Over the last several weeks, IGN has unveiled six new short films set in the universe of the Alien franchise, with the final two films being released on the fourth annual Alien Day, and it's now been announced that attendees of Museum of Science Fiction's Escape Velocity 2019 will have the chance to see all six short films on the big screen.
Selected by 20th Century Fox and Tongal from more than 550 pitches, you can watch all six of the new Alien short films here (courtesy of IGN), and read on for details on when and where you can see them at the 2019 Escape Velocity convention.
Press Release: Washington, DC (April 26, 2019) – In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of Alien, the Museum of Science Fiction will screen all six of the new Alien Universe short films at its Escape Velocity 2019 convention, which takes place Friday through Sunday, May 24-26 at the Gaylord National Resort in Fort Washington, MD. 20th Century Fox selected these final winners from more than 550 entries submitted through the Tongal online platform.
“The original Alien was a masterpiece of filmmaking that is just as suspenseful and terrifying today as it was back in 1979,” said Keith Jodoin, vice president of media at the Museum of Science Fiction. “These new short films bring the same kind of atmosphere and intensity which have defined the series; and we're very excited to be able to show all of them on the big screen at Escape Velocity.”
One of a number of features at Escape Velocity designed to celebrate the film’s anniversary, the six Alien Universe shorts will be screened during the evening of Saturday, May 25. Another element takes place the night before, on Friday evening, with a panel discussion entitled “Alien: 40 Years of Fright;” with Charles de Lauzirika, director of the definitive documentary “The Beast Within: Making Alien” and producer of the Alien Anthology Blu-ray Collection.
“Ever since I was 11 years old and saw Alien opening night in 1979, through my time producing behind-the-scenes content for Ridley Scott, the Alien franchise has had a profound impact on my career and life,” said Lauzirika. “Getting to share my passion for the film and discuss its legacy and impact with so many science fiction fans at Escape Velocity is a high honor.”
The Alien shorts are roughly ten minutes each, were produced for mature audiences and will be screened in succession.
About the Museum of Science Fiction
The nonprofit Museum of Science Fiction will be the world’s first comprehensive science fiction museum, covering the history of the genre across the arts and providing a narrative on its relationship to the real world. The Museum will show how science fiction continually inspires individuals, influences cultures, and impacts societies. Also serving as an educational catalyst to expand interest in the science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) areas, the Museum uses tools such as mobile applications and wifi-enabled display objects to engage and entertain. For a full press packet on the Museum of Science Fiction’s vision and other information, please visit: www.museumofsciencefiction.org/presspacket
About Escape Velocity 2019
The Museum of Science Fiction and NASA are partnering to bring Escape Velocity 2019 to Washington, DC. The event is a futuristic world’s fair to promote informal STEAM educational activities within the context of science fiction using the fun of comic cons and fascination of science and engineering festivals. Escape Velocity 2019 seeks to make a measurable positive impact to boost informal learning on the more conceptually challenging academic areas. Escape Velocity's mission is to attract young people to science, technology, engineering, art, and math by producing and presenting the most compelling, exciting, educational, and entertaining science festival in the United States using science fiction as its primary engine. Escape Velocity will achieve orbit on May 24-26, 2019 at the Marriott Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC.
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