We are proud to announce that we are now open for submissions for the 2014 National Irish Science Fiction Film Awards (THE GOLDEN BLASTERS) which this year will be held at Shamrokon, The European Science Fiction convention.

For six years we have had the goal of giving short film makers and screenwriters in the genres of Horror , Fantasy and Science Fiction a place to show case their work  and this year over a thousand attendees will be able to enjoy what we are sure will be some of the finest work on the festival circuit.

Short Films can be about any matter and cover any subject as long as they are in the genres of Horror, Fantasy or Science Fiction, while a short excerpt from the winning screenplay will be read out at the Awards Ceremony . The winners of Best Picture (Golden Blaster)  Audience Award(Silver Blaster)  and Best Short Screen play(Golden Blaster) will join the coveted ranks of previous winners and recipients including legendary Comic Book artist John Higgins and Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin.

The Award winners will  be announced at the closing ceremony of Shamrokon where they will be the first to receive our new Blaster award exclusively designed for the festival. We invite you to submit your work to a showcase that celebrate not only the genre but the creators behind the work.

You can submit now Using FilmFreeway.

The winners of the Golden Blasters 2013 were announced on Sunday 13th October at the closing ceremony of The Irish National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, Octocon, in the Camden Court Hotel.

The Golden Blaster for a short Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror was awarded to LOCKED UP, written and directed by Jane Eakin.














The 2013 Golden Blaster award for scriptwriting went to Eoin O'Sullivan for his work "An Bean Sidhe".

Our audience award, The Silver Blaster, went to SLEEPWORKING written and directed by Gavin Williams.

It's time to announce this year's Nominees in the Category of Best Script. 

Well after weeks of argument and discussion, the Judges have come up with a list of the ten nominees for this years awards. 

To say this was our hardest year yet would be an understatement with the level of entries doubling in the past year and a quality to each, be it from Ireland or Singapore, the United States or Australia that has surpassed all our expectations. 

To all of you whether selected or not we say this, congratulations on making films that amused, entertained and made us think and for that we thank you. Here are the ten films short-listed for this years Blasters.

THE GIRL (16min, Ireland)
FINAL DEFECT (14min, Singapore)
RECA113 (6min, USA)
RESTITUTION (13min, USA)
THE TALE OF THE CURIOUS AND CONFUSED MONSTER (3min, Australia)
LE PASSAGE (18min, France)
LOCKED UP (9min, Australia)
94 (3min, UK)
MARS II (13min, UK)
SLEEPWORKING (15min, UK)


Best of Luck to all the finalists. 

Our 2013 season has begun and we want your films.

We're looking for short scripts & films with a science-fiction, fantasy or horror theme. 

SCRIPT FORMAT

Scripts can be up to twenty pages in length (this is a shorts 
competition) and must be in the correct format (Courier, font size 12).

SHORT FILMS 

Films can be as short as you like, however the ideal maximum running time should be 12 to 15 minutes ... this is dedicated to the art of the short ... we will look at films that run a minute or two longer than that and will consider them if their quality is high enough.
Shorts can be dedicated to horror, science fiction and fantasy, and can be a mixture of live action, animation and music video.

Short Film Exhibition Format
Can be filmed on 35, 16 mm or video but entries must must be on DVD or CD-ROM, the same with exhibition copies. We ask for two copies.

All packages should be sent by regular post and NOT by courier/registered post



I can't wait to watch your films and read the scripts and pass over all judging responsibility to our designated team of short-listers.

:)