Matthew Hanisch! When a grandmother hesitates to try a new product designed to combat the effects of her dementia, her grandson must help her overcome her fears to improve both their lives.! .!

Dust by Rohan Francis! In the year 2022, after America has been devastated by war, two scavengers hope to ensure their survival when they find a highly sought-after power source.!

Escape by Amr Singh! In a future controlled by technology, one person searches for an escape. This short film explores issues of personal choice, control, and the relationship between people and the technologies that impact our lives.!

INDUSTRY PANEL SATURDAY SEPT 21st Cont… CINEFEST THEATER at GSU 3:00 PM CHRIS LEDOUX Founder / Senior VFX Supervisor of Crafy Apes ! Alaskan born and bred, Chris earned bachelor’s degrees in both psychology and sociology, but his fascination with cinema and filmmaking instead led him to the world of visual effects. Now a veteran of the film industry, Chris’s impressive résumé includes compositing and VFX supervision on numerous films and TV shows, including 12 Years A Slave, Doctor Strange, The Greatest Showman, and Better Call Saul, among others.! A gifted storyteller, Chris has also directed many music videos and led visual effects teams for U2, Chris Cornell, New Kids on the Block, and Paramore, just to name a few.!

JON GOSIER Founder / CEO - Southbox Entertainment! Executive Producer who invests or co-finances film and TV projects. Prior to his work in film, Jon spent ten years in venture capital and tech. Southbox Entertainment is an independent motion picture and television production company specializing in finance, co-finance, and development. With offices in both Los Angeles, CA and Atlanta, GA, Southbox was originally founded in 2017 in Philadelphia, PA when Founder and CEO Jon Gosier exited 10 years in tech and venture capital.! ‍! Alum of Savannah College of Art and Design and the THNK School of Creative Leadership and Innovation. Guest lecturer and presenter at Yale, Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Lund University in Sweden, NYU, Rollins College, Wharton, Temple, Drexel, U Penn and more.!

EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS SATURDAY SEPT 21, 2019 Cont… CINEFEST THEATER at GSU 4:00 PM SPECIAL US PREMIERE SCREENING JESUS SHOWS YOU THE WAY TO THE HIGHWAY DIRECTED BY MIGUEL LlANSO

it is unquestionably not quite like anything else before it (excepting perhaps “Crumbs”), and that’s a virtue from which cult followings are born." ‍ Two special agents are tasked with protecting the computer program that runs a future metropolis. However, the ‘Soviet Union’ virus soon starts wreaking havoc. A delirious ride! - Variety

EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS SATURDAY SEPT 21st Cont… CINEFEST THEATER at GSU 6:00 PM MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER O. PHILIPPE “Demonstrates that the study of a film can be as exciting as the film itself.” -The Wrap ! The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.! Alexandre O. Philippe is a Swiss film director best known for the documentary films Doc of the Dead, The People vs. George Lucas, and the 2017 post-modern documentary examination of the Psycho shower scene directed by Alfred Hitchcock entitled 78/52 which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.!

SCI-FI WRITERS SCOPE SUNDAY SEPT 22ND 1:00 PM GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Bill Moore Student Success Center - Clary Theater

Women in Sci-fi Panel

Special guest: EMILY DEAN!

'Lego Movie 2' Storyboard Artist and Director of Sony's upcoming animated feature TAO, Emily Dean will be joining the Women in Sci-fi Panel. Asian-Australian American. Dean started drawing at age 3, making films at age 12, and working professionally as a storyboard artist for TV commercials at age 15. Her story artist resume includes:! â€?Scoob (story artist) (2020 release)! The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part! The Lego Batman Movie! The Master! Emily's first short film, Andromeda - the Official Selection of Atl Sci-fi Film Festival 2018 will be screened.!

Dr. Alvarado, faculty member at Queens College City University of New York and CEO of Thwacke Consulting, a science consulting firm for the entertainment sector. And by the way, Alvarado can Shrink ANTS!!With a decade of consulting for various intellectual properties, he will share approaches to communicate science in various forms of media ranging from television, film, and video games. He will share strategies that creatives can use in carrying out their research and how to get the most out an"expert" in the field. More specifically, he will discuss designing plausibility in "hard" sci-fi by crafting fiction within the gaps of scientific zeitgeist. !

Special guest: EMILY DEAN!

SCI-FI WRITERS SCOPE SUNDAY SEPT 22ND 1:00 PM GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Bill Moore Student Success Center - Clary Theater

Women in Sci-fi Panel Celebrating Octavia E. Butler's re-issue of one of her most popular works, Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents. Q&A and discussion on the importance of these books and how it relates to our current climate.! !

Barnes & Noble will be on site with copies of both books for sale.!

SCI-FI WRITERS SCOPE SUNDAY SEPT 22ND GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Bill Moore Student Success Center - Clary Theater

2:45 PM

DR. SEBASTIAN ALVARADO AUTHOR OF THE SCIENCE OF MARVEL

2:15 PM The Atlanta Writers Club (AWC) former president and author, George Weinstein will discuss how AWC helps authors learn the craft & business of writing and details on the upcoming conference October 25-26, 2019.! !

GEORGE WEINSTEIN!

In addition, George speaks often at book clubs, conferences, workshops, and other events. He has been an active participant and leader within the Atlanta Writers Club since 2001 and directs the AWCâ€™s twice-yearly Atlanta Writers Conference , voted the best writers conference in Georgia and receiving the most votes of any conference in The Writer magazine 2018 national poll.!

SCI-FI WRITERS SCOPE SUNDAY SEPT 22ND GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Bill Moore Student Success Center - Clary Theater

NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR YOUR SCI-FI STORY! RoboGrads Student, Jennifer Molnar will present new technology projects. Writers will have an opportunity to speak with technologists about getting permission to create narratives around their projects.!

MARKETING! ! MCSFO will give simple but effective tips on:! •  How to market and promote your series, movie or book.! •  Understanding your titles audience and target market.! •  Hiring the best illustrators for your book cover! •  Thinking outside the box when competing for visual attention on social media.! ! ! !

AWARD CEREMONY Closing out the day with announcing the winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Live Action Sci-fi Short!!