SFC Film Festival
The Space Faring Civilisation (SFC) Film Festival is an annual event held during National Science Week, dedicated to celebrating science, space exploration, and positive storytelling—what we call “positive space films.” From our home in Canberra, Australia, we’re growing this festival with the vision of bringing indie space-themed short films to independent theatres worldwide.
This year’s festival includes three events.
Note: Our Award Ceremony Livestream will take place on 20 July 2025, ahead of the screening event. This allows filmmakers from around the world to participate and helps build excitement.
Four major awards (determined by our festival judges) will be announced during the livestream.
The People’s Choice Award will be voted on in person after the screening on 9 August 2025.
For more details, please refer to the event listings below.
Award Ceremony and Q&A LiveStream 🏆▶️
Join us live on YouTube 20 July 2025 11:00am (AEST) to meet the filmmakers, ask questions in the chat.
🌟Let’s celebrate this year’s selected films, nominees and award winners.
Learn Stop-Motion Animation ✂️📸
Join us at Canberra Centre on 9 August 2025, 10 am – 3 pm for a hands-on stop-motion animation experience! Watch live demonstrations and create your own short space-themed animation. ✨ A fun way to spark creativity for all ages!
Watch films 🎬🎥
Watch incredible indie short films at Dendy Cinemas Canberra on 9 August 2025, 5 pm – 9 pm. Vote for your favourite film in the People’s Choice Award category, and stick around after the screening to mingle with local creatives and scientists at our networking session — with prizes to be won! 🍿
MAJOR SPONSORS
Wonderful people and businesses who have sponsored us to help bring this festival to life.
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
SUPPORTERS
We gratefully acknowledge the wonderful individuals and organisations who have supported us through in-kind contributions.
