After a brief hiatus in 2024, the SFC Film Festival is back and ready to inspire!

Our festival celebrates humanity’s journey toward a brighter future, driven by science, art, and space exploration. We champion films that embrace a positive outlook on the future and tell stories of progress, unity, and hope, as we aspire to become a peaceful, ever-advancing Space Faring Civilisation.

To qualify for the festival, your film must explore at least one of the following themes:
1. Space Exploration
2. Building a Better Future
3. Science

Submit your work in one of two categories:
• Future Sci-Fi
• Documentary

This year, the SFC Film Festival will be held during National Science Week at the Dendy Cinema in Canberra, Australia.

Additionally, all filmmakers with selected films and our sponsors will be invited to a virtual award ceremony, live-streamed on our YouTube channel. This provides more opportunities to showcase your work to a global audience before the in-person screenings at Dendy Cinema.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Masoud Varjavandi, Festival Director. We look forward to seeing your vision of a better tomorrow!

Awards & Prizes

A panel of industry professionals will carefully select the films to be screened at Dendy Cinema Canberra as part of the festival. All selected films will receive an official selection laurel and a certificate of recognition, with potential additional non-monetary prizes to be announced soon.

Main Awards
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The judging panel will also determine the winners of four prestigious awards, each receiving a winning laurel, medal, cash prize (amount TBD), and a certificate:
1. Best Documentary
2. Best Futuristic Sci-Fi
3. Best Theme Usage
4. Best Positive Space Film - To qualify for this award, films must incorporate all themes specified.

Additional Awards
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Following the screenings, two additional awards will be announced:
• People’s Choice Award: Determined by votes from the screening attendees.
• SFC Films Award: Chosen by Festival Director Masoud Varjavandi, this award honours a film that may not have won in other categories but has exceptional potential to inspire action toward building a better future.

NOTE: All awards, except for the medals, will be delivered digitally. As the festival grows, we aim to expand the range and value of our prizes, so stay tuned for exciting updates!

Rules & Terms

By submitting to SFC Film Festival you agree with the following Terms & Conditions:
 
1. The film is your original idea & creation and you hold all copyrights associated.

2. Respond to communications in a timely manner.
 
3. Take part in our livestream award ceremony.

4. You permit SFC Films to use images, trailers or excerpts from your film to promote SFC Film festival.
 
5. Your film must be family friendly, either G rated or PG rated. Violent or horror movies will not be accepted.
 
6. Submissions must include one or more of the following themes to qualify
a. Space Exploration
b. Science
c. Building a better future
   
8. Must be of high quality. Minimum 1080P is accepted however 4K with 16:9 ratio films in ProRes are preferred .

9. If selected you give us permission to screen your film at a screening venue.

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  • Manos Triantafillakis

    Big thank you SFCFF for the Honorable Mention of our JUST LIKE WATER film 🌊
    Greetings from GREECE 💙

    July 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much Manos. Hope to see more films from you.

  • Intervalo Media

    Greetings from Mexico. I wasn't able to assist but the communication and care taken with my film and the festival as a whole were apparent from the get go. Lovely vibe to the whole proceedings. Hope to be back!

    December 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Julian. Hope to see more of your films in 2023. Keep making space films.

  • Joseph H

    The Space Fairing Civilisation Festival is bursting with enthusiasm and positivity. Masoud, the director, is a passionate and lively character, and evidently puts his all into making this festival a warm and hospitable celebration of Space Films. I was impressed with the quality of the film selections, and while it was more humble in size than expected, the in person festival and ceremony were a joy to be a part of.

    Thank you for awarding our film, Wonderfully Made, best Australian positive space film!

    December 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Hi Joseph, thank you so much. Your film is very heart warming. Keep making positive films.

  • Rod Sáez Chávez

    Thank you very much for everything

    December 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Rod :)

  • Tomasz Janczar

    Good vibes at this place! So positive and supportive. Masoud, great job!

    December 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Well done Tomasz, can't wait to see your next film :)