Animal Therapy is a short film exploring how animals affect mental health. They say that dogs are our best friends (and cats think they’re our masters). But beyond being loyal companions, our animal friends may be a powerful part of our recovery from physical and mental...
Reconnexion will help you see the extraordinary in the ordinary. As you look at an object, do you ever find your mind drifting away twisting, turning and reimagining what the object is and could do? It’s those moments of imagination of the mundane that often are the...
She Walks With Apes explores the journeys of incredible women who pushed primate research into a new direction. Going to live in a remote forest to study primates is something that many of us dream of. And in She Walks With Apes, we get to follow the...
Bugbottle explores the possibilities in constructing seemingly-impossible shapes that extend beyond our traditional three-dimensional space. The universe as we understand it has three dimensions. But what if we could make the inside also the outside? That’s the TARDIS-like mind bending question tackled in Bugbottle, the winner...
Scratching the Surface follows the extraordinary work of the APOPO and their scent detection rats as they help to rid the world of landmines. When you think of rats ‘helpful’ might not be among the first words that spring to your mind. However, after watching this...
A worldwide odyssey exploring mindfulness and whether it can help handle the crazy world we live in takes home top prize – and you can see it free. The world is confusing and unsettling, even more so now than ever before, and more of us than...
SCINEMA in 2020 looks a little different, but what hasn’t changed is the quality of film submissions we received for the 20th year of the festival. In these challenging times, many of those in the creative industries have lost their income, scientists have halted experiments, and...
Spread the word - the deadline for SCINEMA 2020 film submissions has been extended! Welcome back to another year of awe-inspiring science and brilliant films! We've extended the entry deadline until Sunday, February 9, which means you have almost an extra month to submit your films! “We’ve...
As the year winds down, we look back at some of our favourite moments from SCINEMA 2019, including premiere screenings and a filmmaker visit! From face transplants to the physics of skateboarding, the SCINEMA 2019 line-up was a diverse one! This years line-up featured films from...
Submissions for SCINEMA 2020 are now open and include a new award category for filmmakers 17 years and younger. SCINEMA Junior is a new award category for 2020, and we want to hear from young people who are passionate about science and how it shapes the...