Boston Science Fiction Film Festival
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The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival[1] (sometimes known as The SciFi Marathon) is an annual science fiction film festival held in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts. It claims to be the longest running Science Fiction genre film festival as it has been held every year since its inception in 1976. It is currently modelled on many larger film festivals and is a showcase for new work from US and international independent filmmakers, consisting of dramatic and documentary films, both as feature-length films and short films. The festival takes place at the historic Somerville Theatre each year in February, the week ending on President's Day. It ends with the longest running segment of the festival, The SciFi Marathon, a noon-to-noon 24-hour showing of current and classic Science Fiction films plus other shorts, contests, and fun events.
History[edit]
The Thon[edit]
The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival started out in 1976 as a 24-hour film marathon[2] at the Orson Welles Cinema in Cambridge Massachusetts. The SciFi Marathon, at that time titled "It Came from The Orson Welles", ran from noon on Sunday, February 15th to noon on Monday, February 16th. Starting around the fourth year, the naming convention of "SF4" began to used along with the nickname "The Thon". The programming for the marathon consists of classic science fiction films and contemporary releases, occasionally with first time showings of films. The films range from arthouse films, contemporary masterpieces, black & white classics, and simply schlocky bad films. At SF2 in 1977 clips were shown for a then unknown film to be released later that year called “Star Wars”. Additionally the Marathon programming has included a variety of short films, serialized dramas (such as the original Buck Rodgers), and cartoons such as the Warner Brothers classic Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.
The Marathon was held at the Orson Welles Cinema through SF11. For the 10th anniversary, SF10 was extended to be 36 hours long.
SF12 through SF14 were held at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville Massachusetts.
SF15 through SF28 were held at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline Massachusetts.
SF29 was held at the Dedham Community Theater in Dedham, Massachusetts.
SF30 returned to the Somerville Theatre and also had Friday Night and Sunday Night special events.
SF31 was held at the West Newton Cinema in West Newton, Massachusetts
SF32 again returned to the Somerville Theatre, where it has been hosted annually to date, with the exception of SF46 which was held as a virtual event online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival[edit]
Starting with SF37, the festival was expanded to a week-long event and renamed "The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival". The programming was expanded to attract newer films from around the world, especially from independent filmmakers. Typically the festival presents roughly 30 features, 75 shorts, 10 workshops and panels, and a number of party gatherings for filmmakers and attendees to connect. The festival continues to culminate with the 24-hour Marathon, where the programming is the same as it has been from its inception.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Boston SciFi". Boston SciFi. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ↑ "Community Run Forums for Starship SF - Update! ALL Films That Played the Marathon". sf.theboard.net. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
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