Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival

🎬 A boutique film festival dedicated to optimistic, science-grounded storytelling. These are what we call positive space films, and they span all scientific disciplines.

We showcase a carefully curated selection of films that explore how science can shape a better future, through imagination, discovery, and real-world knowledge.

Held at Dendy Cinemas Canberra during National Science Week, the Space Faring Civilisation Festival is an in-person experience designed to connect filmmakers, audiences, students, STEM professionals and ideas in a meaningful way.

Selected filmmakers may be invited, if they can attend in Canberra, to join the guest speaker as part of the post‑screening panel discussion. Discussion panel Q&A and speaker talk will be professionally recorded and released on our YouTube channel for additional exposure.
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🌱 Our Focus

We are looking for films that combine strong storytelling with real scientific foundations. This includes:
• Educational films that communicate science clearly and engagingly
• Stories grounded in authentic science, research, or plausible futures
• Films that inspire curiosity about STEM and its role in shaping our world
• Narratives that explore science, space, technology, and humanity with depth and integrity

Our goal is to make science compelling, accessible, and inspiring, not just informative.
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🎤 Filmmaker Experience

The Space Faring Civilisation Festival is designed to champion filmmakers, not just screen films.

Selected filmmakers may be invited to participate in a live panel discussion and Q&A alongside a featured industry guest speaker, subject to availability and ability to attend in Canberra.
• Key note speech and Panel discussions are professionally recorded
• Conversations are released on YouTube
• Participants receive a copy for their own promotion and portfolio

This gives your film and your voice a life beyond the screening.
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🎟️ A Curated In-Person Experience
The Space Faring Civilisation Festival is more than a screening, it is a full-day, in-person event celebrating science and creativity.

The program may include:
• Cinema screenings at Dendy Canberra
• Filmmaker Q&A panel discussion and guest speaker session
• A public stop-motion animation workshop
• Informal networking and community engagement

We intentionally keep the festival boutique and curated, selecting a limited number of films to ensure a high-quality and meaningful experience.

Full Program and Event Bookings at https://events.humanitix.com/sfcfestival2026
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🎬 What Makes Us Different
• Cinema screening in a professional venue
• Focus on real science and educational value
• Recorded filmmaker panel discussion for ongoing exposure
• Direct audience engagement in an intimate setting
• A clear mission to make science inspiring and accessible through film
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🚀 Our Vision
The Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival is part of a broader mission to explore how storytelling can help shape a more advanced, compassionate, and scientifically engaged society. Building an ever advancing cvilisation.

We believe film can do more than entertain, it can ignite curiosity, inspire careers in STEM, make better uplifting films and help build a better future.

🎬 Watch our 2025 highlight video:
https://youtu.be/SqC3_ru9ZL0