Competition rules “BETWEEN EARTH AND SPACE”
PRESENTATION
CINEMA FOR SPACE is organized by the non-profit association LES AMIS DU TEMPS PRESSE, located at 88 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine. It is the first international film festival dedicated to space. It brings together researchers, artists, filmmakers, scientists, and the general public to explore the relationship between space and Earth through the lens of cinema.
The second edition of the festival will take place from November 19 to 22, 2026, at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.
ENTRE TERRE ET ESPACE is a competition within the Cinema For Space Festival. It is open to companies, agencies, or any other organization in the space sector, as well as French animation schools, filmmakers, producers, and special effects companies.
The BETWEEN EARTH AND SPACE Competition recognizes films that highlight the space sector and fall into the categories listed below for each of the following programs:
1. CORPORATE: corporate films, brand content, student projects, scientific videos
2. CINEMA: animated short films, special effects (excerpts from feature films)
The festival reserves the right to adjust (remove, modify, or add) programs, categories, and awards if the context of a submitted film does not correspond to the selected category.
2 COMPETITIONS
CORPORATE: corporate films, brand content, research projects, scientific videos
FILM: animated short films, special effects (excerpts from feature films)
THE 9 AWARDS IN THE CORPORATE PROGRAM:
The festival reserves the right to adjust the selected award if the context of the submitted film does not correspond to the chosen category.
Best Film on Innovation & Technology
For the film that clearly and creatively highlights technological advances, innovations, or expertise.
Jury: the audience in the theater
Industry Spotlight Award
For the film that highlights the individuals working every day to advance the space industry.
Jury: the audience in the theater
Best Mission & Exploration Film
Awarded to the film that best illuminates the challenges of major space missions and the exploration of new frontiers.
Jury: the audience in the theater
Best Environmental Storytelling Award
For the film that powerfully conveys the challenges related to climate and the environment.
Jury: the audience in the theater
Space Scientific Innovation Award
For the film that best highlights the scientific and medical advances made possible by space research.
Jury: the audience in the theater
International Space Agency Award
For the best film produced by an international space agency.
Jury: the audience in the theater
Best Corporate Storytelling Award
For the quality of storytelling, pacing, direction, and emotional impact.
Jury: the audience in the theater
Cinema for Space Award
A major award recognizing the most memorable film—one that combines vision, impact, and narrative excellence—for projects with a significant impact on Earth.
Jury: Cinema for Space Selection Committee
Future Visions Award
For the film that offers an inspiring vision of the role of space in our future.
Jury: Cinema for Space Selection Committee
THE 4 AWARDS OF THE CINEMA PROGRAM:
Best Animated Short Film Award
An award recognizing the best animated short film for its creativity, created for the 2nd edition of the Cinema for Space Festival.
Jury: the audience in the theater
Visual Effects Excellence Award
An award recognizing a visual effects company for the excellence of its visual effects in support of storytelling.
Jury: the audience in the theater
Space Animation Heritage Award
An award recognizing the best animated short film conveying a message or value related to space, produced between 2016 and 2025.
Jury: the audience in the theater
Emerging Talent – Animation School Award
An award recognizing an animation school for the quality and dedication demonstrated in the works it submitted to the competition.
Jury: Cinema for Space selection committee
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPETITION:
– All entries for audiovisual productions must be submitted via the online form by October 15, 2026.
– There is an entry fee for the competition: €150 per film for early bird registration through July 31, and €350 from August 1 through October 15, 2026.
– Multiple entries per person or organization are permitted throughout the duration of the competition.
– Registration is considered complete only after receipt of the duly completed form, the link to view or download the film, and payment of the registration fee. These items must be submitted by October 15, 2026.
– The Cinema For Space festival, as part of the “BETWEEN EARTH AND SPACE” competition, accepts works with no restrictions on production date, ranging from 20 seconds to a maximum of 5 minutes, including, in particular: films intended for television, documentaries (including web documentaries), institutional or corporate films, web content, promotional films, animated short films, special effects (excerpts from feature films), or any other audiovisual format.
– Entries must be presented in French or English.
For any entry in another language, a synopsis in French or English must be provided.
– Films must be submitted in .mov or .mp4 format at 1080p (Full HD if possible for better projection quality).
– Submitting a film to the festival constitutes a non-exclusive, royalty-free authorization to screen the film for the purposes of the event. This authorization includes posting all or part of the film on the festival website, its public screening as part of the official program, and the use of excerpts for informational and promotional purposes related to the festival.
– The producer or representative of the film declares and warrants that they hold all rights necessary for its participation in the festival, including the rights of reproduction and public performance.
– Participation in this festival implies unconditional acceptance of these rules. The festival reserves the right to exclude any person who does not fully comply with these rules.
– Submission of a film grants access to screenings in the program in which it is presented, subject to seat availability.
AWARDS CEREMONY
There are two types of juries: the General Public Jury—composed of audience members present in the theater during screenings—and the Professional Jury—composed of the Festival’s selection committee and/or its partners and/or professionals from the space sector. These juries determine the winners prior to the screening of the films during the Festival.
Films selected in each category may be awarded an Audience Choice Award. In addition, two prizes are awarded by the Cinema For Space Festival selection committee and its partners as part of the Corporate Program, based on their own criteria, as well as a special prize dedicated to the Cinema Program.
PAYMENT TERMS
Payment for participation and film registration fees must be made by bank transfer upon receipt of the invoice or by credit card online via a link provided by the Festival.