Imagined worlds and realities. Celluloid glimpses of alternate futures, presents and pasts. Fantastic Planet Film Festival returns for its second year to Dendy Newtown from October 29 to November 5, with a mind-blowing line up of films and special events covering all things sci-fi and fantasy.

The 2010 program is set to entice, with festival director Dean Bertram promising a line up that includes "a twist on the Santa legend, machete-wielding vigilantes, an evil genius mad on love and bent on world annihilation, out-of-this-world conspiracies, cyber-Shakespeare, Greek zombies, and more!"

The festival program showcases films from around the globe, with an amazing array of 14 features (including twelve Australian premieres), cutting edge shorts, fantastical animations and special events.