The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival has announced the official selections for its highly anticipated second annual event to honor one of the most revered writers within the literary world. The record-setting four-day experience will launch in Williamsburg, Brooklyn from December 5-8, 2013 at the prestigious IndieScreen theater and will screen numerous innovative features and shorts which are adapted or inspired by the unprecedented works of Philip K. Dick. Each of the films capture the distinctive boldness of the the genre and bring forth some of the most riveting moments of science fiction cinema.

The finalists set to be screened as part of the festival's schedule include:

• The Final Equation: Daniel Abella (2009, USA)

• Thanatomorphose: Directed by Éric Falardeau (2012, Canada)

• Vessel: Directed by Adam Ciancio (2013, Australia)

• 9 Minutes: Directed by P.J. Wolff (2012, USA)

• Agophobia: Directed by Benjamin Ross Hayden (2013, Canada)

• All of Me: Directed by Susan Koenen (2012, Netherlands)

• Ascendants: Directed by Don Schechter (2013, USA)

• The Astronomer: Directed by Philip R. Garrett (2012, USA)

• Biographer: Directed by Viktor Gorbachev (2013, Russia)

• The Compositor: Directed by John Mattiuzzi (2013, USA)

• The Crystal Crypt: Directed by Shahab Zargari (2013, USA)

• CyBelle Horizon: Directed by Rachael Reichert (2013, USA)

• Deadstar: Directed by Brandon Wright (2013, USA)

• Emit: Directed by J.S. Mayank (2012, USA)

• Environmental Pressures and Species Adaptation: Directed by Jihyun Park (2013, South Korea)

• Escape: Directed by David Conte (2013, USA)

• Exit: Directed by Michel Goossens (2013, Spain/Netherlands)

• The First Day: Directed by Nicholas Zafonte (2012, USA)

• Hide and Seek: Directed by Kayoko Asakura (2013, Japan)

• Honeymoon Suite: Directed by Zao Wang (2013, China)

• Inside the Mind of the Alchemist: Directed by Kirk Zamieroski (2013, USA)

• Karon: Directed by Erez Avni and Itai Edry (2012, Israel)

• Khoon Ltd.: Directed by Rahul Desai (2013, India)

• Luv U: Directed by Ben Garchar (2013, USA)

• Lv-225: Directed by Ettore Biondo (2013, Italy)

• Odessa: Directed by Cidney Hue (2012, USA)

• The Pod: Directed by Eric Pennycoff (2013, USA)

• Promised Land: Directed by Joe Turner Lin (2013, USA)

• The Session: Directed by Rick Craft (2013, USA)

• Son of Man: Directed by Janek Ambros (2011, USA)

• Sulfuric: Directed by Jeffrey A. Brown (2013, USA)

As further details become available including scheduling times and ticket sales the festival anticipates another successful event, further solidifying the city's strong and endless appreciation for Philip K. Dick. The first New York City festival saw record crowds of over 1,000 participants for the exclusive screening of Radio Free Albemuth which was based on Dick's 1985 novel posthumously published three years after his death. The festival's recent event in Lille, France screened numerous films and enjoyed much success in its first global outings. The team behind the annual festivities continue to hold seasonal gatherings across the city and will also pioneer a Spring 2014 cyberpunk festival in Tokyo.

The Philip K. Dick Festival of Science Fiction, The Supernatural, Metaphysics and Drama will delight its attendees with its entertaining and visually captivating themes which have made the event a favorable and continued success. The event will take place at Williamsburg's IndieScreen theater at 289 Kent Avenue at S. 2 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211. For more information please visit http://www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com, the festival's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ThePhilipKDickFilmFestival and Twitter page at https://twitter.com/PhilipKDickFest.

The organizers of the 1st Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival has send us some information for their upcoming film festival. They've recently announced that both Chris Alexander's debut vampire tale Blood for Irina and Alejandro Brugués' Cuban zombie comedy Juan of the Dead will be screening at the festival along with "The Last Push" starring Alien's Lance Henriksen, Tribeca selection "First Winter" from Benjamin Dickinson, and "Radio Free Albemuth" starring Alanis Morrissette and Twilight's Ashley Greene.

The 1st Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival takes place at Indiescreen in Williamsberg - Brooklyn, New York from December 7th through the 9th.

For complete film schedule of the festival, you can visit the festival's official website at: http://www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com


Press Release:

The 1st Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival is excited to announce two new films to its lineup: Chris Alexander's debut vampire tale Blood for Irina and Alejandro Brugués' Cuban zombie comedy Juan of the Dead.

Blood for Irina, from Fangoria editor Chris Alexander, follows the titular character: a predator who stalks streets at night looking for blood, she has lived over a century; tormented by memory, living in a run-down motel by the sea, Irina has reached the end. Her perceptions skewed, her body and mind revolting against themselves, she waits for an exit. Her private hell is echoed by the motel manager driven by an obsession to protect Irina and keep her secrets safe, and a broken prostitute whose desperate plight may be worse than Irina's.

Juan of the Dead follows the tale of consummate slacker/schemer/survivor Juan and his rogues gallery of friends as they navigate their way through the outbreak of a zombie apocalypse. Seeing a means to profit from the disaster, Juan forms a business out of disposing of loved ones who have turned over into mindless flesh eaters. Along the way they discover the situation they are in is declining fast, and their choice to stay and attempt to survive may have been the wrong one.


Blood for Irina Trailer

Juan of the Dead Trailer

Named for the iconic novelist and short story writer whose work inspired the films Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report, the three-day event aims to start a tradition of honoring films inspired by authors who have explored the metaphysical and eerie in all its manifestations.

Confirmed films for the Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival include the festival hit The Last Push starring Alien's Lance Henriksen, Tribeca selection First Winter from Benjamin Dickinson, and Radio Free Albemuth starring Alanis Morrissette and Twilight's Ashley Greene.

The first day of the festival will feature a 3 hour block of foreign-language science fiction films, courtesy of the Cervantes Institute. From 2pm to 5pm, screenings will be held of award-winning sci-fi from Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and Portugal.

Dr. Ronald Mallett Ph.D will lead the panel "Is Science Fiction the Science of the Future?", joined by Latin American sci-fi writer Angela Posada-Swafford and Enrique Ricardo Miranda, Ph.D. "Philip K. Dick, the Meaning of Valis and the New Consciousness" will be hosted by Radio Free Albemuth director John Alan Simon. Walter Mosley, author of "Blue Light" and "The Wave," will be a panelist in "The Outside in Science Fiction," a focus on African-American and Latino perspectives in the genre.

Other highlights of the festival will be non-competitive screenings of the Sundance selection Sleep Dealer, Spiders 3D, The Mist in the Palm Trees and the science thriller The Final Equation. On the documentary side, the festival has an extensive lineup covering topics from artificial intelligence to the singularity and space exploration.