Wes Anderson goes sci fi in his latest colourful concoction, screening first at the Festival as a jaw-dropping A-list cast converge on the small desert town of Asteroid City for a space convention.
Festival Programme
Films — by Genre
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Sci-Fi
![Mars Express](/assets/resized/sm/upload/nm/wu/ch/qe/HERO_MARS%20EXPRESS%20first%20pic%20(2)-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=f3f5783e62)
Mars Express
A private detective and her android partner track down a notorious hacker in the dark underbelly of a Martian metropolis in this superb cyber-punk-noir animated feature, packed with humour and action.
![Shin Ultraman](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ke/cw/on/wi/HERO_Shin%20Ultraman%2006-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=1f2de03ed1)
Shin Ultraman
An irony-free kaiju blockbuster that simultaneously pays respectful homage to the original Ultraman mythos while re-energising the beloved character with kinetic high-tech filmmaking.