Hackers On Planet Earth 2020 Includes A Cyberpunk Media Hackathon, "The Cyberpunk Now Film Festival"

Hi!

I’m leading the team organizing The Cyberpunk Now Film Festival as part of Hackers On Planet Earth 2020.

When I heard HOPE was going virtual for coronareasons, I wanted to help make something interesting that people could do from home.

This is a live film festival, where participants must make their films during the event.

We only have a few days until the event starts, and I'm trying to get the word out. More participants is more fun.

https://cyberpunkfestival.com/

On July 25th we will publish top-secret "required challenge elements" that have to be included in the projects (meant to establish a level playing field), and then participants will have 5 days to make a film.

The thinking is that we're very much living in a world predicted by the cyberpunk literature of the 80s and 90s, and so much of what was science fiction is now routine or the chaotic backdrop of our daily life. So, what better time to help people express themselves through this sort of channel?

Please help us get the word out about the event, and absolutely please participate. Even if you don't participate, definitely tune in on August 2nd for a screening of the winners in the HOPE livestream (not sure what time yet).

Our very colorful promo graphic can be found here: https://i.imgur.com/cHnjvN2.jpg

We're not trying to make a huge profit from submission fees. The submission fee is a speed bump to prevent low quality submission spamming. This is more of a volunteer-run thing, just fun for the community. You get a discount if you pre-register, and submissions are free if you’re also participating in HOPE.

Comments? Questions?

Something keeps coming up that I think is interesting: Is cyberpunk dystopian? Wikipedia says yes, but some of the famous authors say no. I put a note about this in the FAQ on the festival site, but in summary, cyberpunk was about a future where the world didn't end in a nuclear holocaust, and it is a genre which arose in the 80s, when that was a likely outcome, so many say it isn't dystopian at all, that it is rather a hopeful genre. Thoughts on that?

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