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CineSpace 2017 Finalists
CineSpace is a collaboration between NASA and Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) that offers filmmakers around the world a chance to share their works inspired by, and using, actual NASA imagery through “CineSpace,” a short film competition. Winners are announced and screened along with all finalists at the annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival which is held in November. Our 2018 Call for Works will open soon!
Congratulations to our 2017 Cinespace Winners and Finalists!
FIRST PLACE
Christian Stangl, Lunar
Austria, 7:20 minutes
In a process that took 18 months, this animated collage brings together thousands of original NASA photographs. Using different techniques, the artists bring the stills to life in a celebration of peaceful exploration.
SECOND PLACE
Pedro de Filippis, Nadir
Hungary, 9:17 minutes
In an observatory in Budapest, a 55-year-old astrophysicist plans to go to the moon. In his small dome, the micro-universe turns into macro, giving life to his plans.
THIRD PLACE
Shannan Leigh Reeve & Chelese Belmont, The Invisible Border
California, USA, 9:35 minutes
In the not so distant future, renown scientist and inexperienced astronaut Dr. Annie Tennant has beaten the odds and successfully returned home from an unprecedented solo space mission. During her first exclusive interview, the crucial importance of her journey and its emotional impact on her views of humanity are revealed.
SPECIAL CATEGORY WINNERS
Film Best Depicting the Benefits of Space to Humanity:
Alex Moreno, Apizaco
Mexico, 7:36 minutes
Without high-tech and with limited resources, a group of teenage girls from Apizaco, a small rural town in Mexico, learned math, science, and robotics together with the passion and dedication of their middle school teacher, and managed to win the top prizes at NASA's Mars Trekker Global Teen Summit.
Film Best Depicting the Spirit of Future Space Exploration:
Jamie Drew, This New Sea
United Kingdom, 3:11 minutes
The case for space exploration as something essential to the human spirit, made passionately by the explorers themselves. A documentary straight from NASA's archives.
Jonathan Gracee, Eight-ball
Australia, 2:53 minutes
A routine night of bar pool turns into a tour of the cosmos.
Jacob Carlsson, The Great Portals of Cyberspace: Doomsday
Sweden/France, 3:23 minutes
An alien space ship in the form of a giant phone attacks earth, replicates and takes over people’s minds. The alien phones become portals to the cyberspace, through which they gain powers, enough to take over the entire universe.
David Regos, I'm Here Now Somehow
Germany, 10:00 minutes
Aziz Dyab spent his teenage years growing up amidst the bombings and violence of the war in Syria. With no electricity at night, Aziz started taking an interest in space, watching the stars and constellations. He longed for a better, peaceful life. When he decided to escape, he used his knowledge of the stars to help navigate his way out of trouble.
Patrick Morgan, Miss Baker's Ride
UK, 6:45 minutes
After a decade of launching monkeys into space, NASA had yet to return any alive and had fallen behind the Soviet Union in the race for space travel. This film is inspired by the true story of Miss Baker and Able, the first primates ever to return home safely from space.
Bill Sebastian, Planet, California
USA, 10:00 minutes
A husband buys his wife a planet for their anniversary. Five years later, they are surprised to find the national space agency at their door.
Jesse Vogelaar, The Space Between Us
Australia, 8:10 minutes
A jaded astronaut is left drifting alone in space. His only point of contact is a sarcastic helpline technician who has very little power to help him.
Daniela Clementi, To the Sky
Chile, 9:58 minutes
Elizabeth has Alzheimer's Disease, and she is progressively losing her memory. To the Sky is a recommendation film/letter sent to the Sky, because she is ready to go there.
Vincent Wilson, Transmitter Receiver
Canada, 8:59 minutes
In order to escape the monotony and boredom of the end of the school year, a young boy fabricates a transceiver-receiver to communicate with strangers in the sky.
CineSpace 2016 Finalists
FIRST PLACE
Sébastien Tulard, 1950DA
Paris, France
SECOND PLACE
Jon Bougher, Kohl Threlkeld, Music of the Spheres
Washington DC, United States
THIRD PLACE
Loïc Magar, Roman Veiga, Voyager
France
Film Best Depicting Benefits to Humanity from the International Space Station
Harriett Maire, Ferris Bradley, Lani’s Space
New Zealand
Film Best Depicting Spirit of Future Exploration of Space
Ryan J Thompson, Exploration
United Kingdom
FINALIST
Ian Lewis, New Moon Night
United States
FINALIST
Kuesti Fraun, Living on an Island
Germany
FINALIST
Wil Prada, Izel
United States
FINALIST
Melissa Balan, Life on Mars: Leila Zucker
United States
FINALIST
Daniel Cantagallo, The Divine Countdown
United States
FINALIST
Joe Carter, Blackburn
United States
FINALIST
Matthew Nefdt, Atmos
South Africa
FINALIST
Duncan Elms, The Traveler
United States
FINALIST
Mickael Le Goff, Robot Koch – Eclipse
Germany
FINALIST
Bipin Ragu, Voyager
India
FINALIST
Isaac Zambra, Sidereal
Mexico
FINALIST
Guy Spiller, My Room at the Center of the Universe
South Africa
CineSpace 2015 Finalists
FIRST PLACE
Mary Magsamen and Stephen Hillerbrand, Higher Ground
Houston, TX
SECOND PLACE
Fernando Dueñas Peña, Mission Avante
Bogota Colombia
THIRD PLACE
Alexandre B. Lampron, Le Voyage
Laval, Quebec
Film Best Depicting Benefits to Humanity from the International Space Station
Wayne Slaten, Red Pearl
League City, TX
Film Best Depicting Spirit of Future Exploration of Space
Benjamin Eck, Home
Sherman Oaks, CA
Finalist
Lisset Mendoza, A Little Journey
Anaheim, CA
Finalist
Lee Arter, As We Set Sail
Los Angeles, CA
Finalist
Amia Yokoyama, Come Closer
Los Angeles, CA
Finalist
Elijah Alvarado, End of the Sky
Iowa
Finalist
Victoria Taylor-Gore, General Astronomy
Amarillo, TX
Finalist
Andrei Severny, Gravitation: Variation in Time and Space
New York, NY
Finalist
Guy Shahaf, Guiding Light
Yehud, Israel
Finalist
Courtney Robinson, Is It Possible To Define Inspiration?
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Finalist
Sander van den Berg, Outer Space
Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Finalist
Trent Jaklitsch, Supersymmetry
Brooklyn, NY
Finalist
Daniel Land and Paul Frieling, Voyagers
Detroit, Michigan