CineSpace 2016 offered filmmakers around the world a chance to share their works inspired by and using actual NASA imagery. The international competition drew 457 entries worldwide - from 6 continents.
Academy Award-nominated director, producer and screenwriter Richard Linklater – a Houston native who won best director honors at the 2015 Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for his film Boyhood – helped NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society judge the contest entries.
From the entries, 15 Finalists and 2 Honorable Mentions were chosen. The Finalists premiered during CineSpace Day at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival. Prize money was awarded 1st Place $10,000, 2nd Place $5,000 for 2nd place and $3,000 for 3rd place. Two additional categories were awarded $4,000 each for “Film Best Depicting Benefits to Humanity from the International Space Station” and “Film Best Depicting Spirit of Future Exploration of Space.
Films featuring NASA-captured imagery and video collected throughout the agency’s 50-year history were judged on creativity, innovation and attention to detail: the same hallmarks of spaceflight.
CineSpace will return in 2017 for filmmakers to once again compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to be shown to audiences both on and off Earth.
For more information on CineSpace, visit: http://www.cinespace16.org
WINNERS
1st Place
1950DA
Sébastian Tulard
Paris, France
2nd Place
Music of Spheres
Joe Bougher, Kohl Threlkeld
Washington DC, United States
3rd Place
Voyager
Loïc Mager, Roman Veiga
France
Film Best Depicting Benefits to Humanity from the International Space Station
Lani’s Space
Harriett Marie, Ferris Bradley
United Kingdom
Film Best Depicting Spirit of Future Exploration of Space
Exploration
Ryan J Thompson
United Kingdom
FINALISTS
New Moon Night
Ian Lewis
United States
Living on an Island
Kuesti Fraun
Germany
Izel
Wil Prada
United States
Life on Mars: Leila Zucker
Melissa Balan
United States
The Divine Countdown
Daniel Cantagallo
United States
Blackburn
Joe Carter
United States
Atmos
Matthew Nefdt
South Africa
The Traveler
Duncan Elms
United States
Robot Koch - Eclipse
Mikael Le Goff
Germany
Voyager
Bipin Ragu
India
Sidereal
Isaac Zambra
Mexico
My Room at the Center of the Universe
Guy Spiller
South Africa
