SFC Film Festival celebrates space exploration and space film makers. The aim of the festival is two folds, one is to give more established indie filmmakers the opportunity to make a living from their work and the other is to nurture emerging filmmakers to learn, grow and make positive space films, inspiring the next space pioneers and artists.
After our successful 2021 festival we are making it bigger and better, thank you to all who participated
This year we’re expanding the awards to include more awards to include general positivity (no necessarily space related) awards. We are also adding a student award to each category.
Watch the following video for more detailed information. You can always contact the festival director, Masoud, if you have any questions.
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PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY, AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE SUBMITTING TO THE RIGHT CATEGORY. ALSO PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING. CAREFULLY.
PROCESS
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SFC Film Festival is a combination of online events and physical events. Once you submit your films, or series pilot, we will review and evaluate your submissions. If we officially select your submission it'll be screened online (platform TBD). We will screen selected films after each deadline. The number of films screened will depend on how many were selected within the deadline and how many have been shown. Your film will be screened at least once online. Then at the end of the submission period (i.e. 23rd Sept. 2022) all selected films will be judges by a panel of judges to determine the winners of each category awards. If your submission wins then we will screen it physically at a cinema theatre in National Film And Sound Archive, with the award ceremony held at the end of the cinema screenings.
Please DO NOT submit the same film, video or series project to multiple categories. Choose the one that fits your project best.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Masoud (Festival Director)
Winners will share a prize pool of AU$3750 on non-cash prizes + a medal or trophy + Laurel, except for licensing deal category. Details below. AND/OR optional offer of licensing deal maybe offered to films that suit SFC Films mission.
Licensing Deal Award With SFC Films
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This is a special category and is seperate from all other categories. There will be no screenings of these films and will go straight to SVOD, or TVOD, section of SFC Films website. Winners of this award will be offered a non-exclusive licensing opportunity for their films with SFC Films to be distributed on www.sfcfilms.space available to SFC Films members. The licensing terms will be case by case basis and will be negotiated with filmmaker. Winners of this category will be notified as soon as a decision is made to make an offer.
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All officially selected films will be ranked by Judges in November 2022, and winners will be contacted and confirmed in November 2022. All winners will receive an official SFC winners Laurel, a medal or trophy, and possibly an offer of screening rights Licensing with SFC Films at www.sfcfilms.space worth AU$100 - AU$500 (depending on quality and length) for two years beyond the one year rights mentioned in terms & conditions.
Optimistic Sci-Fi Awards
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The winners of each award will receive the following non-cash prizes:
- Best Optimistic Sci-Fi (Black Magic Design Davinci Resolve Speed Editor valued at AU$625)
- Best Canberra & Surroundings Sci-Fi (Filmplus 1 day sound studio hire valued at AU$500)
- Best Australian Sci-Fi (Rounded accounting software for freelancers 1 year subscription valued at AU$275)
- Best International Sci-Fi (SFC Films 1 year premium membership valued at AU$200)
- Best Student Sci-Fi (SFC Films 1 year standard membership valued at AU$100)
Space Documentary Awards
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Each winner of the following awards will receive non-cash prizes (TBD), Laurel & medal or trophy. Winners will be determined at the festival screening events, where officially selected films will be screened.
- Best Space Documentary (Black Magic Design Davinci Resolve Speed Editor valued at AU$625)
- Best Canberra & Surroundings Space Documentary (Filmplus 1 day sound studio hire valued at AU$500)
- Best Australian Space Documentary (Rounded accounting software for freelancers 1 year subscription valued at AU$275)
- Best International Space Documentary (SFC Films 1 year premium membership valued at AU$200)
- Best Student Space Documentary (SFC Films 1 year standard membership valued at AU$100)
Positivity Award
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Each winner of the following awards will receive a winners laurel & medal or trophy. Winners will be determined at the festival screening events, where officially selected films will be screened. This category does not have to be space related but it must have a core message of a positive future.
- Best Positive film (Black Magic Design Davinci Resolve Speed Editor valued at AU$625)
- Best Canberra & Surroundings Positive Film (Filmplus 1 day sound studio hire valued at AU$500)
- Best Australian Positive Film (Rounded accounting software for freelancers 1 year subscription valued at AU$275)
- Best International Positive Film (SFC Films 1 year premium membership valued at AU$200)
- Best Student Positive Film (SFC Films 1 year standard membership valued at AU$100)