Theme: Parallel Worlds

There are nearly infinite parallel worlds: Science/art. Fiction/documentary. Real-life/virtual reality. Privilege/poverty. Past/future. Freedom of movement/closed borders. Original/translation. Analog/digital. These diversities of perspective may, at first glance, seem opposed to each other. The very definition of parallel implies two elements that never converge. However, looking closer, we can always find commonalities beyond the contradictions. Whether it is in the creativity necessary for inspiration that exists for both scientists and artists, the universality of love between humans regardless of their experience, or the astonishing similarities between apparently disparate species – such as veins in a tree leaf and the network of capillaries in an animal – parallel worlds are everywhere and, above all, ripe for discovery.

Send us your short films of any format that fall under the theme of parallel worlds. Don’t be shy – our tastes are varied and we seek out unusual and surprising works that you wouldn’t necessarily expect to see at a science film festival.

CineGlobe 2022 consists of 4 competitions:

• Fiction – up to twenty (20) minutes, credits excluded, finished after the 1st January 2019.
• Documentary– up to thirty-five (35) minutes, credits excluded, finished after the 1st January 2019.
• Youth – up to ten (10) minutes, credits excluded, finished after the 1st January 2019. Must be acceptable for presentation to all age groups.
• Immersive– up to thiry-five (35) minutes, credits excluded, finished after the 1st January 2019. The project must function on VR Cardboard, Oculus Go, or Oculus Quest.

To learn a little bit more about our ethos and what we’re looking for, please see our page What is CineGlobe?

Submissions are now OPEN until 1 April 2022 on ShortFilmDepot.com, with the exception of the immersive competition, for which the deadline is set to 18 April 2022.

Only films submitted via ShortFilmDepot will be considered. The complete rules are available here.

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