SFC Films

25/10/2025

🎬WANT TO WATCH STAR REVEALER ON BIG SCREEN? 🏆

We've been fortunate enough that our award winning short doco has been selected to screen at this year's Canberra Short Film Festival. There are two sessions where our film is screening, you may come to whichever suits you best:

1. CANBERRA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL | OPENING NIGHT | 5 NOV - At Tuggeranong Arts Centre. 👉https://tuggeranongarts.com/canberra-short-film-festival-opening-night-5-nov/

2. CSFF - SCIENCE WORLD | 12 Nov - At Dendy Cinemas Canberra. Also screening other science films from local and interstate talents. 👉 https://canberra.dendy.com.au/movie/csff---science-worlds

A collection of films that explore how science is working across the world and under the sea today. From coral reefs to the Eastern Betongs and beyond to the stars, scientists are working hard to understand the world and to make a difference.

16/10/2025

SAM – A Sci-Fi Short Film About a Sentient Android Facing Racism

A powerful student short exploring how fear can grow into hate, and how hope can still shine through conflict. Officially selected at multiple international ...

13/10/2025

Mum – An Optimistic Sci-Fi Short Film About Coping with Dementia

A moving student sci-fi short film with a powerful reminder: cherish the moments you have with loved ones, and find the courage to rise above your fears.Syno...

12/10/2025

Watch the following video to get some helpful tips and tricks on submitting your inspiring films for the best possible chance of getting selected.

In this video, I break down key tips to help maximise your short film’s success at SFC Film Festival, and while these insights are tailored for SFC, they can...

10/10/2025

🎬 Filmmakers, act fast!
Super Early Bird submissions for the Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival are closing 12 October 2025!
Submit your film now and save! 🚀
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The Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival is a grassroots science film festival with a special emphasis on space exploration — because building a space-far...

29/09/2025

https://youtu.be/O_fAIU3nRWI?si=7FLJWoDGN7yqboKb

Watch the full space documentary here: https://youtu.be/OxrDUFlxu8ICould we detect alien life using radio telescopes? 🌌In this teaser, we explore how SETI (...

29/09/2025

https://youtu.be/9xgd49_D93c?si=IfjIXeK9x8G2IF6z

🌌 Watch the full space documentary Star Revealer: https://youtu.be/rU7DBBlIBjQ — the award-winning short film about Cecilia Payne, the astronomer who reveal...

19/09/2025

https://youtu.be/fQEvJE-mr5o

A prototype android eagerly embraces self-awareness and wants to explore the world for herself when she faces discrimination from the last place she expected...

19/09/2025

Click below to watch a short teaser of Star Revealer, a short documentary about the Cecilia Payne who discovered the actual elements of the sun and stars.

44 seconds · Clipped by Space Faring Civilisation · Original video "Cecilia Payne: The Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of | Star Revealer Documentar...

17/09/2025

Science + Cinema = Change the world.
🎥 Submit today: filmfreeway.com/SFCFestival

08/09/2025

▶️Watch 2025 Film Festival Highlight

Thank you to our sponsors National Science Week ACT, Canberra Toyota

Thank you to all our supporters and helpers

Thank you to all who attended the festival.

Thank you and see you at the festival next year

Keep being Awesome :)

Go behind the scenes of the 2025 Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival — a science and space-themed celebration of inspiring short films, powerful storytel...

04/09/2025

🎬 Calling All School Student Filmmakers! 🎓
The 2026 Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival now features dedicated categories for Primary and Secondary students!

Whether you’re in Years 1 or 12, if you love science and storytelling, this is your chance to share your vision of the future.

✅ Open to ages 6–18
🎥 Films should be made with guidance from a teacher or guardian
🏫 Include your school name in the submission
🌌 Films must explore a science theme and inspire curiosity

🎉 Selected films will screen at Tuggeranong Arts Centre Theatre in Canberra during the 2026 National Science Week ACT— with awards presented on the night!

👉 Submit or learn more:

🚀A Science Film Festival Focused on Space and a Better Future🎬 The Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival is a grassroots science-themed festival with a...