The 16th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival will take place in October 13-20, 2023.
2023 SUBMISSIONS OPEN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2023
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Propelled by a movement led by working scientists in 2008 to broaden how science is depicted in media, the Imagine Science Film Festival is committed to promoting a high-level dialogue between scientists and filmmakers. But not only through the usual channels -- where many other science film outlets focus on classic television-style documentary or science fiction, ISFF radically expands the conversation and reaches diverse audiences through a blend of inventive documentaries, thought-provoking scientific fiction, data and visualizations straight from the labs, and stunning experimental film. The resulting hybrid programming defies preconceived notions and provides a unique forum for new ideas and interdisciplinary collaboration, as well as some of the finest filmmaking in the world. The festival also actively cultivates forward-thinking scientific cinema through annual Symbiosis competitions challenging scientists and filmmakers to work together to create groundbreaking new work.
The festival takes places at science and art venues around New York city. This year, we will be partnering with these same organizations but we will be putting a spotlight our feature and shorts programming to serve an audience thirsty for compelling and accurate scientific storytelling
Our films, are eligible for several awards. Awards are sponsored by a myriad of like-minded science and art organizations.
For Features:
- Science New Wave (IN COMPETITION) - features that propose singular and hybrid ways to tell scientific stories.
For Shorts:
The In Vivo Award: Awarded to the short film that best exemplifies science in narrative filmmaking in a compelling, credible, and inspiring manner.
The Theme-Sensitive Award: Awarded to the short film that conveys bold storytelling and hybrid aesthetics and narrative.
The Avant-Garde Award: Awarded to the short film that best emphasizes narrative storytelling related to this year's theme.
The Symbiosis Award is awarded to the film made in this year's Symbiosis competition that best embraces the idea of collaboration, scientific storytelling, and originality. It is given every year for the Symbiosis scientist / filmmaker competition by Science Sandbox.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Every year, we pay tribute to some noteworthy films, that we feel are particularly timely.
