For a chance to win cash prizes, have your film exhibited by NASA engineer acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused), and be programmed into the Houston Cinema Arts Festival in November, submit a short film inspired by and using real material from NASA’s digital archives.
Overview of the Challenge
Synopsis
For a chance to win cash prizes, have your film exhibited by acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused), and be programmed into the Houston Cinema Arts Festival in November, submit a short film inspired by and using real material from NASA’s digital archives.
Objectives
The annual CineSpace Short Film Competition, hosted by NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society, invites filmmakers, editors, and animators from across the globe to explore NASA’s digital archives and produce short films inspired by and integrating genuine NASA material.
Your aim is to exercise your creative muscles and create something genuinely unique using over 60 years of space exploration at your fingertips – from the earliest Apollo missions to the most recent Rover photos.
We’re searching for films of any genre and format using NASA photos, including conventional narratives, experimental expressions, documentaries, comedies, dramas, animated pieces, ambient visuals, music videos, re-mixes, VJ sets, and even sci-fi or horror tales, among other things.
The most important element is that your video is based on a creative and imaginative narrative, elicits an emotional reaction, and demonstrates expertise in filming, editing, and/or animation.
This competition allows you to submit up to 5 short films. Submissions are due by 12 p.m. PT on Wednesday, July 14th. To submit, log into your Tongal account and click the blue ‘Submit Video’ button at the top of the page. The submission deadline countdown clock changes to your timezone automatically.
Films will be assessed on their originality, ingenuity, and attention to detail – all of which are trademarks of spaceflight – with special guest judge Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused) weighing in! Submissions must be under 10 minutes long.
(including credits) and include at least 10% NASA images and/or video (based on the overall length of the film, excluding credits). While some video is legendary, the judges often like viewing new material not seen in past rounds.
The CineSpace 2021 Film Competition Finalists and Winners will be showcased by the Houston Cinema Arts Society during the Houston Cinema Arts Festival on Wednesday, November 17th at Buffalo Bayou Park in downtown Houston (inclement weather date November 22nd), with the addition of the Eventive Virtual Platform from Thursday, November 18th through November 25th.
The annual CineSpace Short Film Competition, hosted by NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society, invites filmmakers, editors, and animators from across the globe to explore NASA’s digital archives and create short films inspired by and integrating genuine NASA material.
Your aim is to exercise your creative muscles and create something genuinely unique using over 60 years of space exploration at your fingertips – from the earliest Apollo flights to the most recent Rover photos.
We’re searching for films of any genre and format using NASA photos, including traditional narratives, experimental expressions, documentaries, comedies, dramas, animated pieces, ambient visuals, music videos, re-mixes, VJ sets, and even sci-fi or horror stories, among other things.
Films will be assessed on their originality, ingenuity, and attention to detail – all of which are trademarks of spaceflight – with special guest judge Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused) weighing in! Submissions must be under 10 minutes long (including credits) and contain at least 10% NASA images and/or footage (based on the overall length of the film, excluding credits).
While some video is legendary, the judges often like viewing new material not seen in past rounds. NASA images can be found in the NASA archives or from any publicly accessible source (see an up-to-date list here).
In November 2021, the “Finalists” films will be shown at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival., with a special ceremony for attending filmmakers and the next year’s winners.
AWARDS FOR SPECIAL JUDGING CATEGORIES AND AWARDS: In addition to the aforementioned prizes, the Jury may additionally award three Special Category prizes.
They’re searching for contributions that use fresh and original cinematic and/or storytelling approaches to elevate the highlighted subjects an entry may be considered for these prizes if the jury believes it fits these requirements. These categories may not be awarded this year if no submissions match the criteria.
USD $4,000 for the best educational film that highlights the impact of space and science.
This prize encourages filmmakers to create instructional videos that may be utilized in schools and with students to teach pupils about space and science. These videos would employ NASA pictures to teach, show, and entertain.
USD $4,000 for the best film depicting unity and inclusion in science.
NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch created history on October 18, 2020, when they executed the first all-woman spacewalk in support of space station construction, the first of its kind. This remarkable achievement honors NASA’s goal as we prepare to send the first woman and the next man to the Moon.
This award honors tales about people who are underrepresented in science and space exploration this category is for a film that highlights the contributions that diversity makes to science and creativity. Filmmakers are invited to go into NASA’s archives to uncover groundbreaking technological and scientific events.