Q&A with Adam Stern, Creator of FTL

With several million views so far, the indie sci-fi short film FTL has received incredible buzz since it first came out in 2017. FTL‘s writer/director, Adam Stern, shared with us his experience making the film, his thoughts on indie sci-fi filmmaking in Vancouver, and his visual effects company, Artifex Studios. RECURSOR: Tell us about your background and interest in sci-fi. ADAM STERN: I’m definitely a lifelong sci-fi fan. My dad was a huge STAR TREK: ORIGINAL SERIES fan. He introduced it to me when I was little. I absolutely fell in love with.
With several million views so far, the indie sci-fi short film FTL has received incredible buzz since it first came out.

German Sci-Fi Love Is Growing: The Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest

Imagine starting a science fiction film festival in a place where no international sci-fi festival has gone before. (Yes, Star Trek pun intended). Now, imagine holding the festival in a historic theater (the Kino Babylon) that first opened in 1929 and still has its orchestra pit and cinema organ to lend you a sense of history as you watch films about the future. That’s the Berlin Sc-Fi Filmfest in a nutshell— science fiction lovers, a successful startup international festival, and a fantastic classic cinema to host it. To learn more, we.
Imagine starting a science fiction film festival in a place where no international sci-fi festival has gone before. (Yes, Star.

Bringing Light to Sci-Fi Short Fiction

A look at The Roswell Awardand The Tomorrow Prize for sci-fi short stories During LitFest Pasadena this May 18-19, lovers of science fiction will head to the Playhouse District to celebrate two growing sci-fi competitions, The Roswell Awardand The Tomorrow Prize. Now in their fifth year, these popular science fiction short story competitions celebrate sci-fi storytelling through live readings of stories that envision our future. “We encourage writers to focus on exploring issues of today through a speculative future lens,” says Rosalind Helfand, who directs both competitions. “And we get a really broad.
A look at The Roswell Awardand The Tomorrow Prize for sci-fi short stories During LitFest Pasadena this May 18-19, lovers.

Q&A with the Makers of TRANSMISSION

A fractured society…a government turned not just authoritarian but sadistic… This is the setting of TRANSMISSION, an indie sci-fi short filmthat tackles the stresses and struggles of the modern era in the manner of sci-fi classics like 1984and Fahrenheit 451. We spoke with TRANSMISSION’s writing-directing team, Varun Raman and Tom Hancock, about the process of creating the film and why they’re drawn to sci-fi as a genre. RECURSOR: HOW DID YOU GET INTO FILMMAKING? VARUN AND TOM: We had both written in our teenage years, and after meeting at a house party.
A fractured society…a government turned not just authoritarian but sadistic… This is the setting of TRANSMISSION, an indie sci-fi short.