Student Sci-Fi Film Competition

The Student Sci-Fi Film Competition is already an integral part of the Future Gate programme. The festival wants to give a platform to young filmmakers and introduce their works to the general public. This year, you can also look forward to a collection of the best work by emerging directors in Czechia and Slovakia.

Alarm

director Ondřej Tešnar, 2022, 3 min., Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

A security team tries to prevent the theft of an experimental weapon.

Keep Out

director Tan Lui Chan, 2024, 9 min., Fakulta designu a umění Ladislava Sutnara ZČU v Plzni

In an isolated world, one boy stumbles upon an unexpected secret.

Invasive species

director Patrik Polák, 2024, 16 min., Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

In preparation for a quiet New Year’s Eve celebration, a family discovers the shocking truth about the parasitic identity of one of its members.

Mirage City

director Barbora Fialová, 2023, 3 min., Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

A girl and her robot set off on a journey to Mirage City in search of her parents.

Nuclear Apocalypse for Intermediate Pioneers

director Jakub Šindler, 2023, 15 min., FAMO

After accident at the nuclear power plant, the dysfunctional family is forced to spend Christmas in quarantine.

Doomed to Placehold

director Matěj Martinec, 2024, 9 min., FAMU

Doomer watches digital content on his phone in his room. He’s been through it all, he’s believed it all already, but it turns out that even he has a dysfunctional and simplistic view of the world.

Ordo Mundi

director Samuel Dostál, 2023, 8 min., Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

The disruption of symmetry and regularity brings Viktor back to reality where he meets a girl. Can he reflect on the mode he lives in?

Last Human

director Petra Semanová, 2023, 4 min., Súkromná škola umeleckého priemyslu animovanej tvorby

A little girl, as always, steps out onto the street with certain fears.

Prometheus 3000

director Marty Müller, 2023, 1 min., VŠVU Bratislava

A film about the hardships of a life past its “expiration date” thanks to simulated immortality.

Collision

director Štěpánka Mikulíková, 2023, 3 min., Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

Planet Earth is fed up with all the annoying human parasites, when it meets and old acquaintance – an asteroid.

Stay Home Stay Safe

director Martin Bystrianský, 2023, 20 min., Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

In the virtual world, the writer meets his muse, but she is not real enough. He therefore decides to leave the shelter.