Cyberpunk Now Arts and Cultural Festival 2025

in partnership with HOPE_16

Cyberpunk is no longer fiction. It is the world we live in.

Three Competitions. One Future. One Chance to Stand Out.

  • CYBERPUNK SHORT FILM COMPETITION
    Tell visual stories of the near-future, with whatever tools you have. No budget? No problem. Imagination is the only requirement.
  • CYBERPUNK SHORT FICTION COMPETITION
    Write the next chapter of the genre that shaped the digital age. Tell a story that will make readers see the present differently.
  • CYBERPUNK MUSIC COMPETITION
    Create the sound of the underground. Encode rebellion into music.

Key Dates

Deadline to Submit: July 15, 2025
Semifinalists Announced: August 13, 2025
Film Screenings And Final Voting: August 17, 2025 (At HOPE_16 in NYC)
Cyberpunk Now Afterparty: November-December 2025 (Exact Date TBA)

Rules and submission guidelines will be published here at cyberpunkfestival.com by April 7th.

Cyberpunk Now Film Festival, competitions in short film, short fiction, and music. Submission deadlines July 15th 2025.