Win up to $26000 with NASA Cinespace Short Film Competition 2020

July 15, 2020 at 12 pm PST

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Description

NASA CineSpace Film Competition 2020

The CineSpace film competition offers creators around the world a chance to share their films inspired by and using NASA imagery. The contest enables curiosity and fosters creative relationships at the intersection of art and science.

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• Submissions featuring real NASA footage from 60 years of space exploration will be judged on creativity, innovation, and attention to detail.
• This year’s special judging categories include Best Documentary, Best Depiction of 20 Years of Humans on the International Space Station, and Best Film Using Exclusively NASA Archival Footage.
• CineSpace is a joint production of NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society. The Houston Cinema Arts Festival will hold a screening of the best films in November 2020.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

• Film making
• Film production
• Astronomy

Required Languages

English

Eligible Countries

ALL WORLD COUNTRIES

Program Period

Three months

March 02 – July 15: CineSpace Video Submission Phase.

July 16 – October 15: Evaluating CineSpace Video Submissions.

October 15 – October 31: Revisions Phase and Winners Announcement.

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

• The Screenings and Competition (hereafter “Competition”) are offered and open only to natural persons who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry. Parents and guardians of filmmakers younger than 18 can submit on their behalf.
• CineSpace is open to all genres and styles including, but not limited to, experimental, narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, animation, ambient, music videos, re-mix, sports, horror, and underground.
• You can submit up to 5 short films to this competition.
• The following persons are ineligible to win prizes: employees of NASA, Houston Cinema Arts Society (hereafter “HCAS”) and their Board, employees of vendors to NASA or HCAS that have contracted to provide services to or in connection with the Competition, members of the Selection Committee, the Competition judges, and members of the households of the foregoing persons (collectively, the “Competition Parties”). However, if they would like to submit videos for viewing and possible inclusion as finalists, individuals affiliated with NASA should contact Dan Jacobs at daniel.v.jacobs@nasa.gov. NASA contractors may submit under certain circumstances. By entering, you agree to these Rules and warrant that you are eligible to enter the Competition.
• Each Submission must comply with the following rules:

1. It must be an original work by you (apart from the NASA imagery), meaning that you (or the minor you as a parent are submitting for) were one of the work’s principal creators and have the right to submit it to the Submissions Portal and grant the licenses set forth in Terms below.
2. It must have been created after January 1, 2017.
3. It must either be in the English language or have English subtitles (to the extent it contains dialogue or text). Songs in a foreign language should also have subtitles, especially when the lyrics are germane to the plot or message.
4. It must be no longer than 10 minutes, including credits.
5. It must contain at least 10% (total runtime of actual work – not including end credits) of NASA Video Imagery, which may be found in the NASA Archives or other publicly available sources. (NASA Imagery may be altered with After Effects or other techniques).
6. The submitted works may be uploaded to the Tongal website in HD 720p 16×9 with acceptable file formats: .mov, .avi, .mp4, .wmv, and acceptable codecs: H.265, H.264 (MP4), MPEG-4, H.263, MPGV, WMV, DivX. Different original formats should be presented in a 720p sequence – formatted to your preference.
7. Cinespace screens all selections in 1080p format. Should you win, you will also be required to provide a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec. Works created in other formats will be converted to 1080p and presented either letter-boxed (wider formats) or pillar-boxed (old 4:3 footage and others). To retain your own quality control we advise that you submit any alternative format footage in a 1080p sequence formatted as you wish.
8. If your film was created using a cell phone, please be advised that portrait cell phone footage is difficult to present on the screen. It is highly recommended to shoot any video using a cell phone in the landscape or horizontal orientation unless the portrait effect is desired.
9. It must not be an excerpt from a longer work.
10. It must comply with all of the content restrictions set forth in Terms. Among other things, ANY USE OF THIRD-PARTY MUSIC IN THE SUBMISSION MUST BE PRE-CLEARED WITH THE APPLICABLE OWNERS/LICENSORS.
11. You must have the right to grant the licenses outlined in Terms.

Opportunity Cost

(Prize)

Total prizes of $26000:

• Grand Prize: USD $10000
• Second Prize: USD $5000
• Third Prize: USD $3000

SPECIAL AWARDS:  The Jury may also award three Special Category prizes for submissions that elevate the featured themes using creative and original cinematic and/or storytelling techniques. If the jury feels that a submission meets these criteria, the submission may be considered for these awards. These categories may not be awarded this year if none of the submissions meet the criteria.

1. Best Documentary: USD $3,000 Designated for best film in a documentary format using NASA imagery.
2. Film That Best Depicts “20 Years of Humans on the International Space Station”: USD $4,000
   This category is designated for the film that best captures: the accomplishments, over the past two decades, of the ISS’ peaceful global partnerships, its support for global space exploration, and the science and technology that benefited humanity, using the tenets of one or more of the global peace awards such as the Nobel Peace Prize, the Goi Peace Award, World Peace Prize, U Thant Peace Award and many others as applicable to the ISS experience.
3. Best Film Using Exclusively NASA Archival Footage: USD $1000

Note: There is no entry fees required for this prize.

How to Apply

First Step:  Sign in to your Tongal account or create a new account to access the Challenge Brief, Instructions, and the Submission Form.

Second Step: Click on the red “Submit Video” button at the top of the page to access the submission form and fill out the required information on the Submission Form, and Agree to Terms in the Submitter’s Agreement.

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