Good News! NASA Holds Short Film Competition For Space Fans

JAKARTA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has once again opened a short film competition dubbed CineSpace this year. The contest can be entered by anyone, both experienced and beginners.

Through the official Twitter account of the International Space Station (ISS), namely @Space_Station, this annual short film competition aims to encourage the creativity of people around the world to make films.

Filmmakers: submissions of @NASA-inspired films are open through July 15 for the 2022 CineSpace short film competition hosted by @cinemaHTX! Visit https://t.co/wpv6L83th9 for more details and enter via @Tongal: https://t.co/Tk941pXlzy pic.twitter.com/5yDQg0gHo4

— International Space Station (@Space_Station) May 15, 2022

For people who want to participate, they don't have to bother looking for film-making materials, because NASA has provided a clip or image from their own archive.

Later those who take part in this competition can use the archives as material for making short films.

Organized by NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society, registration for the competition is open until July 15, 2022.

People can submit any genre and any topic. It can even ship up to five different movies. Showtimes must be no more than 10 minutes, and at least 10 percent of films must use NASA's archive of clips or images.

"With more than 60 years of space exploration at your fingertips, from the first Apollo flights to the newest rover shots, your mission is to flex your creative muscles and create something truly unique," NASA said in a statement on the race's website. quoted from Digital Trends, Tuesday, May 17.

“Using NASA imagery, we searched for films of any type and any format, that means traditional narratives, experimental expressions, documentaries, comedies, plays, animated works, ambient visuals, music videos, re-mixes, VJ sets, even sci-fi. or horror stories, and more. The key is that your short story is grounded in innovative and artistic storytelling, provokes an emotional response, and showcases mastery of filmmaking, editing, and/or animation."

The winners of the CineSpace short films will be announced in October, with prize giving taking place at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival the following month.

In addition to the prize for best film, an additional cash prize will be awarded to the filmmaker who best illustrates the themes of diversity and inclusion, as well as another for an educational film that effectively inspires young people to join the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) workforce. work.

This race is not the first time NASA has held, last year's winner was Waking Dream, telling the story of a 30-year-old woman who still lives at home with her mother.

The short film tells of the woman escaping from an oppressive life by creating a fantasy world where she pretends to be an astronaut.

Belgium-based creators Isil Bengi and Laurens Heijs received a cash prize for their win, and the film was later screened at film festivals across the United States, as well as in schools, museums and libraries, even on the ISS.