Seven of the best short sci-fi films from the iShorts selection.The 11th edition of Future Gate, the largest science fiction film festival in Central Europe, will take place in 8 cities in the Czech and Slovak Republic this autumn. For the first time ever in Olomouc! You can look forward to the competition of new films, the section of legendary films, documentaries and short films.
The Ballad of Maddog Quinn (New Zealand)
Directed by Matt Inns | Produced by Matt Inns | Starring: Maggie Pirie, Jed Brophy, John Bach | Year: 2022 | Runtime: 15 min. | Featurette
A panic breaks loose across a dystopian desert state as he sets out on a quest to save what is most precious to him.
Cela (Cell) (UK)
Directed by Paul Holbrook | Produced by Paul Holbrook, Sascha May | Starring Laurence Saunders, Livvie May, John Lomas | Year: 2017 | Runtime: 10 min. | Feature Film
A prisoner of war wakes up in a Nazi cell and discovers he has become a test animal in a cruel psychological experiment where nothing is as it seems.
Fresh Air (New Air) (China)
Directed by Leo Lee | Produced by Joan Xu | Cast: Myryl Angeline Caccam, Léa Le limantour, Elizabeth Turner | Year: 2022 | Runtime: 9 min. | Featurette
A mother and daughter find themselves on an alien planet in a distant galaxy with very limited resources. Both struggle to survive in the harshest conditions of the new world.
The Spark (Italy)
Directed by Marco Pavanello | Produced by Marco Pavanello | Starring: Josue Rivera | Year: 2023 | Runtime: 12 min. | Animation
Humanity is a thing of the past. After an apocalyptic war, a member of an army of robots tasked with finding a new hope for life discovers a mysterious map.
Slice of Life (Croatia)
Directed by Luka Hrgovic, Dino Julius | Producers. 25 minutes | Feature film
The story of a drug dealer who tries to turn his life around, but finds himself at the mercy of fate when he encounters a police officer with vested interests.
Life Space (Lebensraum) (Germany)
Directed by Hannes Maar | Producers: Maximilian Held, Luis Heutling, Simon Kirschner | Year: 2023 | Runtime: 15 min. | Feature Film
Life Space is a dystopian chamber drama. Marie Kaufmann has an unusual interview that will decide more than just her fate.
Webcam (USA)
Directed by Nick Delgado | Producers. | Featurette
After a devastating natural disaster, James Mann is the last man on Earth. Trapped in a bunker, his only companion is the loyal robot WebCam. James is devastated, alone and ready to give up... until WebCam intercepts a mysterious transmission that changes everything forever.
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