FUTURE GATE SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL 2026
Prague | Lucerna | 28. 9. – 4. 10.
Brno | Art, Hvězdárna | 5. – 11.10.
Hodonín | Svět | 16. – 18.10.
Šumperk | Oko | 17. – 18.10.
Olomouc | Telegraph | 19. – 21.10.
Boskovice | Panorama | 20. – 21.10.
Hradec Králové | Bio Central | 22. – 24.10.
Ústí nad Labem | Hraničář | 24. – 25.11.
Pilsen | Moving Station | 26. – 27.11.
Future Gate is the largest festival dedicated to science fiction films and culture in Central Europe. The festival is gradually taking place in 9 cities across the Czech Republic in Autumn. Over its twelf-year history, the festival has built a strong following among not only film enthusiasts but also fans of science and futuristic technologies.
Each year, the festival hosts prominent international guests as well as local professionals from the worlds of film and science. The festival aims not only to entertain but also to provide attendees with a unique opportunity to meet filmmakers, gain insight through lectures on modern technology, and engage with current issues shaping the world. The film program features premieres of the latest releases, complemented by genre classics, documentaries, series marathons, and student and short films. A highlight of the festival is its international competition showcasing feature films making their Czech Republic debut.
RESOURCES AND GEOPOLITICS
The theme of the festival’s 13th edition will be geopolitics and resources in the future. The planet is being depleted, reserves are disappearing, the climate is collapsing, and with it the political balance. Future conflicts will be fought over solar networks, asteroid mining, and control of data resources. Energy is no longer natural; it is strategic, artificial, extraterrestrial. Resources no longer lie beneath our feet but orbit above our heads, hidden in algorithms or dispersed within the structure of reality. Data has become the new source of real power. This is not just about technology. it is a test of humanity, a question of the direction we will take as a civilization. Once again, we will find inspiration in films.
Main Competition
The sequel to the festival hit Freaks returns with its dark take on the lives of superheroes in an authoritarian society. Can Mary and Chloe find a place where they can live something resembling a normal life?
Freaks Part II
Prague 3.10. 17:00 Lucerna / great hall
Brno 8.10. 20:30 Kino Art / main hall
With his previous hit Junk Head, Takahide Hori captivated film festivals around the world. Now the director returns with Junk World, sending us on another journey through his twisted stop-motion universe.
Junk World
Prague 1.10. 18:00 Lucerna / great hall
Brno 6.10. 20:30 Kino Art / main hall
The latest film from the director of the cult classic Train to Busan takes the zombie genre into a new dimension. An innovative take on a genre in which almost everything has already been said.
Colony
Prague 1.10. 20:30 Lucerna / great hall
Brno 7.10. 20:30 Kino Art / main hall
The documentary Crocodile, screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, shows how to make science fiction without a budget or resources – but with plenty of love and determination to tell a story.
Crocodile
Prague 29.9. 17:45 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 7.10. 17:45 Kino Art / small hall
This razor-sharp Australian comedy proves that even a concept as familiar as the time loop still has plenty to offer.
Yesterday Island
Prague 30.9. 20:15 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 8.10. 17:45 Kino Art / small hall
Light Pillar asks what intimacy might look like in a world where intergalactic travel has become an everyday reality. Will we still be able to maintain personal relationships or will our humanity migrate into virtual space?
Light Pillar
Prague 29.9. 20:15 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 5.10. 17:45 Kino Art / small hall
Legendary screenwriter Makoto Ueda demonstrates the power of a love of cinema in his long-awaited directorial debut. You Are The Film is wild and unpredictable, yet remarkably tender.
You Are the Film
Prague 28.9. 20:00 Lucerna / great hall
Brno 6.10. 17:45 Kino Art / small hall
Legends
Ridley Scott’s cult classic explores the boundaries of what it means to be human. Harrison Ford stars as the iconic detective Deckard, on the trail of replicants whose desire to live challenges everything he has ever believed.
Blade Runner
Prague 27.9. 20:00 Kasárna Karlín / open air cinema
Brno 10.10. 17:30 Observatory / planetarium
Denis Villeneuve’s stunning sequel expands upon the legacy of the original film. Blade Runner K (Ryan Gosling) uncovers a dangerous secret, leading him to the long-missing Deckard, once again played by Harrison Ford.
Blade Runner 2049
Prague 2.10. 20:00 Lucerna / great hall
Brno 10.10. 20:00 Observatory / planetarium
Based on the classic comic created by Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy), written by Japanese anime legend Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and directed by Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999), Metroopolis is a spectacular film featuring stunning imagery and unforgettable characters.
Metropolis
Prague 2.10. 17:30 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 11.10. 18:00 Observatory / planetarium
Denis Villeneuve’s captivating sci-fi exploration of the power of language turns its gaze from alien worlds towards ourselves. This mesmerising audiovisual experience is led by Amy Adams in a superb performance as a linguist who demonstrates the vital importance of understanding.
Arrival
Prague 3.10. 20:00 Lucerna / great hall
Brno 7.10. 18:00 Kino Art / main hall
With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Prague 4.10. 17:00 Lucerna / great hall
Brno 5.10. 20:00 Kino Art / main hall
Special Mention
Arco is a charming, visually breathtaking, and deeply moving odyssey filled with hope and optimism, produced by Natalie Portman.
Arco
Prague 3.10. 15:15 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 10.10. 15:30 Observatory / planetarium
The short film Disconnected is a low-budget punk tribute to the B-movies of the ’80s and ’90s.
Disconnected
Prague 3.10. 21:30 Lucerna / small hall
Olomouc 19.10. 19:30 Telegraph
This experimental film by Miroslav Krobot and Lubomír Smékal is loosely based on the stage production of the same name by the S 23 Theatre Company, whose non-professional actors put together stage performances based on the dialogical acting method
A Report for Minerva 2
Prague 30.9. 18:00 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 10.10. 18:30 Kino Art / small hall
Documents
Together, we open the door to a world in which AI is no longer merely a technology, but becomes our companion, lover, and confidant.
Bot Love
Prague 3.10. 17:15 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 8.10. 20:15 Kino Art / small hall
The unexpected consequences of the digital revolution, including social media addiction, the risks of out-of-control AI and surveillance capitalism, have created an urgent need for strategies for survival.
Digital Tsunami
Prague 4.10. 17:30 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 9.10. 18:15 Kino Art / malý sál
Following the earthquake and tsunami of 2011, this gripping reconstruction of the Fukushima disaster reveals the chaos, systemic failures, and extraordinary courage of those who risked their lives to prevent an even greater catastrophe.
Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare
Prague 2.10. 20:15 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 9.10. 20:15 Kino Art / small hall
The chemistry of life could even be spreading across solar systems to other parts of the galaxy, connecting biologies together in a huge web of life. Could we be a part of an ancient cosmic family tree?
Panspermia
Prague 3.10. 19:30 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 7.10. 20:15 Kino Art / small hall
Short films
iShorts returns to Future Gate with a selection of short sci-fi films that serve up the future in small but well-concentrated doses.
Short sci-fi films by iShorts 2026
Prague 29.9. 20:30 Lucerna / great hall
Brno 9.10. 20:00 Observatory / planetarium
Olomouc 19.10. 17:00 Telegraph
Discover the most exciting student sci-fi films from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, proving that great ideas can emerge beyond the walls of professional film studios.
STUDENT FILM COMPETITION
Prague 28.9. 18:00 Lucerna / small hall
Brno 5.10. 20:15 Kino Art / small hall
Brno 9.10. 16:00 Kino Art / small hall
Festival Jury
The winner of the main competition will be selected by an international jury. The jury members are Oscar-winning editor Joe Walker (Dune, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Sicario), Czech actress Andrea Mohylová (Restore Point), and journalist Pavel Dobrovský (ABC and Level magazines). The festival will also present an Audience Award based on votes from cinema-goers.
The festival's dramaturgs nominated 7 films from sci-fi production of the last year and a half for the main competition.
Junk World is a sequel to Junk Head, which won both the Main Prize and the Audience Award at the Future Gate festival 2022. Director Takahide Hori once again demonstrates the extreme lengths to which stop-motion animation can be pushed. Freaks II follows up on the international success of the Canadian indie hit that introduced audiences to a dark world where people with supernatural abilities are ruthlessly hunted down. What is more, Future Gate will be one of the very first festivals after Fantasia to screen the film. Colony, directed by the creator of the cult film Train to Busan, shows once again that the zombie genre thrives best in confined spaces and still has plenty left to explore. Crocodile is proof that making a high-quality sci-fi flick does not require a huge budget or decades of experience, but rather a passion for the craft and a determination to create. The Tribeca-awarded documentary portrait of The Critics collective presents a powerful story about the desire to make movies despite unimaginable obstacles. Yesteday Island is a darkly humorous Australian time-loop treat featuring characters who may not be likable, but are all the more relatable. Light Pillar questions what forms human connection will take in the near future. This melancholic animated film has been capturing audiences' hearts ever since its premiere in the prestigious Perspectives section at the Berlin International Film Festival. You Are the Film is not merely a genre piece, but a deeply personal movie about a chance encounter.
The festival awards are custom-designed and 3D-printed by Prusa Research.
Joe Walker
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BLADE RUNNER 2049 | Prague Lucerna | great hall 2.10. 20:00 | Q&A after the film
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ARRIVAL | Prague Lucerna | great hall 3.10. 20:00 | film introduction
A three-time Oscar® nominee and Oscar® winner for Dune: Part One, Walker has forged notable partnerships with directors Denis Villeneuve and Steve McQueen. He’s been nominated six times for the ACE Eddie Award, winning for Arrival. A five-time BAFTA Award nominee, he is also known for his exemplary work on films such as Sicario, 12 Years a Slave and Blade Runner 2049. Walker learned his craft in the BBC’s Film Department at Ealing Studios. He had studied and composed music, so it was a natural progression to break into the field as a sound editor, where he spent much of his early career until he segued into film editing. As a film editor, Walker began his career working on numerous British television series such as Jonathan Creek and The Lakes before moving into features like the crime thriller Brighton Rock, Harry Brown starring Michael Caine and Rupert Wyatt’s The Escapist. He received his B.A. in music from the University of York, which awarded him an honorary Doctorate in 2019. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has played his music live in Trafalgar Square. He wrote the score for the BBC/HBO drama Dirty War. London-born and raised, Walker now makes his home in Los Angeles.
Andrea Mohylová
Andrea Mohylová is a Czech theatre, television, and film actress. She made her feature-film debut in Robert Hloz’s sci-fi film Restore Point (Bod obnovy, 2023), in which she played the lead role of Agent Emm Trochinowská. The film received eight Czech Lion Award nominations from the Czech Film and Television Academy, winning five.
On television, she has appeared in series including Rozsudek, Doctor Martin, Mordparta, Specialisté, and Dáma a Král. In the Canal+ miniseries Moloch (2025), she played an officer from the National Centre against Organised Crime (NCOZ), and she also portrayed an investigator in the Czech Television crime series Místo zločinu Zlín (2026).
Her feature film High School Heist premiered in 2025, followed in 2026 by the short action film Stav odpojen, on which she collaborated with professional film stunt performers.
After studying dramatic acting at the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava, she joined the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre. Since 2012, she has been performing at the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen.
Pavel Dobrovský
Born in Prague in 1979, he grew up on the books of Stanisław Lem and Star Wars. He has worked in the media since the late 1990s, as a journalist and editor for Level and ABC magazines. For Level, he conducts interviews with leading figures from the global video game development scene, which have also been published in book form. He is also involved in photography, travelling, and lecturing. He gives talks to school groups, festival audiences, and café-dwellers alike. He occasionally writes television scripts, appears on radio programmes, and works as a presenter. He is also a co-founder of the RetroNation.cz project.
Guests
Nicholas Meyer
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STAR TREK II | Prague Lucerna | main hall 4.10. 17:00 | Q&A after the film
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STAR TREK II | Brno Kino Art | main hall 5.10. 20:00 | Q&A after the film
Nicholas Meyer is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and director. His body of creative work in publishing, film, and television spans more than five decades.
Meyer made his directing debut in 1979 with a film he wrote, Time After Time, starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen and David Warner. He went on to direct Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Other directing credits includeVolunteers (Tom Hanks, 1986), The Deceivers (Pierce Brosnan, 1988), Company Business, (Gene Hackman, 1991), Star Trek VI, The Undiscovered Country (Christopher Plummer, 1992), and the HBO film, Vendetta (Christopher Walken, 1999). His screenplays include Sommersby (Richard Gere and Jodie Foster, 1993) and contributions to Fatal Attraction (1987) and Dreamworks’ Prince of Egypt (1998).
Meyer directed ABC’s The Day After (1983), which remains the single most-watched television film ever made (100 million people in one night) and was nominated for fourteen Emmys. Additional work includes a two-part miniseries, Houdini (Adrien Brody, 2014) based on his father, Bernard C. Meyer’s biography. He is the co-creator of the Netflix series Medici—Masters of Florence, starring Dustin Hoffman, and worked on STAR TREK: Discovery for CBS Access.
His other books include Target Practice, which was nominated for an Edgar Award, and five other Holmes novels, Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell (2024), The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (2019), The West End Horror (also New York Times bestseller, 1976), The Canary Trainer(1993) and The Return of the Pharaoh, (2021). His autobiographical novel, Confessions of a Homing Pigeon, was published in 1981. Meyer’s memoir, The View from the Bridge: Memories of Star Trek and a Life in Hollywood, was published in 2009. He is currently working on his seventh Sherlock Holmes novel.
Born and raised in New York City, Nicholas Meyer was graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in theatre and filmmaking. He lives in Santa Monica, California
Sam Voutas
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YESTERDAY ISLAND | Prague Lucerna | small hall 30.9. 20:15 | Q&A after the film
Sam Voutas is the director of the competition film Yesterday, which won several awards at international film festivals. Sam's second feature, King of Peking, world premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to play the BFI London, Warsaw, and Stockholm international film festivals. That film was released worldwide by Netflix in 2018, receiving positive reviews in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. His 2010 feature film, Red Light Revolution, was included on the British Film Institute's list of "10 Great Films Set in Beijing". That film won the People's Choice Award at the 2011 Singapore International Film Festival, where it was the opening film.
Miroslav Krobot
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A Report for Minerva 2 | Prague Lucerna | small hall 30.9. 18:00 | film introduction
Miroslav Krobot was born on November 12, 1951 in Sumperk, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and director, known for Díra u Hanušovic (2014), Kvarteto (2017) and Muž se zaječíma ušima (2020).
Tickets and Accreditations
Tickets for films are already on sale for the Prague and Brno programmes.
Tickets for other cities will go on sale soon.
LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Films will be screened in their original language with Czech and English subtitles.
EXCEPTION:
Arco will be screened in Czech with English subtitles.
ACCREDITATIONS / FESTIVAL PASSES
Future ID has got a brand-new look — no more bent corners! The design has changed, but the benefits remain the same. Once again, your festival ID gives you access to all screenings in the main cinema halls in Prague and Brno. ID holders will also receive a festival T-shirt designed for 2026 by Murin Wolf, along with a themed gift. You can pick up everything at the festival booth. This year, you can purchase your accreditation through the festival registration form.
Our favourite Future Portal will be back this year! It will be available at the Lucerna Cinema ticket office from Monday, September 21, and at the Art Cinema ticket office in Brno from Wednesday, September 23. You can use your accreditation to pick up tickets for the screenings you would like to attend.
Prague Future Portal
Permanentka
- "Select" accreditation.
- You choose tickets for specific films at the cinema box office.
- You save money and also have the option to choose films in the small screening room.
It is used to select a total of 7 tickets (max. 2 per screening) for the small and main screening rooms of Kino Lucerna for the film program of the Future Gate Sci-Fi Film Festival 2026. Festival accreditation can be bought online and collected at the Kino Lucerna box office. Tickets can only be collected at the Kino Lucerna box office. Seating in the cinema rooms is not guaranteed.
Prague Future ID
Permanentka
- A 3D-printed accreditation featuring your name.
- Cost-effective access to all 8 films screened in Lucerna’s main cinema hall.
- You will also receive a small present.
- And a festival t-shirt with a motif from Murin Wolf.
This year, Future ID festival passes for the Prague edition must be ordered in advance via an online form. Simply fill in the required information below and make a bank transfer to the festival account. Once your payment has been received, you can pick up your accreditation and gifts at the festival booth located in the Lucerna Café during the festival. The accreditation serves as a pass for all film screenings at the Future Gate Sci-fi Film Festival 2026 in Lucerna’s main cinema hall.
Brno Future Portal
Permanentka
- "Select" accreditation.
- You choose tickets for specific films at the cinema box office.
- You save money and also have the option to choose films in the small screening room.
It is used to select a total of 7 tickets (max. 2 per screening) for the small and main screening rooms of Kino Art and Brno Observatory for the program of the Future Gate Sci-Fi Film Festival 2026. Tickets can only be bought and collected at the Kino Art. Tickets can only be collected at the Kino Art and Observatory box office. Seating in the cinema rooms is not guaranteed.
Brno Future ID
Permanentka
- A 3D-printed accreditation featuring your name.
- Cost-effective access to all 11 films screened in Art’s main cinema hall and at the Observatory, including the drone discussion.
- You will also receive a small present.
- And a festival t-shirt with a motif from Murin Wolf.
This year, Future ID festival passes for the Brno edition must be ordered in advance via an online form. Simply fill in the required information below and make a bank transfer to the festival account. Once your payment has been received, you can pick up your accreditation and gifts at the festival booth located in the foyer of Kino Art during the festival. The accreditation serves as a pass for all film screenings at the Future Gate Sci-fi Film Festival 2026 in the main cinema hall of Kino Art and at the Observatory.
About the festival
Future Gate is the largest festival of science fiction film and culture in Central Europe.
Over the 12 years of its existence, the festival has built a strong audience base of not only film lovers but also fans of science and future technologies.
Thousands of people regularly visit each year's events.
Every year the festival invites distinguished guests from abroad and interesting local personalities from the world of film and science.
The aim of the festival is not only to entertain the audience but also to provide them with an original experience of meeting the filmmakers and to educate them at lectures in the areas of modern technology, while at the same time highlighting current topics that are shaping the world.
The film programme features premieres of the latest titles, complemented by genre legends, documentaries, series marathons, and student and short films. The mainstay of the festival is an international competition of feature films premiered in the Czech Republic.
In 11 years, the festival t has been at מּended by over 55,000 spectators, making it the largest science fiction film festival in Central Europe. The festival takes place in cities Prague, Brno, Pilsen, Hradec Králové, Šumperk, Olomouc, Hodonín and Košice.
Future Gate has been ranked among the top 100 genre festivals in the world, won the main European award for the best sci- festival in the EU in 2012, and has partnered with international festivals such as Sitges or Slash!.
Distinguished international guests include: Neill Blomkamp (director: District 9, Elysium), Michael Ironside (actor: Starship Troopers, Total Recall), Chips Hardy (writer: Taboo, War with the Newts), Norman Love (actor: Red Dwarf), Terry Rawlings (editor: Blade Runner, Alien, GoldenEye), Kurt van der Basch (storyboardist: Star Wars, Jurrasic Park), Jozef van Wissem (Cannes Grand Prix winner for the soundtrack of Only Lovers Survive), Phil Tippe (director: Mad God, Oscar winner for visual effects: Star Wars, Jurrasic Park), Takahide Hori (director: Junk Head) and many many others.
Some of the filmmakers, scientists and inspirational people from the Czech Republic who also made an appearance: Jaroslav Petr, Csc. (biologist), Ing. Petr, Prof. Petr, Mgr. Jan Romportl, Ph.D. (philosopher), Mgr. Jakub Rozehnal (Director of the Prague Observatory and Planetarium), Ondřej (novelist), Jindřich Šídlo (journalist), Officer of the General of the Army of the Czech Republic Col. Otakar Foltýn, Andrea Slováková (filmmaker, dean of FAMU), artists Vlasta Toman and Jonáš Ledecký, Tomáš Baldýnský (screenwriter: Kosmo series), film critic Kamil Fila, scientist Jan Lukačevič and many others.
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Tomáš Müller, Vladana Brouková, Zita Adamová, Marko Veselinović, Jakub Klíma, Radim Kratochvíil, Pavel Záboj, Tomáš Krejčí, Jonáš Ledecký, Michal Suchánek, Ondřej Filgas, Martin Vodička, Viktor Tesařík, Tereza Bartůňková, Bedřich Němec, Zuzana Václavová, Jiří Dušek, Milan Šimánek, Barbora Suchyňová, Jana Glocarová, Kristína Malíková, Kamil Navrátil, Lukáš Berberich, Slavomíra Macáková, Martin Štefan.
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