November 13, 2018

For a web version of this email, click here: Other Worlds Austin Website

OWA V to launch with
30th Anniversary screening of
ALIEN NATION

For its fifth year, Other Worlds will have more great SciFi features and shorts from around the globe, more filmmakers and special guests, and some big retro films, including 2018 Launch Film: the 30th anniversary screening of ALIEN NATION, starring James Caan and Mandy Patinkin.

“There couldn’t be a timelier opportunity to screen ALIEN NATION,” says Bears Rebecca Fonté, OWA Founder and Artistic Director, “a film that looks at how Americans treat otherness when it shows up on our doorstep. Science Fiction can force us to face ourselves in the mirror, even if the view isn’t pretty.”

Other Worlds previously announced another timely retro screening: the dystopian BORN IN FLAMES (35th anniversary), as well as the theatrical pilot of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (40th anniversary) with 2018 Defender of the Universe recipient, Alan J. Levi. Alan will also host a second screening, a secret pick from one of his favorite directorial efforts and have a conversation about his illustrious career.

Included in the Final Wave are the World Premieres of Closing Night Film ENCOUNTER, THE FARE, and previously announced ARTIST

Deadlines and Details

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The Team

Bears Rebecca Fonté

Founder and Artistic Director

Don Elfant
Director of Marketing and Development

Jordan Brown

Associate Artistic Director

Debbie Cerda

Programmer and Hospitality Director
Eric Harrelson

Programmer and Screenwriting Diector

Courtney Hazlett
Programmer and Director of Operations

Reid Lansford

Programmer and Registration Director

Mark Martinez

Programmer and Social Media Director

Tessa Morrison

Programmer and Outreach Director

Robyn Paxman

Assistant Programmer and Transport

Dan Repp

Senior Programmer and Events Director

DEPICTION. North American premieres include THE AXIOM, along with previously announced PRECOGNITION and 2050. The US premiere of ELIJAH AND THE ROCK CREATURE is open to the public, including kids.

“I’m so proud that in five years I’ve seen Other Worlds grow from a poorly drawn logo on scrap paper to the most important SciFi Film Festival in America,” says Fonté. This year we have more World and North American Premieres than ever before. We also have more films than ever before! Distributors are coming to us with their latest pickups and more filmmakers than ever before are invading our town in December to share their work with our often sold-out screenings.”

“Five and a half years ago Other Worlds was an idea that came up after a night of drinking with Bears Fonte’” adds Dan Repp, Senior Programmer. “Little did I know then that my friend was actually going to deliver on a drunken promise let alone the festival would change my life. I’m so proud to be a part of this team and of what Other Worlds has become in this short time. I love that our audience challenges us to provide the best programming and lets us know when we have missed the mark.”

ENCOUNTER (Closing Night Film – World Premiere)

Paul J. Salamoff | USA

Writer: Paul J. Salamoff

Cast: Luke Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Tom Atkins

A group of friends uncover an otherworldly object in a rural field, which they soon discover holds greater secrets than they could imagine.

“The word that comes to mind when I think of our feature lineup this year for both OWA and UWA is, diversity,” says Repp. “While our films all have well-developed characters and challenging point of views, they are all very different in their own way. The emotional spectrum that the audience with experience this year will hopefully challenge their definitions of Scifi and Horror. I have a feeling the Flix lobby will be full of conversations about what how the films can be interpreted and how all the subtext can be unfolded in different ways.”

See the full Program Coverage on the Austin Chronicle →

What’s the old saying? “You should always be yourself, unless you can be Ellen Ripley. Then you should be Ellen Ripley.” Mingle with other sci fi and fantasy enthusiasts and enjoy futuristic sound waves via our in house DJ. Meet the talented local sci fi and fantasy artists of

the exhibit “Infinite Worlds: The Art of the Fantastic” showing in the DAC’s Julia C. Butridge Gallery and create your own fandom art. Bring out your inner Dana Scully or Boba Fett for the ultimate cosplay contest and capture the moment forever at our cosmic photo booth, complete with the quintessential balloon arch decor. Free food and drinks!

Other Worlds Austin will be screening shorts from our first four years in the theater and we’ll have a table with merch and info on this year’s festival.

Cosplay is encouraged, but of course not required.

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WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP MAKE OUR FIFTH YEAR OUT OF THIS WORLD? Other Worlds Austin is looking for volunteers to help us during our film festival! We currently need:

*Front of house volunteers to help keep the lines running smoothly, greeting attendees, checking badges, tally attendee numbers, etc.

*Transportation liasons to help shuttle our film guests from various locations (airport, hotel, theater, etc.)

*Events assistants to help set up, assist the Event Coordinator during events, and help tear down afterward

If you are interested in any position listed above, please email operations@otherworldsaustin.com with the subject line "OWA 2018 Volunteer" and in the body, list which volunteer opportunity with which you are interested.

Volunteers who work half the festival will receive a Pulsar badge and enjoy the other half of the festival as a participant!

This year, OWA (with the co-sponsorship of The O'Bannon Company) will award a grant of $2,000 for the production or post-production of a short film to an emerging filmmaker who exhibits an equal passion for Science Fiction. It is our wish to be able to help bring more quality SciFi into the world by contributing to an artist who shows promise, skill, and creativity, as well as to encourage the exciting film scene.

This $2,000 grant will be gifted to a filmmaker whose proposed short film follows our mission statement’s explanation of a phenomenal SciFi film: a great story that isn’t afraid to push the boundaries of the audience, thrilling them both visually and intellectually.

Submissions for the 2018 grant are now open and have been extended to a final final deadline of NOVEMBER 26th! This has to be the deadline so we can pick the winner and announce at the festival.

An independent panel of esteemed professionals from the film community will convene to review applications.

See our website for more details — Dan O’Bannon Grant.

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